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In Reply to: RE: Stylus microscope and pressure gauge posted by claws20172 on April 26, 2015 at 05:03:48
Hi Claws... Those who recommend electronic scales should be aware that most of them are attracted to the magnets in your cartridge, and therefore give a false reading. The cure for that if that is the case with yours, is to fashion an "outrigger" made of some light material, that is glued to the scale, so that the cartridge itself is away from the scale when being weighed. The expensive scales do'nt have this (easily fixed) problem. If the arm you have is a vpi, you need a Fozgometer and its accompanying test record. ..one more thing.....when you can, do get a better cartridge...the table deserves it.
Edits: 04/26/15Follow Ups:
If you're talking about the metal pad onto which the stylus would rest to check the tracking force, I'm not sure the magnetic attraction would apply. It may cause the stylus to compress due to the attraction, but the actual weight measurement would be the same.
Thanks for the heads up on the digital scales. I just checked mine and after putting a matchbox on top to move the cart farther away from the scale, I discovered that it was reading heavy as you suggested. I used to put the scale on top of the matchbox so the height at which the stylus pressure was measured was the same. My DL-103R that was set for 2.5g was actually tracking at 1.98g.
Correcting it definitely made a difference in quiet upper register passages on classical music.
Thanks again!
Microscopes need lots of patience, and ability to be of any use. ...I agree with another poster here, that it is a waste of time and money
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