NSM not rejecting 45 at end of B side

[riskitferabiskt]

Hello everyone.
My machine is an NSM E160 Prestige and plays the A side of records fine. However, sometimes it will get to the end of the B side and just sit there in the play off grooves. If I lift the tone arm up I can feel a slight resistance stopping it from moving on. With a small amount of pressure on the tone arm you can make it go through its cycle and it will remove the record and continue as normal.
Never happens with the A side, perhaps happens with the B side 50 percent of the time regardless of the record being played.
Any ideas would be most appreciated!
Best Wishes

Steve
Whitstable, UK

[Ron Rich]

Hi Steve,
Something like this has to be "mechanical" in nature-- just "L@k" at the tone arm's path-- suggest you remove a record, play the B side, turn off power and look at it with a flashlight ("torch" to you !)Check the underside-- is the wire getting caught on something ? Have you lubricated the tone arm pivots, lately ? Ron Rich

[riskitferabiskt]

Thanks Ron it has been lubricated recently but I'll give it another go over and see if it makes a difference.

[ronricci]

I have a city 2. I’m not sure if the carriage is the same . But I had a similar problem there is a reed switch with 2 wires attached to it. Beige in color
There is a arm attached to the tone arm that is a permanent magnet. Looks like when the tone arm touches the magnet it ejects the record
Mine was close but not touching. So there was an adjustment screw on a spring that you can loosen or tighten to rest the position of the permanent magnet position. I adjusted and it worked but on some records it ejected it a. It too early . I’m still trying to get it set right. I’m not sure if the Magnet has to touch the reed switch or just come close enough if that’s the case , then maybe the reed switch is failing on me. I’m not sure myself. But maybe is an adjustment needed somewhere for you .good luck
Ron Ricci

[Ron Rich]

Hi Ron
Reed switches seldom fail-- magnets should not need to touch anything ! Perhaps Steve's magnet IS touching ?? Ron Rich