Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site whuxl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!whuxl!wjm From: wjm@whuxl.UUCP (MITCHELL) Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: Re: tone arm lifters Message-ID: <99@whuxl.UUCP> Date: Thu, 2-Aug-84 15:09:36 EDT Article-I.D.: whuxl.99 Posted: Thu Aug 2 15:09:36 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 4-Aug-84 00:19:16 EDT Organization: Bell Communications Research, Inc. Lines: 17The only tone arm lifter that can be retrofitted to a turntable that I know of is the Audio-Technica Safety Raiser. Unfortunately, A-T discontinued making these little gems in 1982, although you may be able to find one in a shop with old stock. They cost about $30 and consisted of a small spring-loaded hydraulically damped piston. When the tone arm reaches the inner groove, it hits a trip wire (at most 26 gauge) that releases the piston, which rises raising the tone arm from the record. The beauty of this approach is that one gets the convenience of auto lift at the end of a side, without the need for any connecting linkage to the tone arm. When they work, they work very well and if you get a good one they are fairly reliable. However, about 3 out 4, in my experience, will work for a while and then need adjustment by your local handyperson type. Once adjusted, they then tend to work well for quite a while. Also, the initial setup is a royal #%^%&* (as are most things in setting up a high end turntable). Regards, Bill Mitchell (whuxl!wjm)