Thanks M~

I always turn mine off. Stuff happens.

My bad, It can be fixed. You'll need to send that in to get rewired. M~

Go here https://www.vpidirect.com/products/anti-skate-rings for the easy way. M~

Make sure that the pulleys are tight. M~

Thanks for the heads up Matt. M~

Dang dude lighten up, just having fun. BTW, thanks for the help on the bearing. It went like a charm thanks to all of the information that you gave out. Also, I was going to get a ceramic bearing but changed my mind after doing some research. M~

It's a prototype, we're just using boxes that we had laying around. We are trying to be cost effective. Research and tests cost money, so we save where we can. 😂 M~

Hey thanks for sending me a beta unit. But the speed, the speed is not working quite right. It's been like this for 8hrs. Any thoughts? 🤔 M~

It's not bad but it's been stuck on this number all day prototype.jpg

I humbly volunteer to be a beta tester. I have a metal shipping case with an air tag. No need to be bashful. M~

Looking good. Hopefully the price point will be the same. Not looking for free or cheap but ~$2500.00 max. Just some personal "opinions". Thanks for the update, will probably be a pioneer on this one. M~

Thanks to VPI especially ( Jim and Brf) and what's his name Matt something 😉, I got this done. Okay it is fairly easy or very easy. I'm sorry about not posting a video but stuff happens. Suggested Equipment: 1.      Industrial strength heat gun with various tips A curved one is the way to go to ensure that you are heating the entire circumference of the bearing --- The wife's 1800wHair would be a waste of time. Amazon is your friend. 2.      Alcohol and Q-tips. 3.      Wet (damp) towel to protect your plinth and the bearing. 4.      Magnets – Here is the link to the ones I used MIKEDE Strong Rare Earth Neodymium Magnets, Heavy Duty Bar Magnets with Double-Sided Adhesive, Powerful Pull Force, Perfect for Fridge, Garage, Kitchen, Science, Craft, Office, DIY 60x10x3mm 6pack: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific . They are use to lift the bearing out after you have applied enough heat to loosen it. Donot handle the hot bearing with your bare hands. 5.      Replacement Bearing (of course) But I think that a frugal person could just clean the old bearing off and rotate it. 6.      Adhesive --- uhh this is a tough one, I had super glue but elected to go with JB weld, time will tell if this was a good decision or not. The reason for going with JB weld was that the old adhesive was black and hard. I don’t recall any super glue being like that, plus JB weld will melt if you get it hot enough. Process: 1.      Remove the platter and tonearm (if possible) 2.      Wrap damp towel around the bearing assembly 3.      Apply on lowest setting of your heat gun to get a feel  for things 4.      Check the bearing looseness by placing the entire stack of magnets by it, if it doesn’t move increase the heat. 5.      Heat for 2-3 minutes at a time on high heat and check the bearing for looseness by placing the magnets near it. 6.      When it has been heated enough the magnets will pull the bearing out of the bearing well. 7.      Don’t forget that you are working with a hot heat gun which is not fault tolerant and quickly burn you for being careless. 8.      Clean out bearing well 9.      Apply adhesive and let set over night (which is what I’m doing) 10.  Reassemble and check. 11.  Keep the old bearing for emergencies. Thanks again to the VPI team and Brf. M~

Take as much time as you need to, in order to get it right. M~

Thanks a lot sir. I crawled through a lot of video looking for a VPI speed control device with a digital rpm (display) hint - hint. I have to get my Dragon overhauled (Willy Herman) and then I can purchase the super SDS. Thanks again. M~

Running a forum ain't easy! 😂 M~

This class in action and how you do business. M~

Thanks, I vaguely remembered something like that. M~

I have an actual heat gun with various tips and also one of my wife's hair dryers (btw which I will try first to get a feel for the process). My heat gun doesn't play and is definitely not a toy. I will video record the process. I also have a magnetic and will need to know how to reattach or fix the bearing in play is it super glue or expoxy? Super glue seems a strech but if it works it works. M~

Dang I just "read" Brf's post. My bad, new question is where to source the bearing? M~