Hooking it in was not a big problem but physically winding the spring in took a lot out of me. Maybe it is my small hands but I found the Edison springs to be a real "handful". Ron L -----Original Message----- From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of Steven Medved Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 12:57 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] B250 Diamond Disc spring question I enjoy working with Edison DD springs, they are fun to install. I wrote Daniel off list, but he never replied. If you just did not get my e-mail steve_noreen at msn.com is my address. The biggest problem with springs are poorly made new ones, it took me8 seconds to hook an orginal Victor spring, and about two hours to re work and install a badly made one that did not have theedges deburred and was too thick, the center was real fun to do. Proper thickness is also nice, A through E Triumph springs should be 0.022, but I have seen them at 0.030.Steve> From: lherault at bu.edu> To: phono-l at oldcrank.org> Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:11:26 -0400> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] B250 Diamond Disc spring question> > And, having just replaced two Edison springs, I can attest to how hard> it is to load those suckers into their cans. Edison springs are quite a> bit beefier than Victor or Columbia springs.> > Ron L> > -----Original Message-----> From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-bo unces at oldcrank.org]> On Behalf Of Robert Wright> Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 2:38 PM> To: Antique Phonograph List> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] B250 Diamond Disc spring question> > In addition to all the great advice on the DIY approach, let me give> another> hearty recommendation or our own Steven Medved. He fixed exactly this> same> problem with my Amberola 30 and knows as much about barrel-spring> rebuilding> as anyone in Edison's shop would have 100 years ago. (I don't mean to> volunteer you, Steve, but I'm just so thrilled with the fine work you> did> that I can't keep it to myself!)> > Best,> Robert> > > > > > -----Original Message-----> Daniel Melvin> > Subject: [Phono-L] B250 Diamond Disc spring question> >> > Hi all,> >> > I'm not much of an expert on Diamond Disc machines, but I have a> beautiful> > B250 that stopped working. I had just played a record and went to play> a> > second and the spring would no longer wind. The crank just moves> loose. I> > did not hear t he spring break, so I am thinking it may have come> > disconnected inside the spring barrell. Everything is so large and> I've> > never taken one apart before. Is this an easy thing to check? Is the> > mechinism in a B250 unique to that early machine or could it be> interchanged> > with another?> >> > Thanks for any advise you might have.> >> > Dan> > _______________________________________________> Phono-L mailing list> Phono-L at oldcrank.org> > Phono-L Archive> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/> > Support Phono-L> http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank> > _______________________________________________> Phono-L mailing list> Phono-L at oldcrank.org> > Phono-L Archive> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/> > Support Phono-L> http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list Phono-L at oldcrank.org Phono-L Archive http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ Support Phono-L http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank