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Goldmund Studio/T3 with Helikon cartridge

I recently pur a Helikon on my Goldmund table and have been experiencing some curious issues. The manufacturer specifies a tracking force of 1.75 but in order to get reliable tracking I am forced to use something in the range of 1.9 to 2.0.

Even at that vtf I still occasionally get a record that, although it always played and tracked normally on my previous setup, that the Helikon doesn't like. It skips like crazy in some cases even though the disc isn't warped and/or worn excessively, etc. Very curious.

Anyone care to venture an opinion?
willster

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dougdeacon
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Bgpowell,
The T3 is a linear tracker, so no AS adjustment.

Willster,
I've never used a T3 but I just read this in the manual:

IMPORTANT: With some cartridge, the arm may have a tendency to "dive" forward. If so, adjust the back and front rails by tipping the rail slightly forward so that the flap at the end of the tonearm remains in the photo-sensor of the pilot arm when the cartridge is down on the record and rises sufficiently when the arm is lifted up horizontal. The arm should be halfway across the record.

Adjust the 4 screws under the corner of the rail accurately so that it is perfectly horizontal between its front and back supports.

When the above operation is completed, tighten the 4 horizontal screws attaching the rail to the lateral sides.
I'm not sure what that means. Heck, I'm not even sure it's English! But it might help to check that mechanism.

Just a shot in the dark. Good luck!
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