My 190 slows down sporadically

[roker147]

It does it very randomly. if I change the setting from 33 to 45 it fixes it, if I manually turn it a bit it fixes it. It's pretty annoying though, it's happened three times in the last couple of days.

Is there anything I can do fix this? Perhaps oil something (with what oil I have no idea)?

[glrickaby]

If you are referring to a Thorens TD190, a new belt should fix. Otherwise,
state the exact make and model of your unit with the question?

[roker147]

Yes, Thorens 190, first run (not the 190-1)

I looked at the belt itself and it looks fine but I suppose it's not telling the entire story. I was thinking of carefully disassmbling the entire thing and placing oil where it needs to be places.

Unrelated, but the tonearm likes to fling up (hits the dust cover when it returns to the resting spot. I'm not sure I can fix that but I'm going to go with oiling the bearing and such first to see how that works, then I'll resort to buying a belt (any tips on where?). It doesn't appear stretched.

It happens randomly with random discs (cleaned of course). I even bought some new ones a few days ago and once every 1 or so hours, it'd happens.

The table is not perfect, but I'm enjoying the heck out of it when it's on a "roll"

[glrickaby]

If the tone arm flies up, sounds like your tone arm weight is too light? This
could also cause sound distortion. I have the same unit which is really a Dual
CS455 with a 78 speed and a slightly different shaped base but with the same
tonearm etc., There really isn't much to lubricate underneath as its a small
sealed dc type motor. You can regulate the set down in or out by a small
screw driver through the hole on top which isn't covered in the instruction
manual....the automatic mechanism shouldn't need lubrication on this new
of a unit but you be the judge.