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Thanks mutantmoose. I had a reply all written up but decided to rethink things and do some more math, and I think you are right...the size of the idler should make no difference. I was just about ready to resign myself to the fact that it was just going to have to run slow, but decided to take the motor out again and inspect it again. It turns out, if I oiled it I didn't give it very much. So I soaked the felts around the bushings really well. The bushings are allowed to 'swivel' in their housings, so I exercised those to make sure they are free to move. When I reassembled it, I left the nuts a little loose and applied power to allow the armature to sort of settle in and find a sweet spot. I then tightened everything and reinstalled it. What do you know...now it runs a little fast! Almost 79 rpm. I'm ready to call the record changer complete, so in my next post I'll be making another plea for help with the FM.

Thanks to all for the help!

Rich