Origin Live DC Motor Kit User Manual

EXTERNAL DC MOTOR KIT INSTRUCTIONS

N O T E – D O N OT PLUG THIS KIT INTO A MA I N S C O N D I T I O N E R O R S U R G E
P R O T E C T I O N E T C O R T H E P E R F O R M A N C E M A Y B E S E V E R E L Y D E G R A D E D - N O
DA M A G E T O T H E K I T W I L L R E S U L T .

C O N T E N T S

Introduction (read carefully) page 2

Parts list page 2

Motor installation page 3

Connecting up the power supply. page 3

Upgrade transformer page 4

Setting the motor speed page 4

Notes page 5

Trouble-shooting page 6

Fitting the power supply to an lp12 page 7

I N T R O D U C T I O N ( R E A D C A R E F U L L Y )

Congratulations on choosing your Origin Live external DC
motor kit. You can now look forward to hearing dramatic
performance improvements in your system.

To achieve the full level of performance it is critical that this
instruction manual is followed and read fully

Installing the motor will be relatively easy for some and
more challenging for others. If at first things appear difficult,
give yourself time to think clearly and you will invariably
find ways of accomplishing the objective. Most of the
installation demands little expertise – if you think anything
is beyond your capability then you can either ask a friendly
dealer to do the job for a small fee or get a friend to do it.

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These instructions are written to cater for those new to
turntables and those very familiar with them. Some sections
may therefore appear lengthy, as they need to cater for all
potential questions and levels of expertise. When reading the
instructions refer to the various diagrams for part names and
clarity.

The motor kit can take approx 30 minutes to install
depending on your expertise. The DC regulator electronics
will initially encounter speed drift when first started (if they
have not been run in) and so
run in before the speed can be finally set with accuracy.

We wish you an enjoyable time not only in setting up but
most of all in the end result.

may need at least 4 hours to

P A R T S L I S T

When you unpack the kit, check that you have all the parts

here

listed

 External Control Box

 Standard Transformer

 DC motor / pulley / 1 meter lead

 2 x no 6 ½” screws, 1 small cable clip .

 For Linn turntables only - 4 x M6 brass washers -

2mm Allen key - switch cover plate

D I S C O N N E C T O L D S U P P L Y

Unplug the deck from the mains supply for obvious safety reasons
and before doing any work allow capacitors to discharge for 45
minutes – especially on the Linn which can give a dangerous
discharge from it’s Valhulla board. Do not remove a base board
cover within this period as there is danger of lethal electric shock.

O P TI O N S

 Special custom transformer, purpose built for the DC

motor kit

 Ultra control box – virtually every component in the

circuit is upgraded to the highest possible quality and
specification along with precision tuning.

PA P E R WO R K

 Motor kit instructions

 Strobe card

You MUST also remove the mains plug at this stage to avoid
any possibility of someone plugging it in at a later stage. You
will not need the old power supply any more, so it can either be
detached entirely or simply left in place for quick reversal of this
modification.

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M O T O R I N S T A L L A T I O N

Fitting the motor is fairly obvious but will vary slightly from
deck to deck.

The motor is normally supplied with a “tall” pulley but you
may need a shorter pulley (10mm less in height) – Please
contact us if this is case. The motor sounds best supported
by only 1 bolt. You can tension the belt by pivoting the
motor plate about the bolt and relying on the bolt friction to
hold the motor in position. You should aim to have at least
the belt tension required to prevent the platter running slow

or incurring speed variation due to slippage. To this end it is
best to have it relatively tight when setting the motor speed
and then slacken it off fractionally without any loss in sound
quality once you know the speed is correct. There will be
an optimum tension although it is not always easy to tell by
listening and the tension is not that critical.

See fitting the motor kit to the lp12 for more information.

C O N N E C T I N G U P T H E P O W E R S U P P L Y .

Plug the motor and power supply plugs into the
matching sockets at the rear of the control boxr.

1. Plug the smaller male dc connector from the motor
into the left hand of the two holes at the back of
the control box (See diagram below)

2. Plug the male dc connector from the transformer
(low voltage input) into the right hand socket
(when looking at the back of the box) another way
of describe it is the socket directly behind the LED.

3. You will know that the motor kit is connected up
correctly when the LED comes on (This light will
remain lit all the time that the motor kit is plugged
in at the mains supply).

The location of the control box should preferably

be kept away from strong electromagnetic fields
such as those generated by transformers, amplifiers,
power supplies etc.

U P G R A D E T R A N S F O R M E R

To upgrade to the Origin Live Upgrade transformer you simply need to unplug your existing transformer (mains connection) and plug
in the upgrade transformer.

Note: You will need to set/reset the speed if you are changing up to the upgrade transformer see setting speed below.

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