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Grace 940 unipivot tonearm

Hi everybody,
My first post even though I've been reading the forum for quite long time.
I bought recently a brand new(!) [never used in the box]940 Grace tonearm.My first unipivot .And I have some questions to put to all the experienced users of this tonearm.
It came with a bottle of dumping oil as thick as honey.I was not able to take it off the bottle with the plastic syringe .
Is it supposed to be that thick or it is so because of aging ?
What oil viscosity should I use?(100-200-or more)
Is the tonearm better suited with high comliance cartridges?
Right now I use a JVC Z1 with Jico SAS stylus and even though I am quite pleased with the result the combination doesn't pass the truckability tests of HiFinews record.(3 last trucks of side 1).
Am I doing something wrong or should I go for a new cartridge (or tonearm)?
manos58
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manos58 OP
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Thanks Elizabeth,
Grace suggests 0,5 cc to be used but I find difficult to measure it.Any suggestions of what kind of oil I should use .
http://www.turntablebasics.com/silicone.html.
What about it.
manos58 OP
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Is grace 940 concidered a low-mass tonearm ?
Would match with Sonus blue-gold?
Any information would be very much appreciated
dopogue
1,773 posts
 
Assuming that the damping fluid in your arm is easily removable via Q-Tips or whatever, it's kinda fun to experiment with different levels and viscosities of various fluids. Well, if you find it fun, that is :-)

You don't have to limit yourself to what's sold as damping fluid. I've tried everything from STP to Johnson's Baby Oil, over the years.
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rauliruegas
13,052 posts
 
Dear Manos58: Not exactly low mass but the 940 has a " big " advantage because is a removable headshell design so you can mate almost any cartridge ( including that Sonus. ) with it trying with different headshell's weight and build material. IMHO you don't have to worry about, btw I like this Grace very much.

Regards and enjoy the music,
R.
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