Fitting The Base Platter - T+A R Series User Manual

Fitting the base platter

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Important note concerning subsequent stages of assembly:
Please take great care to avoid oil getting onto the drive belt or the belt pulley.
Take care to avoid any dirt soiling the platter bearing.
1. Withdraw the belt pulley () from the platter bearing, complete with the
platter spindle.
2. Remove the transport immobiliser ().
3. Thoroughly oil the platter spindle using the oil syringe supplied. The
syringe contains exactly the right quantity of oil. Fill the platter bearing with
all the oil contained in the syringe. Using too small a quantity of oil will
result in bearing noise when the turntable is operating!
4. Replace the platter spindle in the bush, turning it and lightly pressing it
down at the same time. Please take care to keep the spindle exactly
vertical; the spindle should slide smoothly into the bush.
5. The belt pulley must be pushed down as far as possible; the belt pulley will
slowly descend on the spindle. Wait until the point of the bearing makes
contact with the bottom of the bush.
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Note:
It may take some while for all the air to escape from the bearing, and the
spindle to take its proper place in the bush, since the clearance in the bearing
is extremely slight. Please allow some time for this (up to thirty minutes).
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