Thanks much for the specific advice. I will try this!
JS
-----Original Message-----
>From: Ron L'Herault <[email protected]>
>Sent: Jul 5, 2006 10:11 PM
>To: 'Antique Phonograph List' <[email protected]>
>Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Diamond disk rebuild
>
>John, the friction spring that slides under the motor board should have a
>tiny bit of tension on it when the lift lever is up in the playing position,
>and more tension when the lever is down. To get the right playing height,
>loosen the two square head screws at the top and move the outer tube up or
>down so that the flat feed gear does not touch the feed screw mechanism when
>the handle is down. The feed screw should engage the flat feed "gear" by
>the time the handle is at the half way point of travel. The threaded part
>at the bottom is the adjustment for playing height. If you can't adjust it,
>your diaphragm may be warped. You can give the horn a bit of a downward
>bend to bring the reproducer closer to the record or you can put another
>layer of felt between record and turntable as a stop gap measure.
>
>Ron L
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
>Behalf Of John Sheets
>Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 2:47 PM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [Phono-L] Diamond disk rebuild
>
>I wonder if list members with lots of DD experience could give me some
>information? I am restoring a Chippendale Console Diamond Disk (case needed
>a new base, lots of delaminated veneer, etc.) and am perplexed by the post
>that the horn and reproducer turn on. Specifically, I am not getting the
>proper distance between the bracket that holds the horn, the finger that
>slides along the bottom of the motorboard (and is adjustable up and down)
>and the stud that fits into the bottom socket that the whole thing turns on.
>I can adjust all of these, but don't get them to the point where the
>reproducer sits appropriately on the record surface. Judging from the
>(rather poor quality) photos in the manuals and in the Frow book, there is
>maybe 1" between the spring steel finger and the bracket, but I can't set
>this and still have the lifting lever work to move the reproducer up and
>down. (Is this understandable?) I can also screw the stud at the bottom in
>or out, to lengthen the whole po
> st.
>I have studied the directions in the DD manual but still can't get the
>distances correct I am afraid. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance--
>John Sheets
>
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