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In the Thread: Micro RX5000: is that bearing spins normally?

Post Subject: How many turns do the good bearing...Posted by wonderworld on: 11/13/2014

A few months ago I have bought almost new RX5000 from US and I am happy with it... somebody told me an idea to mark the platter and to count how many turns it will do from 33 r.p.m. until completely stops and I have counted about 30 to 32 full turns until completely stops. I think this is one of the ways to check how good is the bearing.

Now I am a guest of a seller who sell his SX 8000 I (note that is the first 8000 version) and I did the same procedure: I have pasted a small white piece of paper on its platter and the full turns was only 12 from 33 r.p.m. until the 8000I platter completely stopped to turn.

Romy and other guys who have 8000I model, I would like to ask you to do the same experiment and to count and tell me how many turns will do your 8000I TT's platters from 33 r.p.m. until they completely stop?

Thank you in advance!

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