Galibier Design Serac, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...Galibier Design LLC Installation Manual includes instructions for Triplanar Tonearm Available online at http www galibierdesign com images assembly_manual_01 pdf...

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Page 3: ...1 1 Position the Motor Pod 7 4 1 2 Fit the Belt preliminary 8 4 1 3 Fine Tuning Belt Position 8 4 2 Set Final Belt Tension and Motor Speed 9 5 Armboard Arm and Cartridge Installation and Setup 12 5 1...

Page 4: ...6 1 2 Graphite TPI Platter Surface 18 6 1 3 Serac Platter PVC 18 6 1 4 Serac Painted Base 18 6 2 Maintenance 18 6 2 1 Lubrication 18 7 Frequently Asked Questions 19...

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Page 6: ...ing your Galibier We take great pride in carefully preparing your Galibier for its journey from Colorado to your listening room Take a few moments to review this preparation section and packing list i...

Page 7: ...king Hints Overseas crate cartons This section to be completed later 2 2 2 Organize the Components According to the Assembly Steps The major components base platter motor pod are wrapped in plastic st...

Page 8: ...ess steel socket head pivot fixing bolt and washer 1 2 tall cylindrical pillar Stelvio Armboard 1 400 tall armboard with integral damping cylinder 3 8 1 75 long stainless steel socket head pivot fixin...

Page 9: ...ent work area Your turntable stand is fine for this purpose Carefully cut away the stretch wrap from area around the bearing hole on the top side of the turntable base Leave the remainder on the base...

Page 10: ...bearing top the small rebate on the top surface of the brass housing Moisten a paper towel with alcohol and wipe off all oil from i The top journal in the brass bearing housing This is the surface whi...

Page 11: ...than 1 8 or about 2 5mm If you choose you may continue spinning the platter manually in order to complete the bearing seating process Alternatively the bearing will settle on its own without the platt...

Page 12: ...tep is the only counter intuitive part of getting your turntable running optimally As you work through this for the first time you will quickly learn that the belt s position on the platter determines...

Page 13: ...th as well as the best sonics 4 1 3 Fine Tuning Belt Position Overview You will find that adjusting the belt position up and down on the platter involves working the belt with your fingertips along th...

Page 14: ...ding of the principles involved will guide you towards not only an understanding but an appreciation of the elegance of this simple solution The goal of setting belt tension is to balance two opposing...

Page 15: ...epeat this process turn off motor stop platter increase tension and restart the motor observing whether the platter speed has sped up or slowed down If the platter slows down follow the above procedur...

Page 16: ...f side force by feel should deflect the belt from 1 4 to 1 2 inch 6 12mm Reset both speeds 33 45 At this point the belt tension is correct Re set both speeds with your strobe disk Note that your turnt...

Page 17: ...ons make reference to the Stelvio armboard the damping cylinder reference The standard armboard has no damping cylinder attached to its under side but its mounting geometry is identical to the Gavia a...

Page 18: ...le in the front of the armboard Place the 2 diameter stainless washer Stelvio armboard or 1 2 tall spacer Gavia armboard on the turntable base over the rear mounting hole Position the armboard onto th...

Page 19: ...rm mounting screws and the arm mounting holes This will permit some fine adjustment of the tonearm s orientation in the next step Leave the screws loose enough to perform this orientation Note You may...

Page 20: ...he record spindle to the tonearm bearing pivot the small hex nut on top of the arm pillar Rotate the armboard until you measure as close to 233 5 mm as is possible Again don t worry about being perfec...

Page 21: ...Mounting Page Verify once more that the tracking force is still the expected value At this point you have the option of adjusting the overhang in two ways Method 1 the conventional manner performing...

Page 22: ...17 Reference the tonearm manual...

Page 23: ...round the motor pulley and switches Do not exert force on these components Do not allow fluid to run into the motor pulley area or the motor shaft 6 1 2 Graphite TPI Platter Surface Use a paper towel...

Page 24: ...19 7 Frequently Asked Questions...