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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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rodman99999
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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
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The mechanism of the LF is spring loaded.
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mijostyn OP
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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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