Turntable Lube

[Jimbo]

I have seen a video of a bearing prepared with a different range of grease types and they spin the bearing and count revolutions etc. There was certainly a difference but this was on a bike bottom brake bearing!!


However it just shows that spinning performance does get affected depending on what you use. I favour oil rather than grease generally as I have had best results with this. As to the Sound quality affects - that is all in the ear off the beholder!

[CageyH]

I have the AO oil in my Funk Sapphire bearing. It has not gunked up.
J7 only seems to sell quality products. It seems to suit my bearing well, but I would not use grease. I don’t think that is suited.

[struth]

gunking up after new oil can just be that all the old gunk wasnt removed.

[walpurgis]

Depending on design, I favour a turntable with a spindle that rotates in 'skin' of oil that separates it from the main bearing wall, the main bearing forming a well for the lubricant, with a thrust pad or ball at the bottom. The only place that metal to metal (or ceramic etc) contact should occur is on the thrust pad or on the ball. I tend to use EP80 with a drop of STP or Wynn's, been doing that for fifty years on various turntables and never had a worn bearing.

There are greased bearings, but it's not an idea I like. Sticky grease is available, but it still displaces.

[Barry]

On my Thorens TD124s, I use the appropriate oil supplied by Schopper.

For my EMT930 I use the oil supplied by the current EMT agents (Studiotechnik Dutsch).

I would suggest you contact the manufacturer of the turntable in question and ask them what lubricant they would recommend.

Lubrication used with fast moving parts (such as engine gearboxes) may not be suitable for slow moving parts (such as turntables).

[johnN]

For my Thorens 125 I use the oil supplied by Pickwell Audio.

Regards

[Beobloke]

3-in-1


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[Jimbo]

3-in-1


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Good old 3-in-1 and probably a huge deal cheaper than some of the snake oils out there?

[Wakefield Turntables]

For my 301 and 401 I use some oil I managed to purloin from Martin Bastin. I also use this oil for my refurbished Lenco GL75 bearings that I sell from time to time.

3-in-1 is just as good as anything else, I've used this on loads of TT's.

[Barry]

'3 in1' oil was developed for use on bicycle chains. These are relatively slow moving, so the oil should be OK for platter spindle bearings.

For the turntable motor it would be better to use sewing machine oil, as it is designed to lubricate fast moving parts.