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Sota Reflex Clamp Loses Contact with Record

I've got a reflex clamp that I use on my Star Sapphire. I've notices a couple of times that if I simply lay the clamp on the record and push the lever down that the action of the clamping pushes the clamp up, leaving a gap between it and the record. I imagine that doesn't make the clamp very effective. If I apply a little pressure when I'm locking it down then it stays where it's supposed to, but this leaves me concerned about stressing the suspension.

Anyone else experience this and have any thoughts?

Anyone have any thoughts on this?
grimace
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mofimadness
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I think that's how a "reflex" clamp works? When you push the lever down, it lifts up a little on the spindle so that it can clamp onto it, thus the "reflex" action. I have always had to apply slight downward pressure to the clamp to make contact with the record.
sit
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I've had one SOTA table or another for years. Donna at SOTA advised me to simply put a solid object beneath the table just at the center point of the platter. Leave just enough room for the suspension to work but not so much that one stresses it when applying downward pressure on the record clamp.
grimace OP
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Hmm. OK. That sounds like a reasonable solution. Half-a$$ed for such a well made table, but workable. I'll try that.
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