I spent some time today working on tuning up my "new" Edison Disc Phonograph. The entire phonograph is based on springs and gears, with the motor itself essentially being a spring powered gear. To this end, a tune up really requires the use of oil and grease.
This turntable..
spins by this regulator...
which is powered by this gear powered by the spring in the motor
That's a lot of moving parts and metal-on-metal (not to mention that the pieces themselves are incredibly dusty and filthy; it will soon need a good cleaning). Sewing machine oil and some good bicycle gear grease will fit this need.
The original engineers of the product, of course, knew what they were doing and knew that oil would be a required component of routine upkeep. They supplied this little oil cup which disperses oil to some of the key components. The first, easiest step was to fill that.
In addition to that I put a good amount of oil on the regulator and any other moving part to help it move a little easier. The regulator was the recipient of a great deal of my attention, in fact.
The primary gear itself also needed some lubing. I've got some experience with lube, so it was time to grease up.
The end result of the oiling and lubing tune up is that the turntable spins after being wound up (previously I had to give it a push to get it spinning) and it spins much more quietly than before. Here is a short before and after of how it sounds and looks.
The next things I need to do include giving the entire thing a good clean , remove the crank cable to clean and grease it, and remove some of the other smaller components to clean them. The piece which stops the turntable needs a replacement piece of rubber at the end, too.
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