The cynics say kids are buying records not to play but to hang on the wall. There are widespread shortages in some but not all markets around the United States with wait times for some models up to 6 weeks and for some even longer. Using just silicone oil, grease, and any 10W40 engine oil for everything else, would do just fine, if it’s a one of project.The demand for new under $1000 turntables remains impressively robust. I wouldn’t go crazy about exact substitutes. Lubricants of same viscosity for clocks or camera shutters could be even better option. Isoflex PDP 40 – any synthetic or mineral based oil with good aging properties and viscosity of 10-20 sCt 40C 0. ![]() 2 – any good quality lithium bearing grease. Viscostatic 10W30 – any synthetic or mineral based 10W30 automotive oil.10W40 motor oil will do just fine, although I go for a more tacky chain-saw oil. 342 – any synthetic or mineral based oil with viscosity of ~100 sCt 40C. Try RC hobby shops for “shock absorber/differential oil”. Wacker silicone Oil 300 000 – any silicone oil with viscosity of 300 000 cSt.From what I was able to gather over the net, I made a list with modern replacements: Service manual calls for specific lubricants, which are not available anymore. Also muting switch contacts were oxidized. ![]() Could’ve been done at factory really, but well… It’s faster to put connectors in, I guess.įurther inspection revealed broken tonearm wires on junction board. After that, it was starting and stopping like a clock. I got bored cleaning them and getting intermittent interruptions – so soldering it is. They are kept in place only by a small surface of terminals outer sleeve. I don’t know why they chose those ring terminals for motor wires. They were almost black from oxidation and their whole assembly looked quite suspicious. I had my eye on these connectors for motor supply. It was obvious that something else was amiss. There was this sporadic behavior when table suddenly stopped or refused to start again. I had first full start-stop cycle, but then things went south. Good spray, and 10 minutes later, it was operating as it should. I don’t use it anywhere near any turntable, but it’s perfect for temporary dissolving hardened grease. It was evident that all this hardened grease was doing it’s job. Anyhow, after switch cleaning, table started for the very first time! Only to stop in a middle of tonearm lift cycle couple seconds later. It could’ve been stored in a damp place it seems. Upon further inspection I noticed a lot of oxidation everywhere around switch box. Activating it manually didn’t produce any results so it was time to clean and polish it with a very fine sandpaper. I quickly soldered spare mains plug directly to motor terminals 3 and 4 and plugged it in the socket. I could really tell that tonearm vertical and horizontal movements were also somehow impaired by all this filth.įirst thing to check was actual motor. All that dust was attracted by damping oil sipping through the lifting leg and it was stuck. This is a best example of why you should never oil your tonearm. You can see all the gunk gathered near the lifting mechanism. Tonearm gimbals were affected most of all. Nothing astonishing after such a long storage. I promise you that.ĭust and cobwebs – the usual suspects, were all over the place. Of course you can always go to your local printing house and order new silkscreen, but you will not like pricing. But even then, you must clear-coat whole face-plate, because they come of very easily. ![]() If you are lucky, you can find those transfers for a well known turntable models. There was a thing, actually company, called Letraset which produced dry rub on transfers. These letters and logos were transferred using silk-screening in factory and there isn’t any quick or modern method to do a face-plate any other way. You can’t do much really if they’re damaged or wear of from usage. All the markings and lettering for controls was intact, which is always nice.
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