Craig
Yes the tonearm is over the spinning platter.
I soldered jumper wires to the points shown on the schematic in order to get the scope readings
Yes the pot is the one for transparent discs. The arm will drop in the correct spot with or without a disc on the platter with the pot at one end of travel. If I turn the pot the other way, the arm will not drop at all, but will run to center then back to stop.
Going through the flow chart, I get to step 4 ok but am having some trouble understanding the points to check as everything is abbreviated.
Thanks again