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In Reply to: RE: Wally Tractor Universal... is it worth it? posted by flood2 on September 28, 2016 at 16:25:31:
"Do you see where I'm going with this?"
No, not really. Appears that sight-lining of the pivot is no longer important or a source of error, so let's create some new issues maybe? The protractors I've used were made using polycarbonate or some other hard plastic as the substrate, so enlarging the spindle hole would be a herculean task using only the near-frictionless rotation on the spindle. The pivot-to-spindle distance is specified by the tonearm manufacturer, or can be easily and accurately calculated from the arm's effective length. And it can be verified easily and accurately at the point of use with a steel ruler with metric gradations. You make it sound like these parameters are either impossible to achieve or require a team of NASA scientists to get right.
"It is highly unlikely that you hit the arc perfectly (which as mentioned before assumes the pivot/spindle distance was perfect as well) except by sheer luck."
Seriously? What's highly unlikely here is that you've ever used an arc protractor.
If you don't like the arc-type protractor, that's fine. There are a number of different protractors that enable proper cartridge alignment, and the arc-type is only one. Personal preference also comes into play, as some will find the arc easy to use and some won't. I simply take issue with ascribing faults to it that either don't exist or aren't true.
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- RE: Wally Tractor Universal... is it worth it? - bcowen 17:51:14 09/28/16 (8)
- RE: Wally Tractor Universal... is it worth it? - flood2 21:14:59 09/28/16 (7)
- RE: Wally Tractor Universal... is it worth it? - bcowen 06:56:06 09/29/16 (6)
- RE: Wally Tractor Universal... is it worth it? - horn kid 09:31:45 09/29/16 (5)
- RE: Wally Tractor Universal... is it worth it? - flood2 00:06:14 10/01/16 (3)
- RE: Wally Tractor Universal... is it worth it? - John Elison 14:04:38 10/01/16 (2)
- RE: Wally Tractor Universal... is it worth it? - flood2 18:30:42 10/02/16 (1)
- RE: Wally Tractor Universal... is it worth it? - John Elison 14:51:55 10/05/16 (0)
- RE: Wally Tractor Universal... is it worth it? - Not Yet There 09:53:39 09/29/16 (0)