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Rega RB300 Troubleshooting

I recently upgraded my RB300 tonearm with the incognito rewire kit and have learned from experience that it would have been better to have this done by a professional (especially since I've just voided the warranty). It was extremely difficult removing the rubber boot that housed the cartridge leads especially since the instructions said to push it INTO the arm tube!! What I ended up doing was removing a small, critical screw from the tracking force adjustment knob by mistake that I can no longer screw back into place.

Basically, my question is what are my options? I have no idea how to get the screw back in and wind the spindle back to it's original position. The knob was set to 3 when I removed the screw. Other than this, the upgrade went smoothly (even the soldering).

Any help greatly appreciated!
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onetwothreego
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In the meantime, you can use some blue tack or two-sided tape to add a washer to the current counter weight so you can bring it back off the end of the stub and see how your wire sounds.
onetwothreego
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Are you talking about the spring inside the VTF knob? If you are trying to get it back to where it was with the proper gram calibration, you would most likely need to send it back to Rega.

If it were me, I wouldn't care. I pulled that spring out years ago because it rattles. I just use the counter weight to set VTF and it works beautifully. How does the new wire sound? Was it worth it?
onetwothreego
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>>Onetwothreego -> What's the procedure to get the spring out? By the sounds of it, the VTF adjuster doesn't seem to be as critical as I thought.<<

Cutters. Snip.

You will actually find it sounds better with it gone once you get your VTF gauge.
onetwothreego
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Well done! I am glad it has worked out for you. One thing I have learned about my RB300 is that it is a detail champ. It really can dig out the detail. (It also does very well with the bass.)

Not sure what you mean by cymbals "washing out". Do you notice any unwanted resonance on some signals like strong female vocal (opera)?
onetwothreego
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Great to know that all turned out well and you are happy with the results of your hard work. Now you can sit back and worry about software rather than hardware. :)

I will probably do the Incognito rewire on my RB300 as my next project as well.
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