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Transfi Owners Ideas

I am a long time happy TransFi Terminator arm/Salvation TT owner and have added all of the modifications Vic has offered through the years. I am starting this thread in hopes that Transfi owners will share the tweaks and modifications they have made to further improve the performance. For example I understand that dgarretson has fabricated a carbon fiber sled to reduce the horizontal mass of the arm, I also understand that Terry9 has added weight to the wand to increase the vertical mass, I think, to create a better match for low compliance cartridges. I also understand that Harroldinthe barrel has worked with Andrey to create a brass manifold and a carbon fiber wand, again I think, to reduce the horizontal mass of the arm. I hope this thread will provide a central place where Transfi owners can share ideas.


PLEASE DON'T HIJACK THIS THREAD TO DEBATE THE BENEFITS OF PIVOT VERSUS LINEAR TRACKING OR TO DEBATE THE TERMINATOR VERSUS OTHER LINEAR TRACKERS. THANK YOU
sgunther

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sgunther OP
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I am having a little trouble installing the carbon fiber wand in that I have a very early Terminator and the horizontal bar to raise and lower the arm is further back which puts it at the seam where the two pieces of the wand are glued together. I think I have a solution. I did purchase the arm mount from Owen and Darklantern which increased the stability of the arm, highly recommended. 
I am still very curious about the impact of adding or deleting mass to the arm. There seems to be two schools of thought. I would like to get some thought from those who understand it better than I do. Perhaps even Vic or Andrey. 
sgunther OP
187 posts
 
Is it beneficial to put stuffing in the smoothing tank? If so what type of stuffing? Also where can on get a pressure gauge for the air supply and what kind?
Thanks Steve
sgunther OP
187 posts
 
Thanks for your input Spirit. I do have a couple of questions. First, I have three Symposium Svelte Pads, I tried them under the rim drive pod but it raises the pod to high so that it hits the platter when raised. I have a Svelte pad on top of the Pod which does a good job of reducing the Hum. I also have the Roadrunner Tach and the pod with the Svelte pad also hits the magnet for the Roadrunner. Either you made an adjustment or have a different version of the Salvation? Second, can you tell us a little more about the LPS (?) to replace the stock PSU?
sgunther OP
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Has anyone found someone in the US that can make a wiring harness for the terminator? I would lime a harness with balanced termination.
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