cool, thanks. would like to know how it goes w/ changing out the amp.Angus McCarthy wrote:KP4 looks to be the first worm gear, if I'm not mistaken - the one that spins the feed screw. Apparently they considered it a separate part, though how to separate it from the platter is beyond me.
If your cutting head rides too high (causing a forward tilt in the needle and "plowing" into the blank) try loosening the screws that attach it to the carriage. Set the arm as if it were in the middle of cutting and position the head at the proper angle, then re-tighten the screws. When it arrived, many things on my K8 had the be adjusted. The rubber mat had been replaced with a thicker sheet than it would have had originally, and the drop cam had slipped/been knocked down far enough so that the needle made contact with the record before the carriage ever touched the cam - and this was cutting on thin plastic sheet!
Also, the "tire" refers to the ring of rubber on the edge of the platter. It's what the capstan spins against to drive the platter.
cheers,
k