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Anyone use auto lifters? Opinions

I must be getting lazy in my old age. I keep wishing someone would raise my tonearm for me. Sometimes you are just involved in something and putting it down to lift the tonearm is a pain. There are several auto lifters on the market. Does anyone have any experience with these? Do they work reliably and are they easy enough to trip that you do not have to worry about you tonearm and cartridge?
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sancho22
106 posts
 
Not sure what the mechanism is but I think it is very similar 
both were derived from the original AT lifter mentioned here. According to the Tru- Lift designer the biggest difference is in lifting capacity : about 3x (15g) for the Tru Lift
there is a thread on the VPI forum
i think I will try the relaunched AT next
rodman99999
6,206 posts
 
Thus far: no reason to doubt I'll get another 30 years of faithful/gentle service, out of my second Safety Raiser (AT6006/original 80's version).       
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rdk777
578 posts
 
The mechanism of the LF is spring loaded.
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mijostyn OP
8,570 posts
 
Really!  The AT has a little neodymium magnet opposed to the trigger. At the proximal end of the trigger is just a little loop that catches a pin. The magnet pulls the trigger into the slot when you cock it. Much more reliable than a spring loaded trigger.
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