When you set up and align the cartridge, there should be no anti-skate. There is no need for it since the outward force should be just enough to offset the inward pull.
According to cartridge design and engineering experts (I'm not one), most arms are set up with much to much anti-skate. It's obvious when a cartridge stylus is examined through a microscope. One side, the one that rides against the out edge of the groove, is more worn than the inside edge, the surface of the stylus closest to the record label. of the stylus.
The longer the arm, the lower the anti-skate force. I have been using only 12" arms for a long time and exert almost not anti-skate force. My cartridges seem to wear evenly.
According to cartridge design and engineering experts (I'm not one), most arms are set up with much to much anti-skate. It's obvious when a cartridge stylus is examined through a microscope. One side, the one that rides against the out edge of the groove, is more worn than the inside edge, the surface of the stylus closest to the record label. of the stylus.
The longer the arm, the lower the anti-skate force. I have been using only 12" arms for a long time and exert almost not anti-skate force. My cartridges seem to wear evenly.