2. analog
  3. 129077-1472

Turntable help

Good morning fellow music/equipment lovers! Dilemna: arm lock feature operates as should without arm in place. That is, it slides over to full lock position. However, when I return the arm to resting position, the arm latch doesn't full go over the arm to completely lock. More like half position. I even gently pushed down on the arm in hopes it would clear it and lock, but no avail. Any solutions?
128x128phasecorrect
spelly
63 posts
 
Sounds like maybe there is a misalignment between arm tube and arm rest? If so, adjusting the height of the arm rest, or the height of the arm lift,  should fix it. Hard to visualize without pics, or knowing the arm model (at a minimum).
Post removed 
lewm
12,565 posts
 
Phasecorrect, When you experience this issue, is the cue-ing lever in the "up" position, as it is when you use the cue-ing device to lift the stylus off the surface of the LP?  If so, then when you swing the arm over to the arm rest, you should release the cue-ing device, as when playing an LP, before locking the tonearm in place. Then the lock is likely to work.  The cue otherwise holds the tonearm slightly above the resting position such that the lock won't easily clamp down over it.  This is common.

More to discover