I recommend checking with your dealer for replacement oil. |
Based on your description, it sounds like automotive manual transmission fluid (which makes sense). I wonder if Nottingham will tell you what "weight" the oil is. If they do, you might be able to pick up a bottle of good, synthetic gear lube (Motul, Redline, etc). A quart of the stuff at your local automotive or motorcycle performance shop would probably set you back about 15$ and you'd have enough lube for several lifetimes. And if you have a car with a manual transmission, pick up enough change your transmission fluid--good gear lube makes a big difference. |
Audiophile Systems in Indianapolis will provide you with more of the red stuff. |
I've owned various incarnations of the AR turntable from the early 70's onward. They've always included a small plastic vial of oil. In the owner's manual, the recommend #10 weight, non detergent, machine oil. |
Different bearings DO require different lubricants. Just because some oil works best in an AR (or any other TT) doesn't make it the right oil for a Nottingham.
There's no upside to guessing. Like Rlxl and Jbello suggested, ask your Nott' dealer or the USA distributor, Audiophile Systems. http://www.aslgroup.com |
Thank you to everyone who responded. The dealer I bought my table from went under and I have had zero luck with ASL before. Maybe another Nottingham owner will pipe up or I guess I could ask another dealer. I think that nondetergent oil would be a must. |
Motdathird,
Try asking The Analog Room in San Jose CA. Great reputation and I think they're a Nott' dealer. Even if they're not they probably know the answer. |
Or Hollywood Sound or Audio Revelations. Both A'gon dealers, both Nott' dealers, both very responsive. |
Our telephone number is (408) 971-6158. We can indeed help you with your Nottingham table.
Cheers;
Brian |
Tom Fletcher of Nottingham Analogue has a NEW oil out for his TTs. It is wimsically called "Snake Oil". There is a small but noticable improvement over the old oil. At $100/bottle it ain't cheap; but it is available from any Nott. dealer. |
John, what type of improvement do you notice? |
My impression at the time was a sense that the music seemed to "flow" more. Backgrounds seemed "darker". The effects were subtle; but noticable. The story that I have heard was that Tom Fletcher worked with a lubrication specialist for a year developing this new oil. That may be hype or true; I have no way of knowing. |
John, is it the same red/amber color and smell like driving by a refinery? :-) |
John, it is probably true that Tom Fletcher worked with a lubrication specialist since he knows nothing about lubricats. The specialist must have had a chuckle with that contract! Imagine, as the perceived differences in sound were reported to him, he simply went to the catalogue and "developed" another lubricant.
I or any of you could have done the same for cheaper, I am sure!
Salut, Bob P. |
Thanks for a dose of reality, it's been a long time since I've seen such pseudo-scientific nonsense. No wonder we have DBT-free zones. |
I guess, Pittsflyer, you haven't visited Audiogon or AA very often! They are full of such "pseudo-scientific" nonsense, but unfortunately, nobody can "hear" the difference.
Bob P. |
Of course A'gon and AA are also full of people who post strong opinions about things they've never actually listened to. ;-)
It takes all kinds of people to keep this place from becoming boring, which fortunately it never is.
P.S. I've never heard either oil, or even a Nottingham for that matter. Therefore I have NO opinion about any of this! |
Of course A'gon and AA are also full of people who post strong opinions about things they've never actually listened to. ;-) Can I get an amen? |
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4yanx, the new oil is more of an amnber color. It still smells like an oil field. |
Another "Amen" from the choir!
Now taking a completely unchoir-like approach -- try using Wet Platinum, a "personal" silicone lubricant. It works great on my TT's spindle bearing. And you may have some left over for ... ahem ... "other" uses.
Best regards,
Paul |
