Yamamoto Arm Lifter AL-2

Yamamoto Arm Lifter AL-2 - это микролифт для защиты тонарма на любых моделей виниловых проигрывателей с ручным и полуавтоматическим управлением.

AL-2 is an arm lifter of a type every exception for the arms to which a lifter is not attached, and it is a convenient product which can perform the upper and lower sides of an arm smoothly by the power of oil pressure. It is used placing on a player board. It can carry out variable of the height from a player board to 39-53mm in the arm lower part. The amount of lifts is about 3mm. It is useful also when a lifter breaks down with an old arm etc.
Hydraulic Arm lift mechanism.
AL-2 is the arm lifter unit which uses a large-sized oil pressure cylinder 16mm in diameter. The African blackwood was used as the sleeve of an attachment part. An arm can be smoothly taken up and down by operating a larger lever. When raising a lifter, it moves up in a short time. When moving down, it moves slowly by oil damping, in this way positioning the needle gently on the record. It is not attached to the tone arm directly, but the arm rests on it. If you ever damaged a record by hand, you must consider using this arm lift. Besides needle damage can occur if you lift by hand.
AL-2 lifter unit can be combined with almost all players possible. Refer to the drawing on the left for use instructions.
AL-2 Dimensions:
Oil pressure cylinder : 16mm in diameter.
Diameter of a bottom of a stand section :38mm
The length of a lever : 58mm
Whole height when raising a lever : 60mm
Arm rest part length : 33mm
Amount of lifts : Height of about 3mm
Lift part : The bottom to 38-53mm adjustment is possible


The directions for arm lifter unit AL-2
(1) Put a record on the turntable of a record player first, It is in the state which attached the cartridge of use on an arm, The needle point brings to the position of the maximum inner circumference of a record board. It installs so that the range in which the lifter operates as shown in a lower figure may cover arecordboard top.
Height adjustment, A height adjustable screw adjusts using an attached hexagon wrench so that it may become an upper 5-10mm position of a record board, after the needle point has raised the lift lever. Since not much big power is not applied to a lifter section, it is not necessary to bolt a height adjustable screw strongly. The sleeve of a main part should keep in mind that it may damage if it fastens not much strongly, since it is a product made from an ebony.
(2) If the position and height of a lifter unit are decided, fix to the position using an attached tapping screw or bolt. You may use double-stick tape for fixation. however Please keep in mind that there is a case where it becomes impossible to remove finely when removing.
Height adjustment of this machine is set in the position of the lower part of an arm pipe, It can adjust from a player board to 39mm - 53mm. In asking, please confirm the height of the arm of a player in use.