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Is my anti-skating too strong.

I’m trying to adjust the alignment of the Ortofon Black Quintet cartridge on my Music Hall mmf 9.3 turntable.  When I put the stylus down on the alignment protractor, the tone arm pulls to the outer edge of the turntable.   Should I disable anti skating when doing alignment or is it set too strong?  Obviously haven’t done this too often.
Also, when listening to the anti skating track on The Ultimate Analogue Test LP, there is noticeable distortion at the end of the track which indicates too much or too little anti skating.  Any guidance here?
udog
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joenies
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mijostynAbsolutely. The more tools we have in our toolbox the better.
 I don’t have a Wallyskater. I have looked at them but have not purchased one yet. At the moment I’m have difficulty visualizing how you setup your digital stylus gauge. I’ll relook at your other post.
joe
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mijostyn
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@lewm , I am not arguing about the coefficient of friction. That would be silly. However, play a blank record then have a look at it under the light. Then talk to me. If you do not have a blank record The Lumineers Cleopatra has a blank third side. 
sktn77a
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Sheesh, amazing how much uninformed BS in this thread!  I won't even dignify some of the posts with a response.  But I will advise readers to look elsewhere for information on antiskating, its causes, and remediation.
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https://www.sound-smith.com/faq/how-do-i-adjust-anti-skating-my-cartridge
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mijostyn
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@sktn77a , please, inform us! What is BS and what is not? 
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