Galibier Design Gavia, 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: ...4 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 Sample Installation Triplanar Tonearm 12 5 2 Arm and Armboard installation 12 5 2 1 Mount the Armboard to the Turntable Base 13 5 2 2 Mount the Tonearm 14 5 2 3 Orient the Tonearm s Parked Position ...

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: ...king 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 in order to familiarize yourself with the components and their names 2 1 Preparation You will need to supply the following tools and materials Philips head screwdriver A metric ruler long enough to me...

Page 7: ...cking 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 stretch wrap to protect their finish from fine scratches during transport We advise leaving this stretch wrap in place on the turntable base until after you have installed the brass bearing housing and...

Page 8: ...less 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 fixing bolt and washer Thin stainless steel washer 2 diameter Front Pillar all single tonearm turntables Front cylindrical pillar 1 5 tall 3 8 1 75 long stainless steel socket head fixing bolt Strobe Disk...

Page 9: ...ient 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 to protect the base from handling until after you have installed the ground wire Remove the stainless bearing spindle from the brass body and place it in a safe place on a paper towel Thread the bras...

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 which begins at the top of the bearing extending downward for 750 19mm ii The stainless bearing spindle Insert the bearing spindle It will meet with resistance as it contacts the oil Exert moderate down...

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 platter spinning if you leave it sitting for perhaps half an hour This can take as little as 5 minutes depending on room temperature and the temperature of the parts Wait until the bearing is fully seated...

Page 12: ...step 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 whether it will track the pulley or run off of it The belt s overall rigidity contributes to the sound of the turntable but also means that attention must be paid to locating it unlike rubber belts ...

Page 13: ...lth 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 the entire circumference of the platter which contacts the belt over half the platter s circumference This is why we recommend delaying your first cartridge mount until after you are familiar with the ...

Page 14: ...nding 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 constraints Minimizing side load on the motor bearing Maximizing the grip that the belt has on both the pulley as well as the platter Excessive belt tension reduces dynamics even though it maximizes...

Page 15: ...repeat 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 procedure but reduce the belt tension instead You will likely overshoot the sweet spot and have to return to it It s not critical to be exactly spot on with this setting but rather to find the general area w...

Page 16: ...of 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 turntable bearing oil will warm up over the course of about a record side the same time it takes for your cartridge s suspension to warm up At this point you will note that the turntable speeds up ever so...

Page 17: ...ions 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 armboard which comes standard with both the Gavia and Serac turntables 5 1 Sample Installation Triplanar Tonearm Note that the Schroeder Reference and the Triplanar are unique in one respect Both the ...

Page 18: ...ole 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 the base and pass the pivot bolt through the washer spacer Tighten the pivot bolt with the 5 16 hex key Leave the bolt loose enough so that you can rotate the armboard in fine increments If you ve adju...

Page 19: ...arm 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 need to temporarily remove the knurled locking nut on the left side of the VTA adjustment tower in order to access the left rear mounting screw with a screwdriver Partially tighten this mounting scr...

Page 20: ...the 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 perfect because you ll achieve this when adjust the overhang with your protractor 5 2 5 Verify the tonearm s orientation when locked in the arm rest With the above adjustments made you should find that the...

Page 21: ...r 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 all adjustments at the cartridge screws In this case lock down the armboard pivot bolt and verify that the pivot to spindle distance has not changed from 233 5 mm Method 2 rotating the pivoting armbo...

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Page 23: ...around 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 or soft cloth dampened in water to clean this surface Do not use any solvents window cleaner alcohol etc on this surface It will smudge the lacquer 6 1 3 Serac Platter PVC Clean as with aluminum with...

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