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In Reply to: Re: Empire 698 Cue Mechanism height adjustment posted by dd168168 on April 16, 2007 at 20:46:15:
The operation of the cueing for a 698 is quite sensitive to the hieght of the tone arm assy. To high or to low will have signifant effect to cueing operation.This also applies to the 598's.
On the 698 the 'lift' cylinder/plunger is sometimes sticky from age and/or dryness. I have found that sewing machine 'needle/thread' lubricant will migrate in around the plunger with some patience.
This is NOT regular sewing machine oil! It is a very low viscosity clear lubricant in a small squeeze bottle. Appears to be a sylicone/synthetic.
I have bought/rebuilt/sold ten or more 698's and have a Tech that has found the path to completely refurb all issues with a 698 includeing the complete rebuild of the 698 tone arm including complete rewiring.
He has also mastered the complete rebuild of the cueing mechanism. All issues.
With the arm lift plunger in the up position adjust the arm mechanism so the stylus is a quarter to three eight's above the playing surface. The arm will be 'low' at the heel. This is the case with most EMPIRES.
If you feel the need to correct the VTA, do it with the cart mounting.
Your 698 is a premium piece of gear, just realize it has a 'personality', perhaps more so than some others.
Contact me through here if needed.
Darrell
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