I am looking for help. So thanks for taking the time to read.
I am trying to get my 30 yr old Oracle / ET arm working again. The first thing I did was take the table to the local Audio store. They took a look at it and did not give me confidence that it was worth fixing. Somewhere between transporting the table to the store and taking it back the swing of the tone arm has been significantly lowered. The link below are pictures of the ET
https://photos.app.goo.gl/bbQALFNotPbF9Jec8
You can see that the two positions of the tone are are well below the platter. It was not like that before. My guess is that the support that holds the cueing lever in place slipped down. But I do not see any indication of that happening.
I know that this is a sensitive installation, it was working fine 20 years ago and I don't want to cause any additional problems.
Also any thoughts on the best way to start up using again. I have replaced the large filter that was inline and the aquarium like pump seems to be operational. I did a basic cleaning of the arm and started up the pump to see if all was working. It seemed to go smooth. But I have not tested it on a record. I may have real issues with the Oracle motor.
Thanks - Dave
I am trying to get my 30 yr old Oracle / ET arm working again. The first thing I did was take the table to the local Audio store. They took a look at it and did not give me confidence that it was worth fixing. Somewhere between transporting the table to the store and taking it back the swing of the tone arm has been significantly lowered. The link below are pictures of the ET
https://photos.app.goo.gl/bbQALFNotPbF9Jec8
You can see that the two positions of the tone are are well below the platter. It was not like that before. My guess is that the support that holds the cueing lever in place slipped down. But I do not see any indication of that happening.
I know that this is a sensitive installation, it was working fine 20 years ago and I don't want to cause any additional problems.
Also any thoughts on the best way to start up using again. I have replaced the large filter that was inline and the aquarium like pump seems to be operational. I did a basic cleaning of the arm and started up the pump to see if all was working. It seemed to go smooth. But I have not tested it on a record. I may have real issues with the Oracle motor.
Thanks - Dave