Strange?Doesn't raise or lower.
It sticks in the up position and one must push the piston down. It will come up, however, the mechanism lever moves and the bar is also movable in the horizontal plane. I probably need to remove the arm and go from there or perhaps I should just take it in as I have an amp and a preamp that need servicing any way. I guess this isn't that common of a problem.Strange?
Stuck or feel like it's just broken like no connection inside?
Maybe it's just frozen in the up position and someone adjusted the platform?
Will the arm clear the platform?
I had an old Akito arm it used a Rega type lift mechanism same one actuallyIt sticks in the up position and one must push the piston down. It will come up, however, the mechanism lever moves and the bar is also movable in the horizontal plane. I probably need to remove the arm and go from there or perhaps I should just take it in as I have an amp and a preamp that need servicing any way. I guess this isn't that common of a problem.
I will try taking it off the table this weekend and see if it's something I can fix. Maybe the flakes are the problem. Did not know it was the same lift as the Rega. Thanks.I had an old Akito arm it used a Rega type lift mechanism same one actually
It needs to be cleaned and greased you can do it
People instinctively push the lever all the way down to lower the arm with this type lift and that's not how they were intended to be used just let gravity do it after a gentle nudge to lower the arm
Pushing the lever all the way down wears a weird little notch in the brass barrel and that makes for little flakes of metal to get in there and then things get really sticky
You need that super thick grease is the only problem if you want the ultra slow descentI will try taking it off the table this weekend and see if it's something I can fix. Maybe the flakes are the problem. Did not know it was the same lift as the Rega. Thanks.
WOW! This is exactly what i needed! Thank you, Colin!You need that super thick grease is the only problem if you want the ultra slow descent
I believe it's branded Rocal Kilopoise for the factory stuff and it's very aggravating to find in small amounts
You'll probably be ok with the super thick 500,000 cst stuff guys are getting from the hobby shop or the Turntable Basics guy
I've been using a tube of 300,000 that works ok just drop is a little bit faster but still ok
If enough is still in the barrel you can scrape it off and reuse it if it's not too funky it only takes a film, like a dot or two in the right spots of the factory stuff to get the drag you need and just augment with hobby store stuff if you need more
Make sure to put plenty of something where the brass piston contacts the cam
This is a Rega illustration I think but the Akito will be exactly the same as far as design and function maybe minor details different but essentials will be the same
Linn and Rega get these made by somebody in Japan
Didn't say it was precisely the same, and yes, it willThe Linn lift may in fact work the same internally, but it's not at all the same part that Rega uses, and it will not disassemble as in the diagram. You will need snap ring pliers, and probably a clamp to hold down the spring-loaded lid. It's all fun and games until somebody loses an eye.
Except for the way in which the platforms are attached they are all the sameSorry but you must have a different generation Akito then. They changed the lift at some point. OP has a first gen which kept the lift mechanism from the Basik.