well I learned a lot about BSR Turntables today. The turntable I had assumed was just stuck because of old dried up grease. But deep down, I was just assuming it would work because they usually do.
It was definitely stuck..but was kind of beyond anything I've seen before with other turntables. I took it apart and cleaned out all of the old grease in the record changer and the bearing at the base of the turntable. I also had to remove the drive spindle and motor spool (I think that's what you would call it) from the actual motor also and clean and oil everything really well. The motor was stuck, like completely stuck. I got it all cleaned up and lubed up and ran the turntable for a good 30 mins today and cycled through the record change numerous times and it seems to work ok. (though I still need to get a new stylus).
i was pretty pleased with the fact I got it moving from its prior state of being completely stuck.
The part that I kind of had to do some internet searches about was the little rubber drive wheel that the motor connects to in order to turn the record turntable itself. That had been sitting for years, apparently, and there was a large divet in the side of the rubber where it sat against the motor spindle. So once I got the motor to spin freely, when the turntable was spinning, there was an audible 'thunk' everytime the rubber wheel made a revolution.
What i ended up doing was putting the rubber wheel into a drill chuck and using some fine sandpaper and spinning that rubber wheel so that the sandpaper ground down the wheel slightly...just enough to grind down the divet. I cleaned it up and put it all together again, and it's running super smoothly now.
I think now the last step is to get a stylus to ensure that the audio and speed are right! I'm kind of worried that if I removed too much rubber on the wheel, it could impact the 33 1/3 RPM speed. Hoping that's not the case, or I might need to order some new parts!
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