Universal lubricant oil kit for LATER Studer & Revox

Revox / Studer general purpose universal lubricant kit for most later Revox and Studer reel to reel tape recorders.  

This kit is generally for  all capstan motors that use use 2 bronze bushes and no roller bearing. Being a universal kit the DTE-EH can also be used for earlier composite capstan motors using a single open special low noise ball bearing and a bronze bush.  It is not suitable for capstan motors on machines identified by a red or white sticker on the motor (generally manufactured after 1988) which require a different oil (Klueber Constant GLY2100) or that use roller bearings only.  For red sticker motors see GLY2100 which is also available from Nagravox and is for later (but not earlier versions necessarily) Revox C270 and Studer A807, A812, A820 machines.  

This kit contains:

•  1x special Kluber Isoflex PDP65 synthetic lubricant in a 5ml bottle as factory specified for most Revox and Studer capstan motors. Enough for many applications. 

•  1 x special Mobil DTE extra heavy capstan lubricant in 10ml bottle good for all other general lubrication tasks.

•  2 x needle applicator bottles for accurate placement of tiny drops of lubricant

Capstan motors need top-up lubricating every ~500 hours or 6 - 12 months and full clean and new bearing (older type that take a roller) at ~3000 hours or 1 - 3 years. Studer's later technical bulletin no. 174 dated 1st July 1988 specifies all capstan motors need lubrication and if they are regularly lubricated service life can be extended beyond 10,000 hours from the specified 4,000 hours. Indeed I would even venture to say extended indefinitely!

 Do this simple service lubrication and the motors will last a long long time. Most motors we have come across have never been serviced and the lubricating felts are dry. Luckily these old capstan motors are really robust and can be brought back to good serviceable condition. They are relatively easy to dismantle and once upgraded / serviced will run smoother with less noise. 

NOTE:  

• Reel motors are NOT lubricated. The bearings are sealed for life and should be changed every ~3000 hours or 1 - 3 years.  Two bearings for each motor. 
• General Lubricant: The Mobil DTE EH in our kits, besides for early A77 and all F/G36 variants capstan motors, is also suitable as a general lubricant for all moving parts on tape machines. It is a high viscosity oil ideal for "clinging" to moving parts such as levers, small bushes, arms, pins and joints.