So the above mix did not work that well, way to thick for 50/50 mix of graphite, while I suppose I could cut the mix with some synthetic oil and it would work, the problem with graphite is that it doesn't stay put, the pressure between the springs squeezes it out and moves it else where, hence the "caking" inside _ this is what I've discovered.
I even tried some gear oil with graphite as per someone's suggestion and that was even worse, it's not thick enough and the spring makes hard contact with itself, it thumps when winding up.
I went with these two, fully synthetic and I even contacted Redline, they are compatible to mix.
I initially used 50/50 _ no, that was like thick mucus, it oozed out all over and allowed metal on metal contact, so 3 to 1 or even 4 to 1, it doesn't take much oil to take the "stickiness" out of the grease.
You want just enough oil so it's not sticky, if it's too sticky, the spring coils will lock up, if it starts to run or not hold its form, you've added too much oil.
Take note that the Redline CV-2 grease may work well on it's own, of all the greases I've come across, it's quite slippery and the least "sticky" on its own, however in a motor with a weak spring, it may lock
that spring.
The "Super Lube" above would also work just as well as the CV-2, but it's a little on the thick side, a compatible clear synthetic oil that would take away the stickiness would probably work quite well.
I would contact the people that make it and ask them.
While this may not be a problem with a single spring motor, you can't have this happening on a double or even worse, a triple spring motor.
One spring winds up the other in a multi spring motor, so the first spring that gets wound up will always get wound to the top, same with the second spring in a triple spring motor.
I used "Green Grease" and the first spring got stuck and stayed there as it wound down disengaging the centre shaft from the first spring.
I guess one doesn't have to wind their triple spring motors beyond the first spring, but what's the point of having a triple spring motor if one can't make use of all three springs.
One could also change the springs around and install the first spring in a fashion to which it gets wound last and install the last spring so it gets would first.
When I take my problematic motor apart, I'll lay them out so one can see _ I'll post it here.
About my triple spring motor, it was used extensively, the first spring is weak from decades of winding, this is evident of how many coils there are in the centre when it's relaxed outside the spring barrel, "it's tired"
A weak spring like this is very susceptible to being locked up by sticky heavy grease, like "Green Grease", probably why the motor was found sitting at a flea market.
Now; about synthetic grease, two big advantages of it is that it's stable and stays put, the carriers in them don't separate, probably for a very long time.
The other advantage is that the molecule's in them are all the same size, unlike Dino grease/oil, this means that under the pressure of the spring, it's more likely that it will stay put in-between the coils.
You don't have the larger molecules being squeezed out and leaving only the smaller ones left behind.
And anyone reading this and their eyes are rolling in their head, lets discuss this.
