Accessing Belt on Immedia RPM2 Turntable

I actually had a copy of the RPM2 tonearm information from the The Vinyl Engine.  Apparently I had registered a very long time ago as I had a username and password.  However due to inactivity, my account was suspended.  This requires me to reregister.  However, The Vinyl Engine has been closed to new registrations because of "abuse of its policy of free information".  So I am unable to obtain or even look at the manual for the turntable on The Vinyl Engine.

I will seek information from Vinyl Asylum and see if someone can direct me to a source for the manual for the Immedia RPM2 turntable.  

If you know of a source for the manual, please let me know.

Thanks.

I think you can buy it from another on line source for $5. Same thing happened to me with VE.

I looked at Vinyl Engine for you. There is no information for Immedia turntables there.

I looked up Immedia, and they are the distributor for Spiral Groove turntables. I don't know if these are the same or a different take on the Immedia. It might be a place to start

https://www.immediasound.com/

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Accessing the belt is a nightmare.  Perkins changed the design in his subsequent Spiral Groove models.

It's a two person job.  You insert a lever into the gap between the metal plates of the plinth and pry the plinth apart.  It may not separate easily but it will separate.  If you have really tiny fingers and a high level of dexterity you should be able to access the belt buried in a tiny circular hole.

From what you describe it's probably not the belt.  I would focus on the power supply and its connections.

It might be something as simple as lubricant have thickened / become set to the point of being a Solid and the Torque is not enough to release the bind between the materials.

I have witnessed some very very odd conditions where free moving lubrication is expected to be found on TT's with many years of being in use under their belts.