Replace the felt pads that bear against the governor disk and skip the oil. Use real felt, F-1 or F-2 grade.
Ron L'Herault wrote: > OK, gang, it is time to tap into the lists' wisdom. I'm working on an > Amberola 30. The hook came unsoldered and the reproducer needed a rebuild. > Those two easy repairs (the spring was in the case)completed, I tested the > phonograph and found that the speed is a bit erratic. It will sound nice, > then slow just a bit then return to speed for a while only to slow again. > The carriage moves easily and the horn bobbles and rotates as it should. > The governor is lubricated and the pad has been oiled. There is no evidence > of crud or damage to the governor disk. There were a few teeth on the large > hear that had a bit of damage but a bit of judicious filing has cured the > noise the damage created, and besides, the speed variation is more random > than the cycle of the gear noise. I'm thinking that the mainspring may need > to be removed, cleaned and re-lubricated but I thought I might see if there > is anything else I missed before tearing it apart. > > Thanks, > > Ron L > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > >
