Alphason 100S tonearm tracking force adjustment


Anybody know how to zero balance an Alphason 100S and dial in a new tracking force? If I ever had an instruction manual for my Alphason it is now long gone and I can't seem to find one on the internet. The vinylengine website came up empty, sorry to say.  What's worse, I haven't been able to find any sort of techie on my new island home to do the job for me. I live on the Big Island of Hawaii and don't want to have to put my turntable into the hands of a shipper.

In any event, my Lyra Delos' days are clearly numbered. For sure, I wouldn't be averse to trying a different cartridge model/brand, but until I know how to adjust tracking force I'll be stuck just getting a new Delos. ...Not that this so terrible, of course. I've got the Denneson Alignment tool armed & ready. And oh yeah, I'd need get a scale, too.

edcyn

Showing 1 response by lewm

In addition to following the instructions given you by Dover and frogman, you would be well advised to purchase any one of the many digital VTF gauges  that are now available online. There is no need to spend a lot of money on one, but choose any one of them that places the weighing pan in the plane of a typical LP surface. The reason I advise making this purchase is that most often the gauge marks on a counter weight are approximate at best in their accuracy.