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Jo No. 5 mounting problem

  I bought an EAT Jo No.5 and have been unable to mount it on my SME IV.5.  There is an inclined stiffening ridge on the underside of the headshell that prevents me from lining up the mounting holes.  Yet Ken Kessler, when reviewing the cartridge, mounted it on an SME V without mentioning any difficulty.  Has anyone here tried using a A Jo No.5 on an SME arm?

Bill
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Hi Bill, i too saw the Ken Kessler review and thought there wouldnt be an issue fitting this cartridge to an SME IV.  Can you tell me whether you have sorted this out.
mikek1
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Hi all — I realize this is a 4.5 year old thread but wanted to offer my experience trying to fit an EAT Jo No 8 to an SME V.  I believe the dimensions for the No 5 and No 8 are close if not the same.  The No 8 did not fit flush for me.  So, I had to return the cartridge.  
 

Hopefully this helps others as there seems to be limited, but conflicting, information out there relative to this cartridge and tonearm.

wbs OP
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Just to add a little, I tried the No 5 on 2 type IV arms as well as my IV.5i and none would fit the cartridge.  Down the road I acquired a 309 for other purpose and was surprised to find that the No 5 fits OK on the 309.

The drawings on the old SME website for the IV and the V are/were identical.

I am surprised that Mike's No 8 wouldn't fit on his V.  I have to assume that SME arms are identical within their model type so does this point to the cartridge bodies as having irregularities in diameter?

Too bad that the Jo No 8 had to be returned.  I have one and it is a really good sounding cartridge.

Bill

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