Thomas Pacconi Model TPC-MSE-800 turntable runs slugglish. 78 runs fine but 45 or 33 runs slow. I removed belt cleaned it and platter. I put a drop on oil still same problem. Do I need a new belt? This is a 2003 model. CD player doesn't work but radio and cassette player do. I bought from a friend. Pjam

Pjam,
Had the same problem & checked around on the net. Several people tried replacing the belt, but it had no effect. Spoke w/ several repair shops around the country and they concur with what I'd read on the net - bad motors. 3 or 4 repair/supply shops told me getting a motor would be impossible. Since I only listen to 33-1/3 LP's, I messed around w/ it a little and found a solution. Take the turntable out of the unit & you will find a small circuit board attached to the bottom. On that board is a small square blue fixture w/ a white circular "dial" in the middle (has grooves to accept a small straight blade or a phillips screw driver). This controls the voltage to the motor, which in turn controls the motor RPM's. If you set the selector switch to 78, you can experiment /w turning that white circular "dial" to slow the motor down. It isn't very hard to get the speed set properly. The down side is that you will only be able to play 33-1/3 LP's, but they are probably the most common anyways. I assume you could do the same to set the speed for a 45, rather than a 33-1/3. Down side is that you will only be able to play 1 size LP on the 78 speed setting, but it's an easy adjustment that can keep an otherwise in-op turntable functioning. Good luck!

Remove the turnable and note the two small holes on the bottom side of the Electric motor that controls the speed, insert a screw driver from any glasses repair kit and you'll find speed adjustments. you can get the 33 1/3 nearly perfect if you take your time and tune it by ear, its only close on the 33 setting the 78 will not slow down nearly enough but at least I can listen to my old hank williams