Oiling an Arri S

[Aaron Martin @ OH]

Hi -

I just purchased an Arri S that's been sitting for some time. Motor runs, battery belt holds a charge, but this thing definitely needs oiled (not greased - oiled, as per the manual). Is 3-in-One oil OK to use, or should I be looking for something different.

 

Thanks!

 

Aaron

[Dom Jaeger]

3-in-1 or sewing machine oil would be fine.

The user-accessible oiling points are only to lubricate the bearings for the sprockets and  counters. The movement is a seperate, much more precise assembly that is lubricated with specific greases, a job for a repair tech. If you’re interested to see what the oiling points lubricate, see the pics of the underside of the platine, roughly 12 or 13 pics down in my Arri S blog post:

http://cinetinker.blogspot.com/2019/02/arri-16st-service.html

[Roy Cross]

Thank you for the photos, Dom!  Do you know of a tech in North America who can lubricate an Arri S?

Roy in Montreal, Canada

[Dom Jaeger]

You could try Du-All or Visual Products.