The Mellotron Group

In a message dated 9/30/2009 4:18:52 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
markpringnz@yahoo.com writes:

Mike,  do you still have a CM10 in your tron? I have exactly the same 
tuning problems  with my tron and had thought it was due to the CM10. Being 
12,000 miles from  help and mechanically challenged I decided to put up with it 
rather install  the new card and then possibly a  new motor.
 
 
Mark,
 
Get a SMS-2 or SMS-5 and a seamless belt from Streetly and be done with it. 
 Also make sure the belt tension is right. A little too much will lead to 
pitch  drift and a not quite enough will do the same. Installing an SMS board 
and  rewiring the power supply is a piece of cake. Your motor is most 
probably good  enough. The difference will be amazing.
 
Frank
 
 

          
See all this  crap?
   
Once you install the  SMS board you can get rid of it all except these two  
capacitors. I have since replaced them because they were  leaking.
   
And look how clean the  power supply looks now?
   
I  also ditched the PAL connector and replaced it with a nice gold  plated 
RCA connector after this photo was  taken
   
While your there,  replace the Bulgin with a standard IEC mains  socket.