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Helikon run-in groove problem.....

OK...I just spent 2 hours with a very knowledgeable technician trying to figure out why my new (2 months old) helikon (regular) runs in on the lead in groove on some records. My arm is a VPI 10.5 and the tech is quite good at set up and VTA etc. We tried playing with the tonearm cable on the VPI (this is the cable conected to arm tube and the rear arm conection and is also used for anti-skate). We checked the weight,VTA, and still on some records (yes some older Mer's) even newer records..it runs in for a few revolutions or gooves. It is very annoying but does not happen at the end of the record and it plays quit nicely overall. This should be a good question for Helikon/VPI arm 'goners.

Thanks for your help!
rwd

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rmaurin
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I had the Lyra Helikon mounted on my VPI Aries/10" JMW. Same issue. When I lowered the arm onto the record it would skip the first few grooves. If I lowerd the arm slowly by controlling the rate at which it fell, it would not do this.

I had problems with the cueing mechanism on my arm. It was replaced once by VPI. Once, the cueing mechanism lost the seal and the hydraulic fluid leaked out. I agree with Sdcampbell's first post about the cueing mechanism. I would call VPI and talk to Mike. He will tell you how to remedy the problem.

Rich
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