Periphery Outer Ring Clamps

[audioarcher]

Peter, Never did a speed test when I used the HRX ring. I was using it on a VPI Classic 1 a few years ago. Only used it for about a month at most.

[rockitman]

If it melted the record, do you really think it would work? Or anyone would continue to use them?



You can select any heat cycle from 1 and 2.5 hours - the colder the climate the longer you heat for. The heating plate max temp is 65 C

After heat cycle it cools for 2 hours. Open it and ready to play flat vinyl.

It will not fix deformed vinyl, for example where the vinyl has been in the sun and the groove have been deformed/melted. It fixes all dishing and other warps.

I would not be without mine, given the number of dished 180gm crap that is pressed these days where they don't leave the vinyl to cool down 8 hours before packing etc.

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Still would make me nervous using one for my best OOP records. Vacuum hold down is the best solution, imo.

[allvinyl]

Still would make me nervous using one for my best OOP records. Vacuum hold down is the best solution, imo.

To each his own. I inadvertently damaged more records on my vacuum hold down Sota than I ever have using a VPI periphery ring. Come to think of it, I've not damaged an LP using the ring and use it with every LP I play. YMMV.

John

[rockitman]

To each his own. I inadvertently damaged more records on my vacuum hold down Sota than I ever have using a VPI periphery ring. Come to think of it, I've not damaged an LP using the ring and use it with every LP I play. YMMV.

John

I use a ring on my other table. At least with my TechDas, I leave the vac on until platter is stopped. I'm confused on how it's possible for the vacuum hold down to damage a record.

[Dre_J]

I use a ring on my other table. At least with my TechDas, I leave the vac on until platter is stopped. I'm confused on how it's possible for the vacuum hold down to damage a record.

There is a delicate balance between vacuum pressure, how clean you keep the platter and the platter material. I'm guessing just enough vacuum pressure to hold the record flat is better than a Hoover.

[rockitman]

There is a delicate balance between vacuum pressure, how clean you keep the platter and the platter material. I'm guessing just enough vacuum pressure to hold the record flat is better than a Hoover.

Makes sense...Nishakawa-San has it down based on his years at Micro-Seiki...

[jadis]

Phil. On huge wavy warps, the LP grooves are already deformed. Flattening will not fix the deformed grooves - all it does is flatten.
The warp has been so severe only 3 times(twice the same Lp I had to give up) - All from that POS clueless record plant called United

cheers

XV-1, that's quite true. I had 2 huge wave warped lps that I brought over to a friend with this flattener. When they were done with the procedure, the records were flap, but they were not a perfect circle anymore. Slightly oblong. I dare not hit my Koetsu on them.

[jadis]

Still would make me nervous using one for my best OOP records. Vacuum hold down is the best solution, imo.

Or, if you can wait 3-4 months without touching the OOP LP, leave it in a shelf tightly with other LPs, to create a 'clamping' effect. I has worked for me the past 5 years. Goodbye sun, glass sheets, over, and saved on the heater/flattener.

[Calle_jr]

Kuzma introduced a 2.5kg brass outer ring clamp for Stabi XL and Stabi M:

[jcmusic]

So what ring would y'all is the one to get these day? Where to get it?