Aries 3 and Super Platter

The super platter weighs MUCH more than the Aries 3 acrylic platter. I'm sure that the bearing would have to be more robust?

I agree with the above. You do know that the Super Platter has been discontinued? I would check with VPI or have your dealer do so immediately if I was interested in one, they often have some older products left. As a VPI dealer who uses an Aries with Super Platter and SMF I can say from experience that you will notice the difference. Just don't drop it on your toe, that sucker is HEAVY.

I should have added that I have no specific information from VPI on the conversion process. I did attempt to put the Super Platter on a Scoutmaster, which I assume uses the same bearing and platter as the Aries and it did not appear to fit. I only tried this out of curiosity and applied a very minimal force to try to get it into place so not an absolute proof. Of course, if I HAD applied a lot of force it would have been absolute proof that I was an idiot.

I recently changed to the super platter on my Aries 3. The bearings are different material. The acrylic platter bearing is aluminum, the super platter bearing is stainless steel. I would think the aluminum bearing cannot handle the added load over the long term.