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Sota Reflex Clamp Loses Contact with Record

I've got a reflex clamp that I use on my Star Sapphire. I've notices a couple of times that if I simply lay the clamp on the record and push the lever down that the action of the clamping pushes the clamp up, leaving a gap between it and the record. I imagine that doesn't make the clamp very effective. If I apply a little pressure when I'm locking it down then it stays where it's supposed to, but this leaves me concerned about stressing the suspension.

Anyone else experience this and have any thoughts?

Anyone have any thoughts on this?
grimace

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dmccombs
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It could also be that the record is pulled down when the vacuum takes hold. since this is done after you lock the clamp a small gap results.

When I used the lock on the clamp, I would just press down slightly while locking the clamp. This resulted in no gap.

With the latest Cosmos, I took SirSpeedy's recommendation and simply use the clamp as a weight. This works well and is easier to use.

**The clamp is adjusted so it just lightly grips the spindle when applied. In fact, you just slip the clamp over the spindle without opening or closing the latch.
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