Keith Monks RCM MkII - Help Requested From Owners

I acquired and older KM RCM recently and it too only has one tube -- but two holes -- flowing from the solution jar. My hand pump no longer works -- the plunger mechanism goes flat and will not release unless I disconnect it -- but with the next plunge it flattens out again. Another thing I've noticed is that the thread wraps around the side of the spout when vacuuming a record -- the manual mentions (and shows in a picture) the thread looping under the nozzle, but what mine does looks different. How does the thread on your machine respond during vacuum mode?

Vtl, I received mine Friday, unpacked it Saturday, started digging in Sunday night. I have not yet turned it on. I will when I get back home tonight and will report back.

Vtl,
Sorry for the delay in getting back. I am not sure how well the thread motor works. If not tight, it tends to wrap itself partway around the nozzle. When I tightened it, it was fine.

The vacuum pump is nice and quiet. The TT is surprisingly fast. I have started with a homebrew solution and it worked reasonably well on the first record tried (the dirtiest one I have) but not perfectly. I will have to experiment.

The one thing I notice is that while I am impressed by the vacuum implementation on this machine (and the Loricrafts) which both reduces noise and produces considerable suction, I am somewhat underwhelmed by the overall process. I expect that this could be done even better quite easily.

"could be done even better quite easily"?
I'm very curious?

Rick

Rick,
I admit to not knowing EXACTLY how it "could be done better quite easily" (because I have not built (or had it built) yet, but I have an inkling of an idea, which I am not ready to share yet. The KMRCM works well, but it is quite 'inelegant' compared to the playback technology, and I remain struck by the "roughness" of the process. I think that part can be improved, with improvements on both automation and customization of the process.

When I get some free time, or a better idea of how to ask someone else to implement it in a cost-effective way, I will have a crack at it. Busy a all get-out right now.