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Thread source for Loricraft RCM's;also seeking f/b

Replacement thread for the Loricraft and Keith Monks RCM's can be expensive or difficult to obtain. The original British-made thread is no longer available. Gudebrod is becoming scarce. I found some at shofftackle.com . Their website says that not all colours are available. Make sure you get non-NCP and size D. Shoff's catalogue # is 524D . I have run a few hundred LP's through my PRC4 with this thread and it has worked fine. A couple of 450 yd. spools should last you a lifetime.

Cabelas.com no longer carries Gudebrod thread and their current nylon non-NCP thread is only available up to size C. I don't know if it will work. Size A WILL NOT WORK!

On a related topic, I've had my PRC4 for almost 2 years and consider myself a heavy user with about 3000 albums processed. While I am currently very pleased with the performance of this RCM it was a long painful journey to get there. Fortunately it only cost me a couple of moderately valuable albums. I would be interested in hearing from other Loricraft owners about how much work they have had to do to their machines to get them working properly. The reviews I have read all imply the machines are plug and play. That is not my experience at all. BTW, my machine came from the manufacturer.

Spread the word - for anyone with a large LP collection a RCM is a necessity, not a luxury. Cheers. Al
fjferal
tibilois
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Al,

I have recently encountered a different type of problem. The arm seems to be stuck. Do you have any ideas as to why? The machine worked just fine until now.
Somehow, the Arm button was left on!

Cheers

Tibilois
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syntax
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What do you mean with "stuck"? It can be possible that the VTF of the suction Arm is too high, in combination with the sucking force that Arm can skip (or stuck?). The solution here is simple, adjust the Arm to zero VTF.
When it is an internal problem with the Arm mechanism I think, best is to contact Loricraft, probably it needs a repair or they can give you some help via Phone.
fjferal OP
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I don't check in here much anymore so didn't see this post until now. It's not real clear to me what the problem is. Do you mean it won't swing out? Do you mean it won't stop moving out? The mechanism is fairly simple and unless the motor unit is defective you can probably make things right yourself if you have some mechanical skills.
If you can clarify the problem one of us may be able to come up with a solution. Cheers. Al
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