How to rescue an orphan turntable - and why you probably shouldn't

Have you come across a turntable with a weird connector on it, instead of a normal power cord? If so, then you have an orphan turntable -- it was designed to be used with a matching stereo system, which it has gotten separated from. It is possible to adapt or modify an orphan turntable to operate on its own, but it may not be worth the effort.

Time flow:
0:00 Introduction
1:31 Orphans since new
3:41 Aiwa PX-E770 overview
4:38 Yorx Q100 overview
5:45 The best solution
6:17 Voltage and polarity
8:45 Inside the Yorx
14:33 Wiring adapters
16:32 Appearances can be deceiving
17:53 Sunk cost fallacy
18:51 Testing the Yorx
21:43 Ribbon cable pinout
25:10 Inside the Aiwa
26:55 Testing the Aiwa
28:00 Conclusion

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