VPI Motor Upgrade Kit

Coming in a little late here. My question is why do you have to install the speed disc and sensor when using the Teres motor?

Does anyone know if VPI will be changing the Scout to include the 300rpm motor in the future? Is the currently included motor a cost saving aspect of the table?

Don't know about that, but I did read in the current Stereophile that they will be including a real antiskate mechanism sometime in the future.

Toddwj,
The Teres motor controller circuit is unique (AFAIK) because it maintains the speed of the platter (NOT the motor) at exactly 33 or 45rpm. To do that, of course, the controller needs to know how fast the platter is spinning.

A strobe disc on the underside of the platter is read by a sensor positioned 1-2mm below it. The sensor is connected to the motor controller circuit via a cable that runs down through the plinth and out to the motor.

Full info and details of this ingenious design are on the Teres website. AFAIK all other controllers measure the speed of the motor, rather than measuring what we actually care about.

Thanks, Dougdeacon
Sounds like a really great design!