Its raining vintage TTs
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Wow, it is indeed raining lady Lencos. Congrats Shafic. A very good find. Looking forward to see completion.
kuruvilajacob
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Congrats Sachin. I know you were looking for a Lenco for quite a while. God has granted your wish. It is the most undervalued TT in my opinion. Many people write off the stock arm as the weak link but if you have got one in good condition, they can perform really well. Mine does.
sachu888
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Thank you Sir.I don't have a stock arm.FM Raghunadh is sending me a tonearm from Pioneer Pl-A25.I feel it will perform better.Its very different from any other Pioneer model.Its a straight tonearm with angled headshell.Here are some pics.
Regards,
Sachin
kuruvilajacob
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Sachin,
I had the same player and arm. I think it was made for Pioneer by NEAT Japan because the arm very much resembles the NEAT arm on my JP player. I think it is a unipivotal arm. It should perform well if in good shape
I had the same player and arm. I think it was made for Pioneer by NEAT Japan because the arm very much resembles the NEAT arm on my JP player. I think it is a unipivotal arm. It should perform well if in good shape
Dear Sachin, this was my wish to do lot of DIY in simplest TT. I wanted only little mechanical parts with least electronics in it. Thank you for guiding me. This is my Thorens TD-150, acquired some time back. This is Thorens TD-150 MKii - motor, platter and plinth, that's all!
Waiting for tonearm, mat, dustcover. Now works flawlessly without any play or motor noise.
Waiting for tonearm, mat, dustcover. Now works flawlessly without any play or motor noise.
bhaskarcan
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Great going Mishraji. Aapne to kamal kar diya. Nice TT indeed in very nice shape. Why don't you look for a SME 12inch arm(if the arm board can fit). Otherwise a 3009 is not very difficult to find on the bay. You can try cork sheet for mat. I've used anti-skid cloth(also called elephant skin locally) used in car etc. on my G301 and it works really nice. Dust cover shd not be very difficult for you.
Vintage Zindabad........!!!!!!!
Vintage Zindabad........!!!!!!!
sachu888
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Very nice looking TT Om,waiting pics of your tonearm.
Can anyone help me finding right oil and Grease for bearing and motor of my Lenco.3in one or similar or fully synthetic SAE10/20 compressor oil for bearing and Lithium based Grease like Castrol Lm are recommended in Lencoheaven.I could not find them locally.
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Sachin
Can anyone help me finding right oil and Grease for bearing and motor of my Lenco.3in one or similar or fully synthetic SAE10/20 compressor oil for bearing and Lithium based Grease like Castrol Lm are recommended in Lencoheaven.I could not find them locally.
Regards,
Sachin
10/30 oil is usually required for cars in colder countries. You will find 10/40 oil. You need just a few drops so if you can find a car workshop from where you can salvage a an engine oil can, you will have sufficient drops to use.
Grease is available from motor vehicle parts store. Ask for the squueze out type.
Is that Mobil-1 fully synthetic 5W40 for car? I have some, can it be useful for Lenco?
sachu888
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Thanks Joshua,
I have some Mobil 10W-40 fully synthetic oil.I asked same question at LH,but they say automobile oil is not recommended due to additives.They have suggested fully synthetic compressor oil SAE 10,20 or 30 grade.They also recommended Lithium based grease,which I think never gets harden.I have a normal grease,I don't know whether it is usable in this application.
Regards,
Sachin
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Sachu,
Look for following grease available in the market with NLGI consistency number
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NLGI_consistency_number
NLGI 2.5 & NLGI3, both are lithium based. Almost all oil co's should be offering them in the local market, as they are commonly used for greasing wheel bearings in the automotive sector.
Example Castrol lists both of these grades available in the local market
Castrol India - Castrol Premium Formula Gel
Castrol India - Castrol Premium Long life Grease
Mobil 1 is fully synthetic oil, available in minimum 1ltr packing, costs a bomb though!
Look for following grease available in the market with NLGI consistency number
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NLGI_consistency_number
NLGI 2.5 & NLGI3, both are lithium based. Almost all oil co's should be offering them in the local market, as they are commonly used for greasing wheel bearings in the automotive sector.
Example Castrol lists both of these grades available in the local market
Castrol India - Castrol Premium Formula Gel
Castrol India - Castrol Premium Long life Grease
Mobil 1 is fully synthetic oil, available in minimum 1ltr packing, costs a bomb though!
shafic
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Hi Mr. Anilva, recently Mr kuruvilla suggested that i could ask you for some advice about Thorens 125 markII. The LENCO has given opportunity to discuss with you.
Frankly, i came to know about the praiseworthy Lenco L 75 only recently. I have lot of contacts here due to my Books store & wholesale business. Few days back i just enquired about this TT, yesterday i got a call from a source and by evening i got it home. This is my simple story behind lenco.
Today i had my TT technician come over to my house and got all my my TTs checked( long time pending). In case of Lenco there was speed variation at 33 rpm, which he rectified with a simple small ball pen spring and it is working perfectly.. now!.. pls don't scold me
, it is a temp measure. I ill give her a complete make over. Any advice most welcome.At present i am occupied with SL 1100 makeover..
Now i have decided i am going to keep the following TTs and the remaining i will dispose one by one.
Technics SL 1100, Duals 1019 & 1229, Fisher MT 6225, Lenco l 75,cosmic cogram 4000 and Pioneer Pl 11.
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sachu888
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Hi Shafic,
replace that spring with some elastic.It is a common tweak for Lenco.
Regards,
Sachin
replace that spring with some elastic.It is a common tweak for Lenco.
Regards,
Sachin
shafic
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shafic
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Great!! thanks Sachu, you are my inspiration.
Not a very easy answer..the plastic idler wheel ideally needs to be replaced with a metal one as it contributes to noise. There are lots of these available on ebay..better grab one before prices increase .
The best thing you can do for your lenco at this time is to remove the current plinth and mount it on a really heavy plinth. Since a new one takes time, remove the current plinth and rest the top plate on bricks ( one or more stacked on each corner) . That will get you the best benefit..the plinth it comes with us the worst thing you can do for your lenco !
All the other tweaks will only show up once you do this basic change
. Just remember the philosophy that the higher you mass load it ( ie min suspension) the better the benefitThe lenco is one of the simplest idler wheel tts and very easy to maintain . Today there are lots of spares also available. Lencoheaven is a great forum to be part of and with lots of useful info.
Over the last couple of years I have put a new plinth, replaced the idler wheel, bearing, damped the idler arm, damped the top plate etc etc.but nothing beats getting rid of the original plinth with its horrible suspension .
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Shafic,
Dismantle everything, clean up and replace any worn out parts. I am sure there are Lenco spares available. Also if the idler is not the original, replace it. You seem to have a TT mechanic, that should help. Such good TTs like Lenco L75 should be preserved in pristine condition and not just allow it to be used in any bad condition.
Cheers.
Dismantle everything, clean up and replace any worn out parts. I am sure there are Lenco spares available. Also if the idler is not the original, replace it. You seem to have a TT mechanic, that should help. Such good TTs like Lenco L75 should be preserved in pristine condition and not just allow it to be used in any bad condition.
Cheers.
Sir, could you please elaborate more on the characteristics of the stock L75 arm, and what are the strengths and weeknesses compared to the much popular arms? Apart from changing the V block bearings, are there any other mods which can thake it to the higher league?
Regards, sann'
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