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AntiSkate-crooked Cantilever correlation?

This has been something that has been on my mind for some time now. I note how many forumites here typically now use little, to no anti-skate.

And, I've often wondered is anti-skate, or a lack of, is a possible cause to cantilevers eventually becoming cockeyed over time?

Common sense tells me, if a Stylus is "fighting" to stay in the groove, while the Arm wishes to pull one way, or another, that this might not be good for Cantilever "health"?

I would like hearing others thoughts of this topic? Thanks, Mark
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nandric
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I endorse the most statements made by Aptquark. But there are many guys who don't use anti-skate at all. If the lack
of anti-skate causes 'cockeyed cantilevers' then,it seems to me,there will be no such persons (masochist not included). There are some 'deviation' that obviously the cantilever 'centering' can 'endure'. So my quess is that the cart is not made properly. Abuse of course excluded.
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nandric
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Doug, Thanks for your insightfull explanation. I really thought: no way one can fully understand this AS enigma without PhD in physics as well as in math. My experience is
in correspondance with your explanation. The most carts with 'cantilever deviation' were with the 'inside-direction' (not necessaryly my carts.sic). And then to think how proud I was with my 'achievement' with my (then)
Fr-64,Ortofon MC 30s combo: 90 micron without any 'buzz' from the R.channel. As,I think,Lasker stated:'there are obvious limits to the human mind but human stupidity is without boundarys'.

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