u/LumpenTeaa

Hello, everyone.

I am very new in world of turntables and need help with first configuration.

I bought a new Harper HRT-24 turntable and I'm having trouble setting the tracking force.

I tried balancing the tonearm and setting the numbered ring to zero. The manual specifies 3.5 g and says one full counterweight rotation equals 2 g. However, the counterweight physically hits the wider part of the tonearm shaft at about 1.75 on the scale, before I can complete even one full turn.

The stylus also skips during playback. I'm not sure whether the tonearm lift platform is interfering with the balancing or preventing the stylus from resting properly on the record.

Any recommendations or maybe I did some stupid mistakes?