Nice one, Shuggs - I'm sure you won't regret it :)
Marco.
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Nice one, Shuggs - I'm sure you won't regret it :)
Marco.
Hi,
Did you use all the oil supplied? That looks the hardest bit, getting the oil in the bearing.
No - I used less than half until it formed a meniscus at the top around the bearing in the recessed well.
Cheers.
Half is more than enough then. Looks the hardest bit of the installation to me, the gap for the oil to enter is fairly small so I imagine it's quite a slow procedure. My bearing came today, probably leave it until the weekend to fit though.
I should really have said "very much less than half". In reality, it needed a few drops.
Hi Nigel
It really is a straightforward job, when it comes to the oil you don't 'fill' the bearing at all just top it off with a few drops, that's all.
Believe me, if I can manage it in less than an hour then it really is easy, hardest part for me has been re-leveling the deck I swear I've got a dodgy bubble in my spirit level!
Cheers
ps; If you do it tonight and leave it spinning it'll be nicely run in for the weekend, nudge, nudge,;),;).
Cheers,
Managed to fit the bearing no problem. Embarrassingly, I failed to notice that the three long screws fixed directly into the plinth & for one head scratching moment couldn't for the life of me fathom out how they could possibly hold the bearing rigidly in place.
If you spin it at 45 RPM does this cut down on the running in time lol.
Have you tried a record clamp / weight yet?
I wondered that! I eventually just left it running at 33rpm for 48 hours. Now sounding very nice indeed.
I use a Bruil record weight, always have since getting the Techie. It adds weight - 'scuse the pun.