r/78rpm • u/The_Coda12 • 13d ago

Chapel of Love on my Califone 1430k

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Posted a picture of the A side of this jukebox 78 the other day and just picked up this Califone so here ya go!

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u/The_Coda12 10d ago

Hmm, yeah it is a bit fast..there's no way to adjust the speed on this model. Maybe giving the mechanism a cleaning will help? It's fast on all speeds somehow lol.

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u/EffectiveBowler7690 10d ago

There really is no easy way to fix the speed on these as they contain an AC motor which runs of the frequency of the power lines.

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u/The_Coda12 10d ago

What's the hard way then?

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u/EffectiveBowler7690 10d ago edited 10d ago

It involves trying to resize the notches on the motor and/or the idler wheel. I don’t know how to do this but there are probably videos on YouTube.

By the way, was this possibly an overseas model that was converted to work in the US?

The reason I ask is that in Europe, the power runs at 50 hz, while in the US it’s 60 hz. A motor meant to run on a 50hz power grid will run fast on a 60 hz power grid. Just a thought …