I am going to try to clean and lube my mothers BSR 129R1 turntable that is a part of a table top Electrophonic system. This system has am/fm radio, 3 speed turntable, 8 track p_layer_ and capablity to do recording. Quite a setup. She has had this since 197? something. Of course it has never been cleaned or lubed. She was complaining that the turntable was not turning, I have freed it up so it works, but want to do a good job and make it right. What type of lube and cleaner do you use? Where would I find information for this unit? I have searched on the web but may not have used the right key words. Found all kinds of things but not what I was looking for. Thanks for any info you can give me in advance. Thank You, Jim A

I am going to try to clean and lube my mothers BSR 129R1 turntable that is a part of a table top Electrophonic system. This system has am/fm radio, 3 speed turntable, 8 track p_layer_ and capablity to do recording. Quite a setup. She has had this since 197? something. Of course it has never been cleaned or lubed. She was complaining that the turntable was not turning, I have freed it up so it works, but want to do a good job and make it right. What type of lube and cleaner do you use? Where would I find information for this unit? I have searched on the web but may not have used the right key words. Found all kinds of things but not what I was looking for. Thanks for any info you can give me in advance. Thank You, Jim A An excellent cleaner is MEK, that (AFAIK)is only obtainable by the gallon. A reasonably effective cleaner is tape head cleaner, that you can get in spray cans at electronics supply houses. After cleaning drive surfaces, avoid touching them, as your fingers can deposit oil. Lube: for plastic parts use Lithium grease. For pivots, light machine oil. For rubbing surfaces, light machine grease. Surfaces of speed sensor mechanisms that trigger the shut off or change cycle should be absolutely clean and *not* lubricated. A little lubricant goes a long way. Do not over-lube. Arm lowering devices use high viscosity silicon compound. Do not use anything else. I have no ideas where it can be obtained

I am going to try to clean and lube my mothers BSR 129R1 turntable that is a part of a table top Electrophonic system. This system has am/fm radio, 3 speed turntable, 8 track p_layer_ and capablity to do recording. Quite a setup. She has had this since 197? something. Of course it has never been cleaned or lubed. She was complaining that the turntable was not turning, I have freed it up so it works, but want to do a good job and make it right. What type of lube and cleaner do you use? Where would I find information for this unit? I have searched on the web but may not have used the right key words. Found all kinds of things but not what I was looking for. Thanks for any info you can give me in advance. Coincidentally I recently just got a unit exactly like this from a garage sale since when I was looking for one that plays 78's. I assume you've figured out how to get the platter off. (removed the center snap ring and work it off) However, *BE CAREFUL* that you don't lose the washer that runs on top of the ball bearings, that's probably going to stick to the casting in the center of the platter when you remove it. For the big rubber drive wheel, what I did was take Tascam rubber cleaner/conditioner made for cleaning the pinch roller on a tape deck and a bunch of cotton swabs and with the motor running, apply the heads of swabs wet with cleaner to the edge of the wheel lightly enough so that the wheel will still turn, constantly changing to a clean part of the swab. You'll probably go through several until the black stops rubbing off. When the black stops coming off, take a dry swab and remove the excess cleaner. I repeated this process for the top and underside of the wheel as well. Then use window cleaner and a paper towel and clean the inside track on the platter where the rubber wheel runs. Unless that turntable has seen some hellish use, the original bearing lube will likely be intact. The bearings should be set into a race at intervals, with lube packed between the bearings. If it's truly dried out, you want to make sure the bearings aren't shot. Lubricants are one of those things that can be specific to a purpose, but until you find out more specifically the exact correct type of lube, I imagine petroleum jelly or even all purpose automotive lube will work for now if the original is really shot. I also took some of the bearing lube with a toothpick and rejuvenated the coating around the center shaft where the center casting of the platter runs. I was curious about the 8-track capability too. I don't know where you would even get a blank 8 track now, don't know if radio stations still use the 8 track carts and if they're the same dimensions as consumer 8 tracks.

An excellent cleaner is MEK, that (AFAIK)is only obtainable by the gallon. A reasonably effective cleaner is tape head cleaner, that you can get in spray cans at electronics supply houses.   I have to disagree with you on this, head cleaner is for heads. On rubber, use rubber cleaner/conditioner made specifically for that purpose. Anything else will damage rubber over time.

Ron < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it wrote in message <news: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it An excellent cleaner is MEK, that (AFAIK)is only obtainable by the gallon. A reasonably effective cleaner is tape head cleaner, that you can get in spray cans at electronics supply houses.   I have to disagree with you on this, head cleaner is for heads. On rubber, use rubber cleaner/conditioner made specifically for that purpose. Anything else will damage rubber over time. I've used head cleaner for cleaning pinch rollers, idlers and platters (on cassette decks, TTs  and printers, respectively) for years. They do not seem to perish any faster than the average. Head cleaners are mosttly Iso-Propyl Alcohol. I would not recommend drenching rubber in it, but wiping the rubber surface is very  effective.

I have to disagree with you on this, head cleaner is for heads. On rubber, use rubber cleaner/conditioner made specifically for that purpose. Anything else will damage rubber over time. I've used head cleaner for cleaning pinch rollers, idlers and platters (on cassette decks, TTs  and printers, respectively) for years. They do not seem to perish any faster than the average. Head cleaners are mosttly Iso-Propyl Alcohol.   Why use something that's known to dry out and damage rubber when there's something made specifically for the purpose of cleaning and conditioning rubber parts?