Technics SL-QL5 - Setting the Tonearm Drive Rope; Drive Rope Installation Procedure

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m@ HOW TO SET THE TONEARM DRIVE ROPE
How to remove the Hall element
. Remove the turntable platter.
. Remove the terminal solder by use of solder sucker.
. Hold the Hall element with a tweezers and remove it
while touching the soldering iron to the terminal.
(Fig. 13)
Note: Fit the Hall element with the part No. print up.
The reverse in terminal position is allowable
provided that the printed side is up.
How to remove the cabinet (Reset) switch
. Remove the bottom board (Refer to “How to remove
the bottom board.’’)
Completely open the upper cabinet.
Remove the cabinet switch setscrew ( Fig. 14: @).
Note: When fitting the cabinet switch, be sure to open
the upper cabinet.
Set the rope according to the following procedure.
1.
2.
3.
2nd groove
Open the upper cabinet and remove the cartridge.
Remove the arm motor cover and tonearm cover.
Detach the arm drive wheel “‘C’” ring @ and washer @ ,
and remove the drive wheel. (See Fig. 15 )
. Turn over the arm drive wheel and set the rope in the
order of 1 ~ 2. (Fig. 16)
. Holding the rope set over the arm drive wheel with the
hand, set the tope over the wheels in the order of 3 ~ 5
in Fig. 17.
. After setting the rope, rotate the worm gear by hand
until the tonearm matches the rope connector.
. Rotate the worm gear by hand and check that the
tonearm operates, and then fit the washer @ and “C”
ring ® in place.
a 4th groove
b
Connector
Fig. 16 Worm gear
Tweezers
Hall element
Fig. 13
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Lower
cabinet
f Cabinet switch
Fig. 14
(©) Connector
Fig. 17