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I think I screwed up 😬☹️

I purchased a Clearaudio Ovation w/ the magnify tonearm on the used market and upon setting it up I broke the small antiskate wire that attaches to the two dials on top of the “hood”. Am I screwed? I also notice that the arm is making direct contact with the bottom portion of the inner hood. So it’s very stiff as I pivot the arm into position to play a record. This does not seem right based on photos I’ve seen online. In photos, there seems to be a small space at the bottom like there is on the sides between the left and right magnets. I’m pretty bummed that I already broke this thing. Grateful for any thoughts/assistance. *Sigh*
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Can't account for carts but in arm design part of the skill is making it robust enough to avoid such accidents and last 30 years or more.  Many of the inelegant fussy designs don't do this.  That's the failure of the designer.

'Finding' the broken Dynavector cantilever is an interesting one.  If the cart was fixed into the box with the two fixing screws, how could it break?
Either it was cracked but intact when put in the box or it was broken on opening or removal.
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