My System/ Yamaha NS1000M speakers ,Pioneer PLC-590 turntable,Alphason HR-100S-MCS,Zeta tonearms,Denon 103M, 103SA Cartridge's,Denon HA-500 Head Amp, John Wood KT88 Valve Amp,Sony 700ES Amp,Sony X555ES CD Player, Nakamichi ca5 pre amp ,
Not all the oil sits in the sump. The galleries etc. are normally still relatively full.
It won't climb up your bearing either.
The point is that engine oil works best in a pressurised environment, which your bearing isn't.
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Typically I can't find it now, but there is a thread 'out there, on't internet' where OP catalogues all the turntables and oils they use (+ often in relation to which engine/gearbox oil will work as per that supplied in the deck originally) I'll keep looking.
Is there no pressure in a turntable bearing?
The oil in a combustion engine has multiple functions, lubrication, cooling and as cushioning film against the hammering effect of the explosions in the combustion chamber that is transferred by accompanying metal components. Not a complete list of functions by any means, but it will do for now.
To say engine oil works best in it's designed environment may be true, but that doesn't proclude other uses.
this is what i do when i find myself thinking too much about my turntable and shall i use 3 in 1 or shall i use ep80 or what about that oil thats £20 for 3 cc's???????
take a step back and repeat after me......its only a bloody record player!!!!
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My System/ Yamaha NS1000M speakers ,Pioneer PLC-590 turntable,Alphason HR-100S-MCS,Zeta tonearms,Denon 103M, 103SA Cartridge's,Denon HA-500 Head Amp, John Wood KT88 Valve Amp,Sony 700ES Amp,Sony X555ES CD Player, Nakamichi ca5 pre amp ,
When will we get to the viscosity of multigrade oils at room temperature bit....![]()
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