Re: update on qrk motor dismantle & TT tune up (a tad long) - Fred J - Vinyl Asylum

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Re: update on qrk motor dismantle & TT tune up (a tad long)

In Reply to: Re: update on qrk motor dismantle & TT tune up (a tad long) posted by Vinnie on December 15, 2005 at 03:51:31:

Vinnie
Remember that was a very long time ago ! and the table was marketed almost exclusively to Broadcasters not audiophiles
who are just going to use and abuse them and then replace them
with new ones periodically when they've developed any issues of have just been around too long.
As well as the fact that lubricant technology was very primative
by comparison.
Folks who are anal and validation neurosis stricken to the degree
they go to great ends and cost to obtain the original manufacturers
"correct" proprietary lubricants are using crap that was very lame when it was fresh back in the day, but is now usually oxidized and close to useless now.
If you don't believe me buy a some cheap non synthetic grease smudge some on your work bench and watch it turn yellow then brown, that's oxidation.
At any rate the manufacturer Russ Friend and Associates hasn't exisited for at least the last 35 or more years, kind of precludes simply ordering spares, so it's sheer idiocy to use any but the better high performance current lubricants, which compared to do do like 3 in One literally make wear immeasureable.
However don't buy any of the snake oil $$$$ eBay Platter lubes
as the Moly and other ill advised and detrimental additives the kitchen table would be lubrication engineers add to their bullshit snake oil crap as it'll at the very least render the Sintered Bronze
Oillite Platter bearings devoid of their wonderful properties and at worst destroy them when they seize up.
Regards fred

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Topic - update on qrk motor dismantle & TT tune up (a tad long) - Vinnie 18:33:14 12/14/05 (6)

Re: update on qrk motor dismantle & TT tune up (a tad long) - Fred J 20:13:23 12/14/05 (4)

Re: update on qrk motor dismantle & TT tune up (a tad long) - Vinnie 03:51:31 12/15/05 (3)

Re: update on qrk motor dismantle & TT tune up (a tad long) - Fred J 04:22:51 12/15/05 (2)

Re: update on qrk motor dismantle & TT tune up (a tad long) - Vinnie 13:26:47 12/15/05 (0)

Stop beating around the bush Fred - and - bornin50s 08:48:21 12/15/05 (0)

Re: update on qrk motor dismantle & TT tune up (a tad long) - Tightwad 18:39:08 12/14/05 (0)

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Re: update on qrk motor dismantle & TT tune up (a tad long) - Fred J 04:22:51 12/15/05 (2)

Re: update on qrk motor dismantle & TT tune up (a tad long) - Vinnie 13:26:47 12/15/05 (0)

Stop beating around the bush Fred - and - bornin50s 08:48:21 12/15/05 (0)

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