II. Assembling the turntable

The motor spindle, motor pulley, turntable bearing and tone arm assembly are designed to very close tolerances. As precision parts, they should be protected against shock and strain. Exercise particular care in fitting or removing any part of the turntable assembly.

For shipping or transporting, always remove the large outer platter, the TP 63 cartridge wand and the tone arm counterweight from the turntable.

Loop the drive belt around the inner turntable platter and motor pulley as shown in Figure 6.

Center the outer turntable platter on the inner one and set the rubber mat in place.

The belt, motor pulley and the periphery of the inner turntable should be entirely free of any trace of oil or grease. If necessary clean them with a lintfree cloth dampened with denatured alcohol or methylated spirits.

The TP 11 Mk III tone arm consists of the bearing assembly and the TP 63 cartridge wand, illustrated in Figure 7. The cartridge wand with pickup cartridge is plugged into the bearing assembly and secured by tightening the knurled collar. Instructions for mounting a pickup cartridge are given in Section VIII.

Tighten the counterweight temporarily into position at the rear end of the tone arm (see Figure 10 in Section IV).

Remove the dust cover from the upper packing enclosure and fit it into the hinges (3) of the turntable base (Figure 1).