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Goldring 1042 Anti Skate Too High on Dead Wax

Hi all,
I have always set anti skate as per the title  near the vinyl label with a slight movement towards the spindle.
Just bought a 1042 and can’t set it low enough to stop it sliding to the outside. All set up on my Notts space deck with 9’ space arm. Set up perfectly (he says).
Does anyone have experience of this or what might be the cause.
VTF is 1.8g
Dist of bearing to spindle is 210mm.
Tonearm level.
Platter level.
Aligned using Notts template as usual.
Previous carts such as a lyra Helikon have set up fine but still quite low force needed, probably 1/4 of available.
If I hold the anti skate counterweight up so no anti skate the tonearm stays still???
Answers on a postcard please!

nedhogan

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mijostyn
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nehhogan, push the VTF up to 2.0 gm and see how it goes. That is the max allowable VTF for that cartridge.
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mijostyn
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nedhogan, check the stylus to make sure it is not defective. A 10X magnifier will do. Make sure the VTF is not too low. I know you said you checked it. There is an old expression. Measure twice, cut once. Check it with a digital tracking force gauge if you can. If you just happen to know someone with a Wally Skater use it to check your tonearm's calibration and bearings. The other thing you can do is get a HI FI News Analog Test LP and see how the arm runs the antiskating tracks. If it runs the first band OK then just leave it alone, that will suffice. You can also increase the VTF to the highest acceptable value. 
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