[Vintage-Audio] Dual 1226 turntable lubrication

Fri Mar 7 20:20:01 2003

Joe,	

Are you sure it was all six, or just any one of the six?	

First, never ever try to substitute a heavy oil, or grease, for a thin oil.
Disaster will result. This is a precision instrument and must be treated
accordingly. 	

Is the turntable currently operative? Or did you buy it and have no clue as to
how long it has sat idle collecting dust?	

I know an experienced service technician who has forty years hands on real
experience with mono and stereo gear. I will forward your post to him for his
suggestions. Whatever he says, do it! This guy knows - 	

Duane W8DBF	

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From: Joe Filice <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Vintage-Audio] Dual 1226 turntable lubrication
Date: Friday, March 07, 2003 6:55 PM

Hello,

I was given a pristine looking Dual 1226 turntable.
It's been sitting idle for many years.  I plan to
use it in a mono system I have (Heath WA-P2 & W-5M)
for playing 50s era mono LPs.  It's going to replace
a Pioneer PL-12D -- I think this will be an upgrade.
I figure it needs lubrication.  I obtained a copy
of the service manual for the thing.  It specifies
six different lubricants at various points:

Renotac No. 342 adhesive oil
BP Super Vicostatic 10 W/30
Shell Alvania No. 2
Isoflex PDP 40
Silicone oil AK 500 000
Molykote

I'm not inclined to try and track down these lubricants,
if they still exist 30 years later.  I thought I could
use, where appropriate, a high quality machine oil and
lubriplate.  Can someone recommend a machine oil?  Are
any of those six lubricants above a grease?  Can I use
a lithium grease like lubriplate as a substitute?
All opinions are welcome.  Thanks.

Joe Filice KQ6GL
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