With zero anti-skating the arm will move toward the spindle! It looks like something got damaged when the arm was rewired!
Rega RB300 Anti-skating problem
I have a Rega RB300 tonearm and a Grado Master Reference cartridge ,
currently the VTF is 1.6 grams and the anti-skating is set to zero .
When using Cardas records that have blank tracks the tone arm wants to move to the outer edge of the track .
This is with the anti-skating is set to zero ! if I set it to anything above it moves outward even faster .
The only way I can have the cartridge not move on the blank tracks is to set the VTF to at least 2 grams .
Checked tt ( Merrill Heirloom ) level , Checked plater level ,
the only thing I can think of is the anti-skate magnet is not working as intended ( the tonearm was re-wired ) .
Any thoughts or suggestions ?
Thanks
currently the VTF is 1.6 grams and the anti-skating is set to zero .
When using Cardas records that have blank tracks the tone arm wants to move to the outer edge of the track .
This is with the anti-skating is set to zero ! if I set it to anything above it moves outward even faster .
The only way I can have the cartridge not move on the blank tracks is to set the VTF to at least 2 grams .
Checked tt ( Merrill Heirloom ) level , Checked plater level ,
the only thing I can think of is the anti-skate magnet is not working as intended ( the tonearm was re-wired ) .
Any thoughts or suggestions ?
Thanks
Showing 3 responses by yogiboy
Just keep the VTF at 2 grams. The range on that cartridge is 1.5 to 1.9 grams. You are better off with the VTF set in the higher range! https://www.needledoctor.com/Grado-Master-V2-Phono-Cartridge |
I use a one sided record to adjust anti-skating. Take a look at this video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIBtZR941Yw |