hal55
27-07-2012, 01:29
I need damping fluid for a London Decca International tonearm. It has a central well in the arm pillar and came with a small satchell of oil that was to be poured down the pillar to provide tonearm damping. Unfortunately the satchell ruptured in the many decades the arm was in storage and the oil, what remains of it, is unuseable.
Steve Crawley has suggested Jelco oil as they're tonearms use the same central pillar damping method. The instructions for the Decca said the oil was very thick and might need overnight to seep down the pillar to the correct position. Does the Jelco oil sound about the same thickness? I'm a bit paranoid about this since, once the oil is in, I'll never get it out again.
Thanks,
Hal55
Steve Crawley has suggested Jelco oil as they're tonearms use the same central pillar damping method. The instructions for the Decca said the oil was very thick and might need overnight to seep down the pillar to the correct position. Does the Jelco oil sound about the same thickness? I'm a bit paranoid about this since, once the oil is in, I'll never get it out again.
Thanks,
Hal55