In article , Eiron
wrote:


'A ball'? You mean 'The ball' It's a single ball sitting under the
spindle and only provides vertical thrust. Sideways movement is
controlled by the steel spindle in a bronze bush

Doesn't anyone use Dindsdale's 'groove pattern' to get the rotor stabilised
and floating on the oil? Not even Max Townshend?

FWIW I just used the oil that Technics supplied with my TT. Until I lost
the small tube and stopped bothering, erm, about 20 years ago. Still works
OK when I use it. No idea what it was, but if I needed some fresh oil I
guess I'd have probably used light grade oil as for sewing machines, etc.

Slainte,

Jim

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