Kuzma Stogi Reference - Manual (Page 21)

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STOGI/STOGI REFERENCE 21 KUZMA
VI. MINOR PROBLEMS
If any problems occur with your tonearm please do not hesitate to contact your dealer. Many
audiophiles do, however, find it convenient to try and solve small problems themselves and,
therefore, the procedures outlined below may be followed if such difficulties should arise.
A. Pin Connector Breaks Off from Internal Wiring
To repair this you will need a small soldering iron, non acid solder, tweezers, sharp knife,
uncut end of drill or nail about 1.3 mm dia. x 30 mm long minimum (of unsolderable
material), blue tac or plastecine.
1. (Fig. 27) Remove tonearm from turntable and place upside down. Remove cartridge.
2. Remove insulation plastic from pin connector.
3. Insert nail or drill into connector in the way cartridge pins would connect. This
prevents the connector becoming overheated and also stops solder entering the
connector. Fix nail in blue
tac or other material to hold pin in position.
4. Gently pull out about 20 - 25 mm or wire from tonearm and with sharp knife carefully
strip insulation from wire for a length of about 3 - 4 mm.
NOTE: It is important not to cut the wires themselves as this will weaken the wire.
5. With clean solder tip, melt any solder left on the pin connector and blow away from hole.
6. Put plastic insulation tube on wire.
7. Place stripped end of wire through hole in connector and bend back to form hook to secure.
(Fig. 27 a)
8. From underneath place iron tip and from the top the solder. (Fig. 27 b)
9. Replace insulation tube over solder joint and gently remove connector from nail or drill.