The following information is per service manual and/or audio forums, the silicone oil is to be used for smooth tonearm movement and refreshing damper kits with wells. This results in an improvement in performance:
500cSt silicone oil for the Jelco damper wells. One blunt needle is supplied to aid in putting oil in the well without spillage! Can also be used as a thinner to lower the viscosity of high viscosity oils. This is supplied in a leur lock syringe so screw the cap back on to stop the oil from drying up. The syringe contains enough oil for multiple applications because only a few drops are required to achieve good results. Plus also buy my empty syringe with a blunt needle as it is recommended for ease in removal of the old oil from the well and any excess new oil from the well. Overfilling the well will result in spillage, so put only a couple of drops at a time!
60000cSt (60K) silicone oil for the SME FDIV damper wells and SME V tonearms damper wells. This is enough for one single application only and good results are achieved with 1.5ml of silicone oil. Add more or remove according to personal taste. Plus also buy my empty syringe with a blunt needle as it is recommended for ease in removal of the old oil from the well. This is a single use syringe only, so it is supplied in an easy to apply normal syringe but the cap can never be screwed on.
100000cSt (100K) silicone oil is good for SME III damper wells. This is enough for one single application only and good results are achieved with 1.5ml of silicone oil. Add more or remove according to personal taste. Plus also buy my empty syringe with a blunt needle as it is recommended for ease in removal of the old oil from the well. This is a single use syringe only, so it is supplied in an easy to apply normal syringe but the cap can never be screwed on.
200000cSt (200K) silicone oil is good for SME FD200 damper wells. This is enough for one single application only and good results are achieved with 1.5ml of silicone oil. Add more or remove according to personal taste. Plus also buy my empty syringe with a blunt needle as it is recommended for ease in removal of the old oil from the well. This is a single use syringe only, so it is supplied in an easy to apply normal syringe but the cap can never be screwed on.
100000cSt (100K) silicone oil is used in the some light tonearms and for some Thorens turntables. This is enough for at least 5 attempts. Always wipe off excess fluid. This is supplied in a leur lock syringe so that the cap can be screwed on to stop the oil from drying up and will stay fresh for use in the future.
200000cSt (200K) silicone oil is used in the majority of tonearms for Thorens turntables. This is enough for at least 5 attempts. Always wipe off excess fluid. This is supplied in a leur lock syringe so that the cap can be screwed on to stop the oil from drying up and will stay fresh for use in the future.
300000cSt (300K) silicone oil for a more slower drop on some models of DUAL, PIONEER, AUDIO TECHNICA, turntables. This is enough for at least 5 attempts. Always wipe off excess fluid. This is supplied in a leur lock syringe so that the cap can be screwed on to stop the oil from drying up and will stay fresh for use in the future.
500000CsT (500K) silicone oil for Sony, DUAL, (or heavy tonearms) , also preffered by some for PIONEER, AUDIO TECHNICA for an even slower drop. This is enough for at least 5 attempts. Always wipe off excess fluid. This is supplied in a leur lock syringe so that the cap can be screwed on to stop the oil from drying up and will stay fresh for use in the future.
1000000 (1M) silicone oil for some THORENS, and for very heavy tonearms! This is enough for at least 5 attempts. Always wipe off excess fluid. This is supplied in a leur lock syringe so that the cap can be screwed on to stop the oil from drying up and will stay fresh for use in the future.