Thanks for the ideas, Elizabeth.
The little plastic paddle broke broke into three pretty ugly little pieces, so I don't think gluing it will work. The part that broke is actually a little paddle that clicks into the rest of the tonearm support on the inside. There is a tonearm solenoid underneath that thrusts a small rod to push the paddle like a teeter-totter to raise/lower the arm. The only way I can guess to rig it would be to fabricate a part that would fit the same way the little broken paddle does.
Thankfully the tonearm support still works fine to hold up/lock the tonearm.
The little plastic paddle broke broke into three pretty ugly little pieces, so I don't think gluing it will work. The part that broke is actually a little paddle that clicks into the rest of the tonearm support on the inside. There is a tonearm solenoid underneath that thrusts a small rod to push the paddle like a teeter-totter to raise/lower the arm. The only way I can guess to rig it would be to fabricate a part that would fit the same way the little broken paddle does.
Thankfully the tonearm support still works fine to hold up/lock the tonearm.