I tried the experiment suggested by Dover, here is the link to the video. Please let me know what you all think.
https://youtu.be/0TGdq787Z80
https://youtu.be/0TGdq787Z80
Help! Antiskate with only a weight...no dial, and she's skating away!
I tried the experiment suggested by Dover, here is the link to the video. Please let me know what you all think. https://youtu.be/0TGdq787Z80 |
@stringreen I suggested this to check that the arm was mounted on a level base and there is no dominant drift in or out. I have seen some TT’s where the armboard was not level and anti skate had to be very high to offset the drift. From the video he does not have a problem with the arm - so that means alignment or other cartridge set up must be the issue. I do notice that the arm tends to drift back to centre of the horizontal travel in and out - this could be an indicator of some force exerted by the internal wires. @cabalaska I went back through your posts again. Does the skating to centre only occur when you first lower the arm ? If so check that the arm lift lowers in time - lower the arm and check there is a gap between the lift and the bottom of the arm when the stylus reaches the record.. Sometimes if the armlift is too slow then when the stylus reaches the record, if it is not completely clear and the cartridge effectively is trying to track at less than the tracking force set because the armlift has not fully lowered. You can check this by watching the gap between arm & lift lift when you lower the stylus. |
Dover... thanks....I have a short attention span..... anyway....I think the arm is acting as mine does. Another thought is that as you know, many records have a raised outer edge. If your arm is lowering too quickly, it will slide down this edge before the stylus can engage on to the enscribed music. Have you used a Fozgometer to zero in the arm? It will tell you if the stylus was mounted square in its attachment. I’ve seen so many cartridges even very expensive ones that were way off.....I think I also read of this problem on Audio Planet.....not saying yours is off....but a check might be prudent. |