HP1300 and Bergeon A5 auto oiler

[Zedster]

Hi, guy's

Quick question. Is HP1300 oil suitable for the Bergeon A5 Oiler? The reason I ask is I purchased a Chinese clone and it was completely useless and I couldn't get any 1300 out of the damn thing.   I now have the real thing and wanted to check before opening the package. 

Also, as a note, I purchased the A1 from China as well, and that fell apart after a week as the silver end cap on the oil vessel kept coming off  

[JohnL]

A1 clone arriving in the post. This doesn't fill me with confidence. I'd seen someone mention them somewhere in the topic of budget items that are good so I thought I'd take a chance.

[gpraceman]

3 hours ago, JohnL said:

A1 clone arriving in the post. This doesn't fill me with confidence. I'd seen someone mention them somewhere in the topic of budget items that are good so I thought I'd take a chance.

I have an A1 clone and it has been working out well for me. 

I did have an issue with the fine needle tip being bent initially.  I pressed the tip gently against a case cushion to coax it back straight. 

No instructions, but it wasn't hard to figure out how to adjust and use it.  I needed a 180 clockwise turn on the adjustment screw (not sure if clockwise or counterclockwise really matters) to get the correct size droplet.  I put the tip carefully into pithwood before each application to make sure there is not any extra oil left on the tip from the last application.

4 hours ago, Zedster said:

Hi, guy's

Quick question. Is HP1300 oil suitable for the Bergeon A5 Oiler? The reason I ask is I purchased a Chinese clone and it was completely useless and I couldn't get any 1300 out of the damn thing.   I now have the real thing and wanted to check before opening the package. 

Also, as a note, I purchased the A1 from China as well, and that fell apart after a week as the silver end cap on the oil vessel kept coming off  

I have seen one YouTuber using an auto oiler with HP 1300.  Not sure who nor which model auto oiler.

[Zedster]

5 hours ago, JohnL said:

A1 clone arriving in the post. This doesn't fill me with confidence. I'd seen someone mention them somewhere in the topic of budget items that are good so I thought I'd take a chance.

Hopefully, yours will be okay. Mine did work okay the first time I used it and I was happy. However, the second time the end fell off for some reason as if the oil had affected the plastic somehow. Anyway, good luck when you get yours!

[JohnL]

I did read a review on one Ali supplier of them where someone said the oil had affected the plastic. I'm hoping (though I'm pretty sure I'm codding myself) that getting one that was a bit more expensive than the others and had more good reviews is some hope that there are differences between them. Logic says that's unlikely though.