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Replacement for loricraft power supply

After more than 2.5 years of waiting for a DIY loricraft PSU to power my garrard 301 , I m back to square one & the DIY SS PSU is a No Show. Meanwhile my garrard 301& Reed 2P has been collecting dusts all this while . Is there any alternative PSU which can work with garrard 301. A better alternative will be loricraft PSU which is not cheap & currently not available for sales ( was told by Jane of Loricraft ). Any feedback much appreciated . Thanks
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This thread reminded me that I bought a Mark Kelly power supply kit years ago. Mark designed it for the 301/401. I was curious as to how it would compare to the Loricraft. It is not much more than a few circuit boards and a long list of parts to be rounded up. It does convert our power to Euro spec power. Guess I need to find the time to glue it together. Mark was very proud of it at the time. He does know his stuff. Wonder how well it works?
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To get a genuine improvement form the Garrard, it needs to be run at 50 to 47Hz and 200 or so volts. Most power supplys do not offer this option. The Garrard's motor is just not happy with our North American power. It develops some odd harmonics when run here. IMHO, it is a waste of money to buy a 60Hz/120v power supply for the Garrard. Don't get me wrong, the 301 can still sound great and bretter than a lot of high dollar new tables, even with out a PS. Plug it into the wall and enjoy.
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