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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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sit
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I've had one SOTA table or another for years. Donna at SOTA advised me to simply put a solid object beneath the table just at the center point of the platter. Leave just enough room for the suspension to work but not so much that one stresses it when applying downward pressure on the record clamp.
sit
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I have the Origin Live Illustrious coupled with a Shelter 90x and it does not exhibit any such problems.
sit
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I have a new NOVA. I've owned two Star Sapphires. It has not been my experience that with the vacuum the lp falls away from the Reflex Clamp because I have always clamped the Clamp down. Although weighty and given the great vacuum suction the clamp likely does positively impact matters if it is simply at rest atop the disc, it is a simple matter to clamp it down as it is designed to do.

The need for simply placing an object beneath the center of the table for eliminating stress on the suspension springs seems a minor matter given the high quality-for-the-money SOTA tables.

Heck, on A'Gon I wouldn't be too surprised to find someone selling an expensive wooden block for the purpose.
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