[sdiy] Roland RE-201 motor lubrication?

[Peter Ehrlich]

Hi,
Thanks for the tips.
  I opened it up, and it turned out that plastic screw
that covers access to the main cylinder on the motor
was just slightly loose.  The motor shaft was rubbing against
the top thread and creating the vibration.
I'm sure the bearings are aging and the shaft has a little more
play then before, because, I didn't change anything to
cause it to start making so much racket.
With some adjustment it's back to normal!

Didn't look like it needed any lubricant/grease in there.
Plus that lube looked pretty specific, and I was hesitant to
add anything.

Thanks again for the advice.

Pete
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On Mar 27, 2006, at 10:14 AM, elmacaco wrote:

I've opened a Re-501 motor as much as possible, there seemed to be  
plenty of
lubricant still in there, but just turning it manually seemed to free  
it up
a lot, and after that it worked perfectly. Also make sure that it isn't
something with the pinch roller that is making it irregular, if the  
motor
spindle spins fine when echo is not engaged that's a sign that the pinch
roller could be at fault.

I wouldn't want to spray anything in the motor, the lube looked like a
grease/ vaseline looking stuff, not very wd-40.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Harry Bissell Jr" <harrybissell at prodigy.net>
To: "Peter Ehrlich" <grain at pacbell.net>; "synth diy"
<synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 11:44 AM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Roland RE-201 motor lubrication?


> Most sealed tape deck motors have
> sleeve bearings made of some permanently
> lubricated bronze material.
>
> Usually the noise / grinding etc means
> the bearings are worn out.
>
> Lubricating them would be a really
> temporary measure at best.
>
> This is general info from an ex-tape deck
> repair person, NOT specific to the Sapce Echo
>
> H^) harry
>
> --- Peter Ehrlich <grain at pacbell.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> Are there any recommendations as to how to lubricate
>> the motor on
>> a Space Echo?
>> The motor noise has gotten slightly louder and has a
>> lower grumbly
>> tone to it.  Works fine...
>> The motor looks completely sealed...does the
>> lubricant break down after
>> so many years?
>> Any info is greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Peter
>>
>>
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>> gretagrain at mac.com
>>
>>


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