AT1100 arm worth the effort?

[tubenut]

I was given one of these today by a colleugue. Is it any good. Waste of time vs an Akito? Sadly the arm was in a box upsside down for a long long tinme so all the damping oil has leaked out and is all over the pivot area. It probably needs a careful strip and clean. Is this feasible, is it worth my trouble?

Anyone know this arm?

[Cobra2]

The AT1100 is good, but I doubt it would be an upgrde for the Akito.
(let me know if you want to sell it)
Do not strip it, if you are not very experienced, and have all the tools...
I have de-greased mis-lubed arms with spray-degreaser, (brake-cleaner-spray) with good luck.

Arne K

[frank2395]

The AT1100, sought after and is a supurb arm and will fetch more than $200 US easy if in good shape. The internal wiring is silver etc

[tubenut]

Ok, so it is worth pursuing it seems.

Can the damping oil easily be refilled? If I use a degreaser spray do I not end up taking the grease out of the right places as well? How would I re lube those areas afterwards?

What kind of deck is this arm good on? What carts would it like?
Do I keep it for the next interesting deck to come my way or is it worth fitting it to a Linn Axis somehow? Geometry challenge I suspect....

[Cobra2]

90+ % of the arms that I have seen, need no lube anywhere.
It is a light-weight arm, and therefore gives you few choices for MC pick-ups. But it will work well with most MM pick-ups.
You should find the manual at "vinylengine"
Damping-oil is the least important thing (only a last tweak)

Arne K

[IndyAudi]

Originally posted by frank2395
The AT1100, sought after and is a supurb arm and will fetch more than $200 US easy if in good shape.

Hmm . . . $200 US easy,I guess I'll have to dig mine out and sell it - still got unused 'S' (det.headshell) arm tube and destructions.

The AT1100 is indeed a fine arm but I think my Mission 774 still has a very slight edge.

[MosfetOwner]

I have heard (on another forum, I think) that olive oil can be used in place of the original silicon damping fluid in tonearms, and apparently works just as well, and is far cheaper. The tip came from someone who used to sell hi-fi, and was in relation to the JH/Mayware/Sonus Formula 4 tonearm. It may be worth a try - it's always worth damping tonearms, as they usually perform better. That's the reason that Denon, JVC and Sony used electronic damping in the mid-1980's in their tonearms on their top-end turntables. They were able to show that cartridges performed much better in their damped tonearms, due to being able to track better, and stay in contact with the record groove better.

[Cobra2]

Originally posted by MosfetOwner
I have heard (on another forum, I think) that olive oil can be used in place of the original silicon damping fluid in tonearms, and apparently works just as well, and is far cheaper. The tip came from someone who used to sell hi-fi, and was in relation to the JH/Mayware/Sonus Formula 4 tonearm. It may be worth a try - it's always worth damping tonearms, as they usually perform better.
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That's the reason that Denon, JVC and Sony used electronic damping in the mid-1980's in their tonearms on their top-end turntables. They were able to show that cartridges performed much better in their damped tonearms, due to being able to track better, and stay in contact with the record groove better.

Silicone oil does not age (if clean), nor does it smell...
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The (electronic)damping was a fix for lousy mechanics...

Arne K

[frank2395]

Windex or a good window cleaner will remove silicon, just spray on and wipe off