Viscosity of Lubix Found! Cheaper Alternative!

[ElectricDoodie]

Maybe to make sure? When you question something, the other person tends to give more detail about it so you can better understand. Chill out.

Yeah, sure.

 

[satellitedanny]

The dif oil does not seem to last.

I've had the 50k diff oil for at least 3 weeks now and it feels the same. Did you pop out the edge pieces frequently? I read somewhere that every time you pop an edge piece out, a little of the lube rubs off of the piece. Also, This stuff shouldn't dry out, I put a drop and a thin layer on a rubik's cube stand from day one and I just checked it and it is still there; it has some dust particles, but it's still on the plastic.

 

[Deleted member 12389]

Yes I did. Could be due to this.

Am currently breaking in a new Guhong lubed purely with 30k diff oil. I disassembled it (twice, once because a centre spring was stuck) to adjust the tension. The oil seems to hold.

I am impressed with the effectiveness of diff oil.

 

[antoineccantin]

Has anyone tried this one?

 

[ElectricDoodie]

Has anyone tried this one?

Haven't seen anyone post about this one, yet.

The one I used, wasn't used by anyone. I just bit the bullet, since it was the only brand at the hobby shop near me, and just bought it for a cheap $8.
If you can't find any other one, and $11 isn't a waste, I'd just go for it. Looks like it should work.

 

[gundamslicer]

Is 70k good?

 

[satellitedanny]

Is 70k good?

It would probably work, you would just have to use VERY LITTLE of it since it is so thick, if you use even a little too much, it could make it feel gummy

 

[sofeeuhh]

Which one should I buy? Do they perform the same?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BOLVFI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=A2HUFQYBB8LM3

http://www.amazon.com/Silicone-Diff-Oil-50-000/dp/B0006O7MII/ref=sr_1_1?tag=vglnk-c763-20

 

[MrIndianTeen]

Which one should I buy? Do they perform the same?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BOLVFI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=A2HUFQYBB8LM3

http://www.amazon.com/Silicone-Diff-Oil-50-000/dp/B0006O7MII/ref=sr_1_1?tag=vglnk-c763-20

The second option has more quantity but otherwise they are the same.

 

[anuradha]

Which one should I buy? Do they perform the same?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BOLVFI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=A2HUFQYBB8LM3

http://www.amazon.com/Silicone-Diff-Oil-50-000/dp/B0006O7MII/ref=sr_1_1?tag=vglnk-c763-20

My vote is for Ofna 50k. I bought mine on ebay though.

 

[Micael]

Ok, let's clarify few things regarding viscosity.

Wt (weight): Ok, this one I could not clarify. It is not clear to me what it means. Definitely NOT a viscosity unit. It looks like an industrial term. I could not find a clear and scientific definition.

cp or cps (centipoise): A commun unit for dynamic viscosity. The latter is what we often just call "viscosity"

cSt or cS (centistoke): A commun unit for kinematic viscosity. It is the dynamic viscosity divided by density. It seems that density of a viscous silicone oil is close to 1 g/cm^3, so cSt should be similar to cp here. The experiment satellitedanny did is a way to measure the kinematic viscosity. So, based on his result, Lubix and Ofna 50,000wt should have the same kinematic viscosity.

Dan said that Lubix viscosity seems to be lower that 60 000 cSt. So whatever "50 000 wt" means, Ofna 50,000wt viscosity is likely to be lower than 60 000 cSt.

 

[satellitedanny]

Judging by the information seen here: http://www.teamassociated.com/parts/liquids/ Wt to CsT is x10-12.5 so 50k Wt should be 500k CsT. I think I might just get some 60k CST and compare it with 50k WT and see if your hypothesis is correct. Also, Don't forget to read Amostay's post on viscosity.

 

[antoineccantin]

Is "Diff-lock" OK?

 

[Hodari]

The second option has more quantity but otherwise they are the same.

What are the actual quantities on these? All I could see was the weight but not how many cc of oil it actually contains.

 

[ElectricDoodie]

Which one should I buy? Do they perform the same?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BOLVFI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=A2HUFQYBB8LM3

http://www.amazon.com/Silicone-Diff-Oil-50-000/dp/B0006O7MII/ref=sr_1_1?tag=vglnk-c763-20

I bought the Traxxas brand, which is the first link you posted. It works great, and comes with that long applicator.
But, I would've bought OFNA, if I had the chance. People use OFNA the most, and I've never heard complaints from it.

What are the actual quantities on these? All I could see was the weight but not how many cc of oil it actually contains.

I think he made that decision, based on the shipping weight.

Is "Diff-lock" OK?

I've never heard of this before. Where did you see it?

 

[antoineccantin]

I've never heard of this before. Where did you see it?

here

 

[Deleted member 12389]

isn't that "Ofna" as posted earlier (http://www.amazon.com/Silicone-Diff-Oil-50-000/dp/B0006O7MII/ref=sr_1_1?tag=vglnk-c763-20?)

 

[ElectricDoodie]

here

isn't that "Ofna" as posted earlier (http://www.amazon.com/Silicone-Diff-Oil-50-000/dp/B0006O7MII/ref=sr_1_1?tag=vglnk-c763-20?)

Yeah, it looks the same, but it says "Lock" on it...
I don't know what it is, or the difference, so maybe someone else can help you with that.

 

[hic0057]

I want to buy some ofna differential oil but I'm from australia and all the shop that I've checked are US base. Does anyone know of a shop with reasonable international shipping that sell it.

http://www.google.com/products/cata...X&ei=WzeuTfytA4-avgOIkMyPDw&ved=0CC0Q8wIwAg#p

 

[Deleted member 12389]

I want to buy some ofna differential oil but I'm from australia and all the shop that I've checked are US base. Does anyone know of a shop with reasonable international shipping that sell it.

http://www.google.com/products/cata...X&ei=WzeuTfytA4-avgOIkMyPDw&ved=0CC0Q8wIwAg#p

You might want to consider finding a local source (avoiding shipping, which I did). It may not be ofna but I like my version diff oil. I found it in a RC shop (remote control racing cars).