Monthly Archives: July 2013

Lenco P77 tonearm restoration

Posted on July 30, 2013 by ecosprog

Just over a year ago I managed to get my hands on an a rare and iconic piece of Lenco history, the P77 tonearm. Fortunately the arm was in excellent cosmetic condition and was only missing the anti-skating weight. However, … Continue reading →

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stacked platters and the bearing

Posted on July 26, 2013 by ecosprog

I finally got around to having a spindle extension made, so decided it would be a good opportunity to test the Lencomotion bearing with stacked platters. In theory, there is no problem running the bearing with the extra weight of … Continue reading →

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Bearing update

Posted on July 16, 2013 by ecosprog

My original lencomotion test bearing now has over 100 hours on it, so I thought it was time to pull it apart and see how it looked. I was primarily interested in the bearing oil. I wanted to see if there … Continue reading →

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