[78-L] 45s

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This explains a lot! I have wondered why the media center we had when I 
was a child had a separate 45 rpm changer. Now I know. I can rest easier 
now.

As a very young child I observed carefully how the 78 mechanism worked, 
sliding the records over just a tiny bit until they dropped off the 
ledge and slipped down to the turntable. I also observed that the 
mechanism for 45s was a little different, having one retracting ledge on 
each side, IIRC. Or was it three?

joe salerno



On 12/16/2010 1:34 PM, Michael Biel wrote:

> In order for the changer to be quick it had to be designed for ONLY
> 7-inch records.  Three-speed changers with room for large discs could
> not change the records fast enough, which is why early RCA 45 consoles
> had two changers.  In fact, the very first changers were TOO fast, and
> had to be regeared to be slowed down!  The hold-and-drop mechanism is
> totally in the large spindle.