Tone Malone Posted December 27, 2024 Posted December 27, 2024 One thing I'm hoping to fix this holiday season is a 4mm gap between the dust cover and plinth at the back of my turntable (a Yamaha Yp-d10). The front of the cover makes contact with the plinth, but the gap is still enough to let through a fair bit of dust. I suspect the same type of hinge is used across the yp-d series, and possibly other Yamaha TTs as well. I've had a look at the hinge and cant see anything to help adjust the height. The lid screws go through the perspex, as best as I can tell; and likewise the screwholes for the body look to only allow for a fixed height. It's a niche question, but does anyone know if these hinges can be adjusted without, e.g, drilling new holes in the plinth?
aussievintage Posted December 28, 2024 Posted December 28, 2024 What about adding some foam strips to the rim of the perspex, to fill the gap and prevent the dust getting in? 2
wartman Posted December 28, 2024 Posted December 28, 2024 They can't be adjusted. Either lower hinges, or mark and Dremel the lid where it slides into the hinge. I know it's not what you want to do. 2
Tone Malone Posted December 28, 2024 Author Posted December 28, 2024 Thanks for the responses. After my post I had the idea of looking at other images of the turntable online to see if it the lid was normally flush with the plinth - and surprisingly found there was a consistent and considerable gap at the back. Furthermore, the gap is likely to be intentional, to reduce vibrations back to the tonearm and cartridge when playing with the lid closed. Anyway,I'll add it to the list of hifi conundrums: I can either have more dust, or more reverberation. The foam strips idea might work, but I suspect I'll just end up dusting more often.
audiofeline Posted December 28, 2024 Posted December 28, 2024 Or the gap is deliberate so the Perspex doesn't scuff the plinth.
aussievintage Posted December 28, 2024 Posted December 28, 2024 2 minutes ago, audiofeline said: Or the gap is deliberate so the Perspex doesn't scuff the plinth. As described, the front contacts the plinth but the rear has a 4mm gap. The cynic in me says they do it that way, because if they tried to make it level, and the back was even slightly lower than the front, then it would stress the hinge, so they make sure there is a 4mm margin of error
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