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Author Topic: Question: Simplex XL original oil will work okey on Kinoton PK60D ? Martin Daian Expert Film Handler Posts: 227 From: Montevideo, Uruguay Registered: Jul 2003 posted 05-11-2017 09:32 PM                    I need to fill of correctlly oil on my Kinoton PK60D's , i have some unopened bottles of Simplex XL oil, i read on the Kinoton manual that the oil need to be speciffically without detergent, my question is if i use the Simplex oil on place of the Kinoton oil will damage or disgast the intermittent components? i know that Kinoton have a nylon coupler that connect the starwhell shaft to the intermittent sprocket shaft to adjust frame, Simplex oil contains detergent? any help Thank you, Martin  |  IP: Logged John Eickhof Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 588 From: Wendell, ID USA Registered: Jan 2000 posted 05-12-2017 10:44 PM                        if the oil is genuine simplex oil it is a wax free non detergent oil of low viscosity (iso wf32)and should work just fine.  |  IP: Logged Martin Daian Expert Film Handler Posts: 227 From: Montevideo, Uruguay Registered: Jul 2003 posted 05-13-2017 07:05 PM                    Hello John, Thank you, yes there are original unopened Simplex XL oil, Thank you again, Martin  |  IP: Logged Mitchell Dvoskin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1869 From: West Milford, NJ, USA Registered: Jan 2001 posted 05-14-2017 11:23 AM                     Simplex and Kinoton oil is very different. Simplex was a straight weight SAE 10 Non Detergent oil. Kinoton was Shell Tellus T37 High Performance Hydraulic Oil. There was a Film-Tech discussion regarding this here.  |  IP: Logged Martin Daian Expert Film Handler Posts: 227 From: Montevideo, Uruguay Registered: Jul 2003 posted 05-14-2017 04:22 PM                    Hello Mitchell, yes i note that viscoscity difference between the simplex and the original kinoton oil, i not that simplex oil is more lightweight than the kinoton oil, but John confirms that the Simplex oil not have detergent and that is important that detergent will cause in the time some disgasts on the steels and will affect the intermittent plastic nylon or teflon coupling, Mitchell what will be the difference using a light weight oil instead a more fat oil? Thank you for the help and for your time, Martin  |  IP: Logged Mitchell Dvoskin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1869 From: West Milford, NJ, USA Registered: Jan 2001 posted 05-15-2017 01:16 PM                     > Mitchell what will be the difference using a light weight oil instead a more fat oil? I do not know. Perhaps someone else could answer this question.  |  IP: Logged

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