The Mike New Technics Bearing

[Marco]

No worries, Tony - enjoy the journey, as they say!

I'm not surprised you sold the Arkless - too many bad memories...

Marco.

[twotone]

No worries, Tony - enjoy the journey, as they say!

I'm not surprised you sold the Arkless - too many bad memories...

Marco.

Thanks Marco, aye re the Arkless, great amps though.

[CageyH]

Hi Kevin,
The oil used for applying to the top of the Bearing can be any good quality thin oil.
Obviously not much is required as there is nowhere for it to go! It mainly serves the purpose of keeping dust out of the bearing.
If you got the Bearing from David then he should have some.

I actually supply 10cc in a syringe with the Bearings I supply, it is very thin synthetic oil available from suppliers anywhere in Europe.

Mike,

You have a PM.
I can get hold of Mobil Jet Oil II relatively easily, but I think this may be over kill?

Regards,

Kevin

[Mike_New]

Hi, Kevin,
As long as it is thin (low viscosity) it will do the job.
The lubricating oil for the syntered bearing is carried in the actual strucure of the syntered metal, it does not require external oil.
And since there is no lateral pressure on the shaft (no side thrust from belt drive, it merely has to stand up vertically) there is virtually no wear.

[AlexM]

Is the original Technics-specified oil a good match? (which is actually Anderol 465)?. Supposed to be good with brass bearing sleeves, and resists drying out/going gummy.

[CageyH]

Anderol 465 is a medium viscosity oil, so based on Mike's description of the requirement, it's not the best.

[Mr Kipling]

What turntable had a spiral cut into the bearing to circulate the oil?

[CageyH]

Mitchell?

[potatoha]

What turntable had a spiral cut into the bearing to circulate the oil?

Early Michell decks until they changed for an oil pumping design with bore hole channel and some Kenwood Trio KP/KD series DD drives I can think of.

[Mr Kipling]

No, I don't think it was either of them.