Well tempered question?


Hello,
I recently bought a traded-in Well Tempered turntable that has a Grado Sonata installed. The damping material, in the arm cup, seems a bit high as i move the arm from side to side. I have the original owner's manual but it doesn't reference what the damping material viscosity should be for the arm. I apologize if this has been covered before, but does anyone know what the Well Tempered folks would have packed with the table?
Thanks!
tapepath
I recently resurrected my Well Tempered Classic that had been in storage for 6 years. I had questions about if I had the right amount of damping material and began an extensive search. I did find some references to the viscosity on the web but everyone seemed to be guessing. Contacting the manufacturer got no response. There are a few old yahoo well tempered user groups and maybe they can help you. Ultimately, my local dealer checked out my table and set it up for me and I was good to go so I stopped looking. If you find the answer please share. btw, I don't have the manual. Is there anyway you could provide me a copy? I'd really appreciate it. Also, you might want to contact my dealer, Elliot Midwood of Acoustic Image www.acousticimage.com in Studio City. He's a great guy with decades of experience and knowledge about well tempered and everything analogue.
Hello Grand,
Thanks for the response, I'll be happy to send you copies of anything I have. All I would need would be an address. I believe I have the Well Tempered Record Player, but the owner bought the upgrade platter. I've ordered some silicone damping material with different viscosities from Turntable Basics and have put a nice gloss to the black piano finish plinth. Thanks for the Acoustic Image reference, I'll send an email.
Tapepath. I'd appreciate a copy of the manual. Here's my email. larry@campkeystone.com Email me and I'll send you my address. Thanks again.
As a followup I contacted the Dynavector company, who now is the dealer for Well Tempered products. The lubricant used in the platter bearing can be 5W20 or 5W30 weight synthetic motor oil. The damping material used in the tonearm cup is 100,000 cSt silicone. this can be ordered from Turntable Basics online.
I hope this is helpful information.