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Author Topic: PROJECTOR OIL David J Hilsgen Expert Film Handler Posts: 192 From: SAUK RAPIDS,MN . USA Registered: Aug 2004 posted 07-31-2017 01:31 AM                     I don't remember the difference between century & simplex oil, Getting down to my last 2 cans of simplex, but have a lot of century oil.  |  IP: Logged Frank Cox Film God Posts: 2234 From: Melville Saskatchewan Canada Registered: Apr 2011 posted 07-31-2017 02:06 AM                        Simplex soundhead oil is different (and much thicker) than Simplex projector oil.  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Wood Expert Film Handler Posts: 206 From: Oxfordshire, United kingdom Registered: Jan 2008 posted 07-31-2017 02:52 AM                     I've used Simplex oil in a Century machine with no problems. The oil came from Jack Roe in the U.K. I needed oil for a Century MSC/TA and they said Simplex oil would be fine ? Don't have the machine anymore and I didn't run it very often but it did seem fine ?  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-31-2017 11:28 AM                     Simplex sound head oil is generally SAE 30 weight non-detergent, although the last ten or so years I started using Mobil-1 Synthetic Gear Lube. Also never had to replace and pinions or bronze gears after I switched to the gear lube. Mark  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-31-2017 02:29 PM                     Simplex super standard E7 ( and the clones) century ballantyne pro35 prevost gaumont kalee all used the same basic oil which originally was a non detergent SAE20 The simplex XL and it's offspring used originally a Capella refrigerant oil of SAE10 equivalent Simplex and RCA soundhead oil and hortson projector originally used a non detergent SAE40  |  IP: Logged

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