Rega Planet - Transport Problems?


A friend of mine bought an original Rega Planet, and it sounds good in his system. Recently it developed a problem where upon dropping in the CD and putting down the cover, the CD spins with a wobble (or off center). The cover has a magnetic puck mechanism that is centered through a hole, and there is alot of play in the hole that holds the puck in place. When the CD starts to spin, you hear the off-center vibration, and you have to mess with the puck location alot until it spins smoothly.

Has anyone else had a similar problem with this? Can anyone tell me if the puck should have considerable play in the hole through the cover? Any ideas why this is happening? Thanks.
peter_s

Showing 1 response by jasdfacea358

My 4 year old son decided to dismantle the puck from the shaft. It's no problem, just push the puck back on. If you have a wobble the magnet has become misaligned, just adjust the alignment by trial and error. The planet is very forgiving of any puck/shaft alignment errors. I have watched the shaft spin eccentrically and thought 'how on earth is that playing?' but it sounded just the same. i'm just about to upgrade to a saturn, mostly on the performance that the planet has given me for the last 7 years.