Origin Live Turntable Oil - Manual

NOTE: Avoid getting oil on your hands as it can
irritate sensitive skin. If you do get oil contact, then
wash off immediately – also keep it out of reach of
children.
To change the oil in your turntable bearing carry
out the following procedure.
1. Remove spindle
Gently remove the spindle attached to sub platter or
platter from the bearing house.
Clean off the old oil from the spindle using a small
piece of the lint free tissue (it's best to cut this up).
2. Remove old oil
To empty the oil from your bearing wrap a piece of
the supplied lint free blue tissue around a thin rod
and use this to absorb the oil from the bearing
house – you need to cut this to the appropriate size
for your bearing depth.
If the oil has dried out or become heavily oxidised
then use White Spirit to dissolve any congealed
Oil. Either fill the bearing house with white spirit
(or WD40) and leave overnight, or try wiping the
bearing surface with the blue tissue wrapped round
a rod and soaked in White Spirit.
3. Add Oil to the bearing
Once you are satisfied that the bearing house is
clean and free of any contamination, then add the
Origin Live oil according to your turntable's
instructions. The important thing is normally that
the Oil fills the bearing to the point of overflow. In
the case of some bearings such as inverted bearings
then refer to the manufacturers instructions. Some
manufacturers such as Rega may also recommend
that you do not completely fill the bearing house
but only apply a few drops – this is because they
are using a very thick oil and it helps not to have
more than 3 drops. Because of the very low friction
levels in Origin Live oil it is important to have the
maximum possible oil in the bearing so don't being
sparing.
If you have a conventional bearing then using the
small oil bottle supplied, run approx 10 drops of oil
into the top of the bearing house.
4. Insert the spindle
Wipe the platter spindle surface first to ensure that
it is absolutely clean using the blue lint free tissue.
Very gently insert the spindle into the bearing
house without rotating it and see if you get
overflow – it is best not to rotate the spindle as this
tends to seal up the gap round the spindle and
prevent air escaping from the bottom of the
bearing. (If the oil does not overflow when the
spindle touches the bottom then try 2 drops more
repeatedly till you achieve overflow - wipe away
excess oil without withdrawing the spindle.
When you oil the bearing you can get a false
impression of overflow if the spindle has oil on it -
the oil simply scrapes off as the bearing goes in and
ends up on the top of the bearing house. You can
“feel” overflow when inserting the spindle, it meets
resistance at the bottom which is not a “thud” of the
spindle hitting the bottom but rather a build up of
pressure of the bearing landing on a bed of oil. By
further pressing, you can then see the oil being
squeezed out at the top.
All is now ready – give your platter a good spin to
ensure the oil is properly distributed before
listening and we wish you all the best.
Keep the oil and lint free tissue in a safe place for
future use and away from children as it is toxic.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR
ORIGIN LIVE TURNTABLE OIL
Supplied: Small Oil bottle and lint free tissue 30cm x 10cm