On 2025-10-29 6:51 p.m., M De Simone via Jukebox-list wrote:
I’ve been looking for info on lube/reassembling the record trays for a model 1100. There are a few schools of thought here, some say assemble it dry and others say a small amount of oil. I’m pretty sure this has come up in the past but I couldn’t find the discussion. Just wondering what others have done? I read one interesting post on another forum saying Tri-Flo lube was the only thing to use here. I’ve got the stack apart and cleaned and ready to go back together. Thanks, Mauro
We've always oiled the trays when reassembling, but watching the factory film again:
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at 32:10+ time, watch the fellow assembling the trays - he just pulls parts out of boxes and stacks them up. I think it is DRY assembled and run, and will try that on our future rebuilds and see if there is any trouble.
The 1100 manual talks about lube, but NEVER mentions the trays...again, good reason to keep them dry.
John :-#)#