THORENS TD125 - Maintenance; Drive System

8. MAINTENANCE
8.1. Turntable
The turntable bearing shaft revolves in self-lubricating
bearings. Under normal conditions lubrication is not
necessary before several 1000 hours of running. When
lubrication of the turntable bearing @ is necessary use
exclusively Caltex Regal oil B (ROB) as supplied with
our Lubrication Kit available as an accessory at your
dealer.
2. Motor
Due to the slow operating speed of the synchronous
iy under normal opera- motor no lubrication is ne
ting conditions.
8.3. Drive System
The belt, the motor pulley
of
oll
or
grease.
If
necessary,
clean
them
with
a
lint
free
cloth
dampened
with
denatured
alcohol
or
methy-
lated
spirits
8.4. Replacing the neon
stroboscope bulb
Before doing this, DISCONNECT THE UNIT FROM
THE MAINS. Remove the inner and outer turntable as
described in paragraph 6.4.
The neon bulb is then accessible, located under a cylin-
dricai lens at the upper edge of the black stroboscope
plate. Fig. 7. After unscrewing both screws left and
right
beneath
the
lens
@,
the
lens
can
be
removed
and
the neon buib replaced.
To reassemble the turntable proceed accordingly in
reverse sequence.
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