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Author Topic: Correct oil to use in a Simplex 35 Brad Allen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 688 From: Evansville, IN, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 10-05-2008 06:15 PM                     I did a search and maybe I missed it, but I didn't find the answer. What is typically the correct/best oil to use in a Simplex 35....besides "Simplex Oil". Anything that can be purchased locally? Thanks.  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 10-05-2008 06:23 PM                        What? don't like varnish? #10 non detergent will be acceptable. (#20 if your pump can handle it) Louis  |  IP: Logged Brad Allen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 688 From: Evansville, IN, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 10-05-2008 07:10 PM                     Varnish I don't like. Cleaned it out once in the past. Thank you Louis.  |  IP: Logged Bob Koch Expert Film Handler Posts: 183 From: williams ca Registered: Nov 2001 posted 10-05-2008 07:18 PM                     Texaco Calpella A is avery good projector lubricant for Simplex  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 10-06-2008 05:05 AM                     Isn't hydraulic oil about the same weight as #10 non detergent?  |  IP: Logged Troy Hilsman Powell Film Handler Posts: 30 From: Jacksonville,FL Registered: May 2007 posted 10-09-2008 05:30 AM                     I have found that heavy mineral oil works very well in which you can find at CVS,Walgreens,etc plus I like to sneak in a little lucas oil additive 10% which you can find at auto zone,etc.  |  IP: Logged Bill Enos Film God Posts: 2081 From: Richmond, Virginia, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 10-09-2008 09:51 AM                     ATF is an extreme pressure, high temp gear oil that will easily exceed the requirements of any projector that requires a #10 viscosity oil. Synthetic ATF would be even better.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 10-09-2008 01:29 PM                     ..and if you want to give your machine a good "flush-out" during operation, drain the case and add in the syn ATF and let it run a couple of months. Amazing how things get clean in the case.  |  IP: Logged Kenneth Wuepper Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1026 From: Saginaw, MI, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 10-09-2008 02:33 PM                     So what does the Alcohol Tobacco Firearms folk have to do with projector lubrication? KEN  |  IP: Logged Robert Minichino Master Film Handler Posts: 350 From: Haskell, NJ, USA Registered: Dec 2005 posted 10-09-2008 03:16 PM                        Straight mineral oil plus "Lucas Oil Stabilizer" is definitely an inferior combination for any machine lubrication. A straight mineral oil has no anti-wear, anti-corrosion, anti-foam, or high-pressure additives, and "Lucas Oil Stabilizer" is just a thick weight petroleum oil, again, no additives. If SAE 10 non-detergent motor oil is appropriate, that, ATF or an equivalent weight gear oil (ISO 32 or SAE 75W) would be infinitely preferable.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-10-2008 09:13 AM                     Instead of the Lucas Pukas stuff consider Marvel Mystery Oil as the additive. I know many a cinematographer oiling their pin reg movements with a 50/50 mix of this... they've been doing it for years.  |  IP: Logged Robert Minichino Master Film Handler Posts: 350 From: Haskell, NJ, USA Registered: Dec 2005 posted 10-10-2008 09:34 AM                        MMO is dichlorobenzene, mineral spirits and naphtha. It'll help clean things out, but it won't do much for lubrication. Stick to a real gear or spindle oil (depending on the viscosity you need) straight, no extra additives. It'll be miles better than almost any homebrewed voodoo potion, and probably less expensive.  |  IP: Logged Brad Allen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 688 From: Evansville, IN, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 10-10-2008 10:13 PM                     Well I have found that SAE 10 Non-Detergent is impossible to find in this area.  |  IP: Logged Jeremy Weigel Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1062 From: Edmond, OK, USA Registered: Mar 2007 posted 10-11-2008 12:56 AM                     quote: Monte L Fullmer ..and if you want to give your machine a good "flush-out" during operation, drain the case and add in the syn ATF and let it run a couple of months. Amazing how things get clean in the case. Any particular type? Drexron I/II/III, F, Mercon ect...  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 10-11-2008 02:06 AM                     Last run I did was with Type "F" - a cheap dollar store brand knowing that I wasn't going to fool with any clutches.... But, I'm sure that you can do with any type with this trick. My next try is with AMSOIL Universal Tranny Fluid. -Monte  |  IP: Logged

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