The Hercules sits over the mountings already present on the chassis if you have a Valhalla (if you have an older, basic power supply, you need to obtain a cross brace to mount the board onto). The Hercules II replaces the Valhalla board completely and can be fitted in a very short time, merely requiring the mains lead and motor wires to be disconnected and refitted to the new board once in place. Very simple to install. Full instructions are provided.
The new on/off switch that replaces the LP12s original has two LEDs fitted rather than the one to show the selected speed as the Hercules II offers 33 and 45 rpm. Even handier is the fact that both speeds are selected through this single button - from standby mode you simply press to switch on at 33 and light the red light, or press for 5 seconds to switch to 45 rpm and light the blue LED.
Manufactured to a very high standard in Hong Kong for Stamford Audio, the heart of the Hercules II is a pair of low noise, high precision crystal oscillator circuits that have their frequencies divided to generate a clean AC sine wave which drives the motor at either 50HZ (for 33rpm) or 67.5 Hz (for 45rpm). Build quality is superb, using superb components resulting in an extremely reliable upgarde for your Linn LP12.
The Hercules II will work with 230/240v or 110v just by switching the fuse on the board to the correct housing.
NO NEED TO CHANGE THE MOTOR.
The Hercules II will also work with other Airpack/Premotec motored Turntables like the Rega and Thorens.
Full 12 months warranty on this brand new product.
