I'm currently doing occasional 'batches' of LP - digital transfers. This
is enjoyable as I keep finding discs I'd forgotten about, etc. However I'm
starting to get the impression that my Technics direct-drive turntable is
slowing down when switched off more quickly than previously.

This makes me wonder if it is time for me to add a tiny spot of the right
kind of oil to its bearing. Not oiled it in about 20 years!

Alas, the tube of oil that came with the deck about 30 years ago became
damaged and was thrown away years ago. So the question is what kind of oil
or lubricant? I've been looking in the CPC catalogue and ignoring all the
'three in one' types and ones with graphite I'm wondering if the best bet
there is the "7g precision lubricator" of "Super Lube Synthetic Lubricant"
SASLPO. However it is very different to ye olde sowing machine oil in a
tiny tube which had been my initial aim.

Closer in some ways is the "Cartune General Purpose Handy Oil" CP03797 in a
125ml dropper bottle. But this seems a bit basic.

So can anyone comment on the above or suggest an alternative they think
would be better than I can get from someone like CPC/Maplin/etc?

I've looked in a local DIY and there it is all sprays and three-in-one.

There is a bike shop in town. Might they be a better bet? I'll go in when I
get a chance. But I'm out of touch with that as it is decades since I had a
bike and was a frequent user of LPS... :-)

Slainte,

Jim

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