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The bearing pivot is identified on the flat surface extending to the right of the 

VTA tower.   
It is the center of the small hex bolt with the straight slotted screw. 
Due to its shape, the of the record spindle reflects light and allows for a high 

degree of accuracy as far as sighting it vertically to elimintate parallax. when 

making this measurement. 
You will likely be within 1 or 2 mm of the 233.5 specification and this is fine 

for these purposes. 
The precise adjustment will be performed with your cartridge protractor. 

5.2.2 

Mount the Tonearm 

The correct length Triplanar mounting screws (along with washers) have been 

mounted to your armboard.   

The washers should fit between the screw heads and the arm mounting plate - to 

protect the surface of the Triplanar’s mounting flange from scratches. 

There is a bit of play between the arm mounting screws and the arm mounting 

holes. This will permit some fine adjustment of the tonearm's orientation in the 

next step. 

Leave the screws loose enough to perform this orientation. 

Note

: You may need to temporarily remove the knurled locking nut on the left 

side of the VTA adjustment tower in order to access the left rear mounting screw 

with a screwdriver.  

Partially tighten this mounting screw along with the other 2 screws. 

Restore the knurled locking nut and tighten it to fix the orientation of the tonearm 

to the VTA tower. 

Note: 

 

Whenever you are: 

 

Playing a record (after adjusting VTA in-play), 

 

 

Setting the pivot to spindle distance during tonearm mounting

 

 

Adjusting the overhang with your protractor, 

 

The VTA tower lock nut must always be locked in place.

 

When the nut is loosened, the arm is free to rotate about the VTA tower 

which changes the pivot to spindle distance along with the overhang.

 

5.2.3 

Orient the Tonearm’s “Parked” Position. 

Rotate the tonearm base about its three fixing bolts to perform this fine 

adjustment. 

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Страница 1: ...Galibier Design LLC Installation Manual includes instructions for Triplanar Tonearm Available online at http www galibierdesign com images assembly_manual_01 pdf...

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Страница 3: ...1 1 Position the Motor Pod 7 4 1 2 Fit the Belt preliminary 8 4 1 3 Fine Tuning Belt Position 8 4 2 Set Final Belt Tension and Motor Speed 9 5 Armboard Arm and Cartridge Installation and Setup 12 5 1...

Страница 4: ...6 1 2 Graphite TPI Platter Surface 18 6 1 3 Serac Platter PVC 18 6 1 4 Serac Painted Base 18 6 2 Maintenance 18 6 2 1 Lubrication 18 7 Frequently Asked Questions 19...

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Страница 6: ...ing your Galibier We take great pride in carefully preparing your Galibier for its journey from Colorado to your listening room Take a few moments to review this preparation section and packing list i...

Страница 7: ...king Hints Overseas crate cartons This section to be completed later 2 2 2 Organize the Components According to the Assembly Steps The major components base platter motor pod are wrapped in plastic st...

Страница 8: ...ess steel socket head pivot fixing bolt and washer 1 2 tall cylindrical pillar Stelvio Armboard 1 400 tall armboard with integral damping cylinder 3 8 1 75 long stainless steel socket head pivot fixin...

Страница 9: ...ent work area Your turntable stand is fine for this purpose Carefully cut away the stretch wrap from area around the bearing hole on the top side of the turntable base Leave the remainder on the base...

Страница 10: ...bearing top the small rebate on the top surface of the brass housing Moisten a paper towel with alcohol and wipe off all oil from i The top journal in the brass bearing housing This is the surface whi...

Страница 11: ...than 1 8 or about 2 5mm If you choose you may continue spinning the platter manually in order to complete the bearing seating process Alternatively the bearing will settle on its own without the platt...

Страница 12: ...tep is the only counter intuitive part of getting your turntable running optimally As you work through this for the first time you will quickly learn that the belt s position on the platter determines...

Страница 13: ...th as well as the best sonics 4 1 3 Fine Tuning Belt Position Overview You will find that adjusting the belt position up and down on the platter involves working the belt with your fingertips along th...

Страница 14: ...ding of the principles involved will guide you towards not only an understanding but an appreciation of the elegance of this simple solution The goal of setting belt tension is to balance two opposing...

Страница 15: ...epeat this process turn off motor stop platter increase tension and restart the motor observing whether the platter speed has sped up or slowed down If the platter slows down follow the above procedur...

Страница 16: ...f side force by feel should deflect the belt from 1 4 to 1 2 inch 6 12mm Reset both speeds 33 45 At this point the belt tension is correct Re set both speeds with your strobe disk Note that your turnt...

Страница 17: ...ons make reference to the Stelvio armboard the damping cylinder reference The standard armboard has no damping cylinder attached to its under side but its mounting geometry is identical to the Gavia a...

Страница 18: ...le in the front of the armboard Place the 2 diameter stainless washer Stelvio armboard or 1 2 tall spacer Gavia armboard on the turntable base over the rear mounting hole Position the armboard onto th...

Страница 19: ...rm mounting screws and the arm mounting holes This will permit some fine adjustment of the tonearm s orientation in the next step Leave the screws loose enough to perform this orientation Note You may...

Страница 20: ...he record spindle to the tonearm bearing pivot the small hex nut on top of the arm pillar Rotate the armboard until you measure as close to 233 5 mm as is possible Again don t worry about being perfec...

Страница 21: ...Mounting Page Verify once more that the tracking force is still the expected value At this point you have the option of adjusting the overhang in two ways Method 1 the conventional manner performing...

Страница 22: ...17 Reference the tonearm manual...

Страница 23: ...round the motor pulley and switches Do not exert force on these components Do not allow fluid to run into the motor pulley area or the motor shaft 6 1 2 Graphite TPI Platter Surface Use a paper towel...

Страница 24: ...19 7 Frequently Asked Questions...

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