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In the Forum: Analog Playback
In the Thread: Micro RX 5000

Post Subject: Do not worry.Posted by Romy the Cat on: 2/4/2016

Charles, do not worry, discard the warning. There is many bolts iron plate at the bottom. You need to open up, clean up the old used up and solidified oil and put new one. Do not ask what one to use - no one know. Oil today is 10000 time better then it was 40 years back, you will use your own sense and to get the one you like. With a good oil and healthy bearing you should get ~ 3min of platter rotation after you get 33 RPM and take belt off. One more thing to watch. At the bottom of the shaft it will be a single ball mounted above a small steel plate. This small steel plate is removable. Inspect it as confirm that after the years of bad-oil rotation the ball did not make indentation in this small steel plate. If it goes them replace it, perhaps with porcelain or whatever makes you happy.

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