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star sapphire washer on spindle?

what is the deal with this washer?  i’ve had a sapphire and star sapphire, both came with this washer.  it appears too thick to allow the record to clamp or vac flat against the platter.... don’t get it.

both these tables are mid-80’s tables. with reflex clamp.  have searched and can’t seem to find any info.

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tripwr1964

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The washer keeps the center of the record (the label) up just a bit, so when you use the clamp, the edge of the record flattens out against the platter.

On the SOTA tables, you only use it if you have the reflex clamp.

VPI, Oracle and several others use this same approach.
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