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Technics Dampening Oil for Tonearm Cueing

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jmiles1960

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Many years ago, the good folks at Panasonic / Technics sent me a kit to replace the dampening oil in my SL-1800 turntable. This was probably in the 1980's. Does anyone know if this oil is available somewhere else or what I could use? I recently brought the TT out of storage and the tonearm is coming down fast and hard again. I suspect the oil has dried up or leaked out. Thanks for the help.
 
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jmiles1960 said:
Many years ago, the good folks at Panasonic / Technics sent me a kit to replace the dampening oil in my SL-1800 turntable. This was probably in the 1980's. Does anyone know if this oil is available somewhere else or what I could use? I recently brought the TT out of storage and the tonearm is coming down fast and hard again. I suspect the oil has dried up or leaked out. Thanks for the help.
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It's called silicone damping oil. RC hobby shops and websites sell it inexpensively as differential (diff) oil. You would look for 500,000 (500K) viscosity.
 
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