Origin Live Rega Modification Kits - Manual (Page 7)

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External rewiring kit
P A R T S & T O O L S R E Q U I R E D F O R T H E
E X T E R N A L R E W I R I N G K I T
P A R T S
One set of Origin Live external interconnect wires 1.2m long
22 guage solder
Allen key 1.5mm A/F
T O O L S Y O U W I L L N E E D I D E A L L Y
Soldering iron
Sharp blade.
Continuity tester or resistance meter
Tweezers
Pliers or molegrips
I F Y O U H A V E N O T R E P L A C E D T H E I N T E R N A L W I R I N G
1. If you are not replacing the internal cable then first unscrew the small allen screw in the base of the
arm where the cables exit – use the 1.5mm Allen key supplied for this. Do not remove this screw as
you will need it later.
36. Gently withdraw the black plastic plug in the base of the arm using a gentle twisting motion. Once
the plug is free de-solder the internal wires from the plug.
A T T A C H T H E N E W E X T E R N A L C A B L E
37. Lay the arm on it’s side approx 2” above your working surface height
38. Hold the external wire “base plug” in a position approximately 25mm from the base of the arm i.e.
within connection reach of the internal wire ends.
39. Solder the Litz wires to the base plug as per the diagram under the Rega arm diagram – you will need
a continuity tester to establish which Litz wire belongs to which cartridge tag colour. The “earth”
Litz which attaches to the blue knotted wire should be soldered to a position very close to the blue
insulation – take care that solder does not flow onto the stranded portion that wedges between the
base plug and the base housing. If you allow this to happen, you will find the fit is too tight when you
come to fit the base plug. In this event you can simply solder on a few extra strands of wire to
substitute the mistake.
40. Once all the wires are soldered you can insert the plug into the base of the arm (sometimes this
requires force) – the earth wire strands should be jammed between inside of the threaded base
housing and the plug so that the earth wire makes electrical contact with the housing as well as the
headshell tube. Take care when inserting this plug to orientate it so that the earth is no in danger of
contacting any of the internal wires.
41. Tighten the small Allen screw on the base of the arm to clamp the base plug in position.
42. Carry out continuity test between all cartridge tags and phono plugs – also check the earth wire at
headshell and threaded arm housing. Also check that no short circuits exist between any of the
wires.
43. The arm is now ready for use unless you are fitting the structural modification kit in which case move
on to the next section.