Price: $19.95.
Audio-Technica offers an excellent device for lifting the tonearm from the record when the stylus reaches the lead-out groove, thus eliminating the annoying sounds of the stylus tracking the end of the disc as well as reducing unnecessary record and stylus wear.
The Safety Raiser is compatible with almost all manual turntables. The device is activated by pushing down on the lift arm, which is attached to a piston-like rod that fits into a vertical cylinder mounted on the turntable.
Placing the yellow trip lever at its inside position holds the lift arm down and ready for use. When the tonearm reaches the lead-out groove on the record and touches the yellow trip lever, the lift arm is released, raising the stylus about a quarter of an inch above the record. A red dot seen on the center column indicates that the tonearm is in the raised position. To defeat the lifting action, the red lever is placed to its inside position. To avoid interference with the tonearm, the lift must be in the "down" position at all times.
The Safety Raiser must be positioned on the turntable by experimentation because of the variation in turntable and tonearm dimensions as well as the variations in lead-out groove diameters on different records. Once the proper location is found, double-sided adhesive discs are used to hold the Safety Raiser firmly in place. A 7/16 inch high spacer is provided for use on those turntables whose platter height is above average. For proper operation, the device should be mounted close to the tonearm pivot for maximum lift and have its yellow and red operating levers facing forward.
The overall height of the unit should be adjusted so that the lift arm is below the tonearm when it is in the "down" position and moves the stylus about a quarter inch above the record in the "up" position. The final height adjustment and minor rotational position changes can be made and secured with the thumbscrew located on the cylinder base.
Having used the Safety Raiser for some time, I find it to be most effective for its stated purpose.
-B. V. Pisha
(Source: Audio magazine, Aug. 1982)
Also see:
Audio-Technica AT666EX Disc Stabilizer (Equip. Profile, Jan. 1983)
Audio-Technica AT160ML Cartridge (Sept. 1984)
audio-talk from audio-technica -- Number 7 in a Series (ad, Sept. 1984)
ADC Model LMF-2 Tonearm & ZLM Phono Cartridge (Jan. 1979)
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