Another Batch of Bearings from Mike New

Mike_New · 12-03-2015, 11:28

Thanks John for your support.
I am waiting in paroxisms of orgasmic delight for the first 10 contibuters!!!

**prestonchipfryer** · 13-03-2015, 08:08

Originally Posted by Mike_New

Thanks John for your support.

You're welcome Mike.

Mike_New · 13-03-2015, 08:17

I am still waiting for the first buyer come on people do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**Marco** · 13-03-2015, 08:28

I thought the orders were flowing in, and you’d had 10 already, or something, or have I misread that?

Marco.

Mike_New · 13-03-2015, 09:09

Sorry Marco, I said I was waiting for the first ten. I did not say I had them

**MikeMusic** · 13-03-2015, 09:30

Best of luck with the sales Mike

Another satisfied punter here

Mike_New · 13-03-2015, 09:40

What I must impress on everyone is that I am a retired consulting engineer. I am making these Bearings and other upgrades because I enjoy
the challenge of making the SL the intrument that it can be.

**Spectral Morn** · 13-03-2015, 10:42

Not sure if anyone has said this before. I suspect that you might sell more easily if installation of the bearing didn't require snipping solder tags on the back of the circuit board. Could the existing bearing design be tweaked, altered so the risk of shorts was removed. I think, feel this may put some of who are not confident re removing solder. Yours is the only replacement bearing, pretty sure of this, that is not an easy simple swap out for the original.

I have also wondered if widening the width of the bearing, where it interfaces with the bottom plate of the turntable (around the hole the bearing sits into) to be an integral baseplate would not be better than having to add your plate, just a thought.

Regards Neil

Mike_New · 13-03-2015, 12:12

The design of my Bearing is predicated on achieving the maximum amout of metal where it matters down low.
The few wires that may protrude above the circuit board vary across all the production models so it would be silly to restrict the
performance of the Bearing just because these wires need to be snipped off.

Widening the width of the mounting flange is a good point and one which I have considered, however it would have to be an integral part of the Bearing
which would entail a greater amount of machining and wasted metal. And hence it would increase the price.

**CageyH** · 13-03-2015, 12:28

I used a layer of insulation tape on top of my bearing to help prevent shorts.
A simple mod that took a couple of minutes for me to do.

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