Ittok - B****X!! Urgent help required.

Posted by: Alex S. on 01 February 2002

In preparation for an important visitor I thought I'd be clever and remove the lowering device assembly of said tonearm (so many people advise this activity). Fine. But in so doing one has to raise the arm pillar to get the thing out. Fine. But. The 'V' thingy which now comprises a hole on one side (where I removed the gubbins) and the anti-skating ring on the other, moved when I retightened the arm. So. Now the bloody thing skates off to the right smartish when I try to play a record.

Please help. I will go for a lie down and return in the morning before anything irreparable happens.

Thanks in advance. Clear as mud?

Alex

Posted on: 01 February 2002 by Willy
quote:
Originally posted by Alex S.:

Please help. I will go for a lie down and return in the morning before anything irreparable happens.

Thanks in advance. Clear as mud?

Alex

Bit unlucky that. In all my years in the business never encountered such an event (though I did wipe the odd cantilever when badly hungover).
If I recall correctly there's a removable plate under the V shaped thingy, held on with a couple of screws. You'd have to remove the arm to get at it. Would take a braver man than me to venture in there, according to sods law as soon you open it 23 microscopic components spring out in all directions. Not sure how you'd recalibrate, probably one for Linn.

Good luck,

Willy.

Posted on: 01 February 2002 by jcc
Alex,

If I've read your post correctly, it sounds like the screw (that tightens the arm in the base) has come out of the slot in the arm pillar. this slot is 3mm wide and runs from the top of the pillar to bottom.

Try this. Loosen the screw (just enough to get the arm to move). Look at the arm pillar where the screw tightens and you should see the 'slot'. Make sure it's aligned with the screw, then set VTA and retighten the screw.

hope this helps.

cheers
jim

Posted on: 01 February 2002 by Paul Ranson
I concur with Jim.

IME there's no point in bothering with the lift/lower unless you also remove the arm rest.

(What a 1980s nostalgia trip!)

Paul

Posted on: 02 February 2002 by Alex S.
I was being even more stupid and worrying about the location of the 'V' rather than the height of the arm - I'm presuming it has to be exactly horizontal to the vinyl plane, or am I yet more stupid than I thought?

BTW Paul - So I remove the rest and just leave the arm dangling over the side? Yikes!

Alex

Postscript: Sorted! The difference is awesome - almost as large as when I sawed all the locking rings off my late SNAICS ;0)

[This message was edited by Alex S. on SATURDAY 02 February 2002 at 09:19.]

Posted on: 02 February 2002 by jcc
Alex

yea set it horizonal and enjoy!

cheers
jim

Posted on: 02 February 2002 by Paul Ranson
quote:
BTW Paul - So I remove the rest and just leave the arm dangling over the side? Yikes!

You can drop the rest back in when the turntable isn't in use. The arm rests quite stably on the bias dial when you're changing records.

It's another free upgrade.

Paul

Posted on: 02 February 2002 by Andrew L. Weekes
Is that me?

Nice to be considered such wink

You could have course have been patient, and I would have arrived with my extra-miniature allen key, specially to do the job - I've just removed my raise / lower device in order to be primed for the job (I was fortunate that mine just slipped out without having to remove the arm).

Makes a big difference - less shouty, better controlled, may be my Klyde is OK after all.

I take it you don't need my toolkit after all smile

See you tomorrow,

Andy.

Posted on: 02 February 2002 by Alex S.
quote:
The arm rests quite stably on the bias dial when you're changing records.
I may test the 'quite stably' theory. Shall I send the cantilever bits to you?

Alex

Posted on: 02 February 2002 by Alex S.
Yep, its you - got any super glue?

Alex

Posted on: 02 February 2002 by Paul Ranson
quote:
I may test the 'quite stably' theory. Shall I send the cantilever bits to you?

Yes please.

Will the arm lift over the rest 'as is'? You could have a trial run.

Paul