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Help: How to reset Rega RB300 arm on P3?

Greetings,

I do not have much experience at all with setting up arms on turntables. I have only done the required turntable setup after the arm is factory attached to the plinth. Just the other day, the arm on my P3 turntable loosened up so that it rotates with just a little force. I know that I have to tighten up the nut that is under the table (keeping the arm attached to the plinth) in order to fix this, but what should I keep in mind when I do this?

Specifically, how tight should it be? I assume that the arm should be fairly straight (parallel to the side of the turntable) after it has been tightened in place, but is just eyeballing it enough? Anything else I need to know?

Just want to make sure I do this right so that I can forget about it and get back to listening to my LPs! Thanks for any help.
episteme

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lugnut
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Episteme,

While unfamiliar with your table I'm sure this is correct. Tighten the nut by hand and maybe 1/8 turn more. The nut tightness can affect the sound. Play around with the torque applied to the nut. Too tight will become very obvious when listening. Eye balling it is good enough. Nothing else has changed.
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