Turntable platter bearing lubrication

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sean

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Motivated by the arrival of additional vinyl albums from a couple of friends who had cleared out their garages, I hauled the Thorens 160 out from mine (Originally intended to do service with RB 250 arm from my Rega Planar 2 but the project did not happen!).
Spindle bearing totally dry! Thorens manuals (on-line) recommend an undisclosed quantity of long off-the-market Caltex Regal Oil B, while the several forums visited suggested an interesting variety of substitutes ... motor oils of various viscosity, auto transmission fluid, 3-in-1 oil, Singer machine oil and gun oil to name a few. Members recommendations and experiences?       
 
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