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Author Topic: DP70 AA11 Oil Bill Ryan Film Handler Posts: 22 From: Gloucester. N.S.W. Australia Registered: Nov 2004 posted 05-02-2019 08:06 AM                     Hi Guys, I have just acquired A DP70 I was wondering what sort of oil I should use in it? One of the local guys recommended Tallus 46 which is a Shell product that they used to use in Vic 8’s. Your advice please.  |  IP: Logged Stephan Shelley Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 854 From: castro valley, CA, usa Registered: Nov 2014 posted 05-02-2019 06:11 PM                     Not sure who made it but turbo 33 is what Western Theatrical in San Francisco use to sell. It is a medium weight turbine oil.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-03-2019 08:36 AM                     I used LaVezzi synthetic in all the machines I serviced... 30+ of them. The projectors that I had it in exhibited virtually no wear over the 15 years I was using it. No lost gears or seized intermittents. Its very similar to Shell 20 weight compressor oil except LaVezzi added in some PTFE to it. Mark  |  IP: Logged Rob J. Buskop Expert Film Handler Posts: 111 From: Rotterdam, the Netherlands Registered: Aug 2005 posted 06-14-2019 10:54 AM                     The original Philips instruction was to use Shell Tellus 37. This is a light hydraulic oil. There are equivalents to be found on the net, but the above recommendation seems to be fine as well!  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-20-2019 11:14 AM                     The LaVezzi stuff was a synthetic equivelent to the shell stuff, but with the addition of PTFE particles to increase lubrication quality. There are synthetic compressor oils and synthetic aircraft lubricants that are also excellent and can be used. Synthetic is ALWAYS prefered! Here is a link to the shell tellus spec sheet. You can grab the viscosity of the Tellus 37 and cross it to equivelent synthetic. Shell Tellus Spec Page  |  IP: Logged Paul Finn Film Handler Posts: 41 From: Bay City, MI Registered: Jan 2019 posted 06-20-2019 12:17 PM                     Does Mark G. still recommend the LUBE-V family of fully synthetic oils as has been indicated in other previous posts? Paul Finn  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-20-2019 01:52 PM                     Sure, if its available. Anything synthetic is beter than fossil oil. Mark  |  IP: Logged

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