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SOTA Sapphire speed issue

Hi, Gang,

I have a SOTA Sapphire turntable that I bought new in the late 1980's. it was sent back to SOTA for a refresh several years ago. They inspected it, replaced the suspension springs and put in a new bearing. 
The table is now having speed problems. It can take literally 4 or 5 minutes to spin fully up to speed. 
Have any of you seen this on your own SOTA table? Any ideas? I'd love to avoid the time and expense of shipping this beast back to SOTA if I can. 
Thanks in advance. 
rebbi

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yourmomm
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I've.akso been having severe speed instability issues...in my case, related to a fried power supply, just as @effischer describes above (same deal, too, fried in transit, loose transformer,. Etc. Etc). I've temporarily replaced with a $10 24v wallwart power supply I had lying around, but predictably, it sounds horrible with wow and flutter. I was wondering, @lewm , wouldn't something like this function quite well (may even be overkill)? :

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/50VA-Hifi-linear-power-supply-LPS-DC5V-9V-12V-15V-18V-24V-for-choose-ZJ-91...



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