Kuzma STOGI REF 90630 - Manual (Page 14)

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7.0. Troubleshooting:
If any problems occur with your tonearm please do not hesitate to contact your dealer.
Many audiophiles do, however, find it convenient to try and solve small problems
themselves and, therefore, the procedures outlined below may be followed if such
difficulties should arise.
7.1. Pin connector broken off wire:
To repair this you will need a small soldering iron, non acid solder, tweezers, sharp
knife, uncut end of drill or nail about 1.3mm dia. x 30mm long minimum (of
unsolderable material), bluetac or plastecine.
Remove tonearm from turntable and place upside down. Remove cartridge.
Remove insulation plastic from pin connector.
Insert nail or drill into connector in the way cartridge pins would connect. This
prevents the connector becoming overheated and also stops solder entering the
connector. Fix nail in bluetac or other material to hold pin in position.
Gently pull out about 20 - 25mm or wire from tonearm and with sharp knife carefully
strip insulation from wire for a length of about 3 - 4mm.
Note: It is important not to cut the wire conductor itself as this will weaken the
wire.
With clean solder tip, melt any solder left on the pin connector and blow away from
hole.
Put plastic insulation tube on wire.
Place stripped end of wire through hole in connector and bend back to form hook to
secure.
From underneath place iron tip and from the top the solder.
Replace insulation tube over solder joint and gently remove connector from nail or
drill.
7.2. Broken bias thread:
You will need about 100mm of thin nylon fishing line, Allen key 2.5mm and a sharp
knife. You can get it as spare part from a dealer. Remove counterweight.
With Allen key remove screw at the point where nylon is coming out from metal
part.
Note: This does not in any way affect the bearings.
At the end of the thread is a small plastic tube to which the thread is attached. Cut
away the broken thread and tie and knot new thread around tube.
Pull thread through screw and replace screw with Allen key.
Remove broken thread at bias. It may be necessary to pull aside the black plastic
slightly to do this.
Put new thread through and replace black plastic.
Position tonearm as if in inner groove position and pull thread until rod with weight