HMV 102 Motor Repair in UK

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Re: HMV 102 Motor Repair in UK

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Garret wrote:The motor only gets through a record when *fully* wound up.
That's normal and OK then! Personally I'd suggest giving the external gears and bearings a good clean then re-lubricating (if that hasn't been done for some years it will often achieve an improvement in power) but I can't see any point in opening the spring barrel up.
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