Hello,

I have a Thorens TD 105 turntable and i am missing the power supply for
it. i am wondering is it possible to get a replacement (don;t know if
the company still exists) or could i use any generic AC power supply.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions,
Hugh.

wrote:
Hello,

I have a Thorens TD 105 turntable and i am missing the power supply
for it. i am wondering is it possible to get a replacement (don;t
know if the company still exists) or could i use any generic AC power
supply. Thanks in advance for any suggestions, Hugh.

Thorens still exists.

To find their representative in your country, go to:

http://www.thorens.ch/THORENS/thoren...300&flash=true

UNFORTUNATELY the web site for the company also says:

Spare parts and support for your Thorens record player

Due to the restructuring of production and sale in 2000, Thorens is
no longer able to provide spare parts for old models (with the
exception of drive belts and power supplies). Please note that we do
not offer any kind of support for these models as well. Please
refrain from sending us inquiries concerning this matter.

As a matter of course, spare parts for every current model are
available without limitation. Please ask your local distributor for
more information.

Thorens Customer Support


From my recollection of a job I did more than a year ago, a Thorens
came in with the complaint that its speed would drop intermittently. We
diagnosed a low voltage from the wall-wart power supply as the cause. I
sort of remember that on this particular Thorens...and I can't recall
which one it was...the factory wall-wart was specified at 16VAC at
whatever nominal current draw; the one with the turntable failed to meet
that spec. I found a wall-wart at a surplus store, rated at 15VAC at a
higher current; it worked, providing a higher voltage than 15VAC at the
current the Thorens was drawing. We went to the surplus store after the
USA representative for Thorens quoted a cost of about $50 USD for the
factory part.

wrote in message ...
Hello,

I have a Thorens TD 105 turntable and i am missing the power supply for
it. i am wondering is it possible to get a replacement (don;t know if
the company still exists) or could i use any generic AC power supply.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions,
Hugh.

It's a Swiss company, still in business. You can find contact information
on their website.

http://www.thorens.ch/THORENS/thoren...php?flash=true

Gene Poon wrote:
wrote:
Hello,

I have a Thorens TD 105 turntable and i am missing the power supply
for it. i am wondering is it possible to get a replacement (don;t
know if the company still exists) or could i use any generic AC
power
supply. Thanks in advance for any suggestions, Hugh.

Thorens still exists.

To find their representative in your country, go to:

http://www.thorens.ch/THORENS/thoren...300&flash=true

UNFORTUNATELY the web site for the company also says:

Spare parts and support for your Thorens record player

Due to the restructuring of production and sale in 2000, Thorens is
no longer able to provide spare parts for old models (with the
exception of drive belts and power supplies). Please note that we
do
not offer any kind of support for these models as well. Please
refrain from sending us inquiries concerning this matter.

As a matter of course, spare parts for every current model are
available without limitation. Please ask your local distributor for
more information.

Thorens Customer Support


From my recollection of a job I did more than a year ago, a Thorens
came in with the complaint that its speed would drop intermittently.
We
diagnosed a low voltage from the wall-wart power supply as the cause.
I
sort of remember that on this particular Thorens...and I can't recall

which one it was...the factory wall-wart was specified at 16VAC at
whatever nominal current draw; the one with the turntable failed to
meet
that spec. I found a wall-wart at a surplus store, rated at 15VAC at
a
higher current; it worked, providing a higher voltage than 15VAC at
the
current the Thorens was drawing. We went to the surplus store after
the
USA representative for Thorens quoted a cost of about $50 USD for the

factory part.

Hi Gene,
Thanks for the reply. so am i to understand that it is possible to get
a thorens power supply but i am infact better off going with a generic
part?
cheers,
Hugh.

wrote:


Hi Gene,
Thanks for the reply. so am i to understand that it is possible to get
a thorens power supply but i am infact better off going with a generic
part?
cheers,
Hugh.


AFAIK you can still get the original Thorens part but it will probably
cost more than what you can scrounge at a surplus store. However you
obviously need to know what you're doing before making the substitute!

-GP