G'day starcopy, just purchased a 284 fitted with a Stanton 681EEE. A bit of plastic polish has the lid looking good and a couple of drops of Moebius synthetic oil has the platter holding perfect speed but it has the same problem as yours. When it gets to the end of the record the arm launches like a "Saturn V" Could you please tell me which part you put the gooey stuff on to dampen the arm lift.
thanks
Hi,
@Beeza. Sorry for the slow reply. And welcome to AK. What I did was pretty trial and error -- more just poking around than following a script.
1. First remove the TT platter. Very imp.
2. Make sure the clear, original lid is in place and closed.
3. Flip the TT over and place it "lid-side down" on a towel.
4. Remove the screws that hold the bottom panel in place. (I
believe that all of the screws that need to be removed are around the perimeter -- and there are two sizes of screws.)
5. Remove the bottom.
6. Then take some damping fluid (I used 300,000 CST silicone oil recommended by
@Balifly with excellent results) and apply it underneath only. Once underneath, it will be pretty obvious which part(s) of the tonearm underneath move up and down and would benefit from some damping action.
Oil usually make things move more smoothly and quickly. But this ultra-gooey, thick dampening oil actually causes the opposite -- makes the tonearm float/move
slowly up and down. Calling it "oil" is probably a bad idea since this CST 300,000 silicone actually s-l-o-w-s the up/down action of the tonearm -- but this "floating" action is exactly what you need from your tonearm.
I did not take any photos. Hope this helps. BTW, after I did the above, my tonearm gently floats up at the end of every record, but also floats gently
downward when you are "dropping the needle."
Enjoy the Luxman. I've had mine since the '80s and have no interest in, or need to, upgrade this part of my stereo.