Pro-Ject - 7 Inch Arm Kit For VC-S3 Record Cleaning Machine

The 7-Inch Arm Kit for the VC-S3 — Giving Your Machine a Singles Setting

A dedicated kit, sold as a kit, that lets a Pro-Ject VC-S3 record cleaning machine handle 7-inch singles. It replaces the standard 12-inch vacuum arm and clamp with parts sized for smaller records.

Singles are usually the worst-kept records in any collection. They were played hardest, sleeved worst, and hardly ever cleaned — largely because most machines have never had anything cut to the right size to deal with them.

Fit and Function

Why a Shorter Arm

The vacuum opening has to match the playing area. A 12-inch arm over a 7-inch record has most of its slot drawing air across bare platter, and that lost suction is exactly what should have been lifting fluid out of the groove.

The kit's shorter opening keeps the suction focused across the playing surface of a 7-inch record rather than spreading it over bare platter, and soft adhesive velvet strips give the arm gentle contact with the disc as it turns.

Which Machine It Fits

The Pro-Ject VC-S3. Pro-Ject's cleaning machines have changed arm and clamp arrangements across generations, so a kit for one is not a kit for another — the VC-S has its own version of this kit.

Who Is This Kit Best For?

• You own a VC-S3 — this kit is cut for that machine
• You collect 7-inch singles — the format most in need of cleaning and least often given it
• You buy used 45s — where a machine earns its money fastest
• You want the clamp as well as the arm — the standard clamp will not hold a 7-inch record properly
• Your machine is a VC-S, VC-S2 or VC-E — those take their own kits, listed in record cleaning accessories

How Do You Fit It?

Unplug the machine. Take off the standard vacuum arm and clamp, fit the 7-inch arm in their place, and check the velvet strips sit evenly along the slot. Run a single you do not care about first and confirm it comes off dry across the whole playing area.

Pairs Well With

What most singles collectors keep alongside.

• Record cleaning solutions — the fluid the machine is there to remove
• Record cleaning accessories — the rest of the spares and consumables
• Record cleaning machines — if you are still choosing one
• Stylus cleaning — a clean record deserves a clean stylus

Frequently Asked Questions

Will it fit my machine?

It is made for the Pro-Ject VC-S3. Other machines in Pro-Ject's range use different arm and clamp arrangements and need their own kits.

How many do I need?

One kit, which includes the arm and the clamp. You keep the standard 12-inch parts and swap between them.

Can I clean 7-inch records without it?

The standard arm's slot is cut for a 12-inch record, so on a single most of it is drawing air rather than fluid. That is the gap this kit closes.

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