SME V Series - Operating the Damper

5 4 0 Op e ra t i n g t h e d a m pe r
T h e d e g r e e o f da m p i ng i s c o n t r o l l e d b y a d i p - s c r e w
a n d i t s d e p t h o f en g a g e m e n t w i t h t he f l u i d , fr o m
w h i c h i t c a n a l s o b e w i t h d r a w n w h e n d a mp i ng i s n ot
r e q u i r e d .
To r e l e a s e t h e d i p - s c r e w fo r s e tt i n g , t he l o c k nu t
s h o u l d b e ro t a t e d a n t i - c l o c k w i s e a b o u t t w o t urn s .
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C l o c k w i s e r o t a t i o n o f t h e d i p - s c r e w i n c r e a s e s
d a m p i n g a nd a n t i - c l o c k w i s e r o t a t i o n r e d u c e s i t. T h e
w h i t e r i n g s o n t h e s c r e w a r e fo r r e f e r en c e , a l l o w i n g
s e tt i n g t o b e n o t e d a nd r ep ea t e d . T he s y s t e m a p p l i e s
d a m p i n g i n t h e h o r i zo n t a l pl a n e o n l y .
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V i e w th e c a r t r i d g e h e a d - o n wh i l s t i t i s n e g ot i at i ng t h e
r e co r d r un - in g r oo v e T h e s t y l u s s h o u l d en te r t he
m u s i c g ro o v e s m o o t h l y w i t h o ut l ate r a l o s c i ll at i o n s o f
t h e a r m . I n c r ea s e d a m p i ng a s r e q u i r e d t o a c h i e v e
t h i s . F i n a ll y r e - t i g h te n th e l o c k nu t
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