AR XA Assembly Post shipping.

Pretty simple really, first check out all of the excellent AR related stuff on the Vinyl Nirvana website:

http://www.vinylnirvana.com/

There are lots of exploded photos etc. But really, you just want to put some oil in the bearing, slip the spindle into the bearing, making sure that it does not bang into the bottom. The sub platter will then be in place. Loop the belt around the sub platter and the motor pulley, then place the outer platter around the sub platter. Put on the mat, install the cartridge, balance the arm. Bingo, you're on.

Mark, hang in. The 2 groove drive spindle is the motor pulley. The different grooves relate to the 45rpm and 33.33 rpm speeds that the platter is designed to turn at. When you turn on the motor, this should turn. It should not wobble. Then again, if it does wobble, there is not much that you can do to correct it without a machine shop. The belt only goes around the sub platter, not the outer platter. If it comes off of the sub platter, or off of the pulley, it is usually a matter of tuning the three bolts that adjust the springs. If you have a camera, send me a photo off board. It has been many moons since I have had one. Alernately, contact Wendell Narod, user name Narod, he uses one in his second system and can probably help as well. Just be patient and non judgemental. Sometimes one is proceeding forward but looking in the rear view mirror and it looks as if one is proceeding backwards at a rapid pace.