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I have an AcousTech digital stylus force gauge. When trying to measure VTF with a Benz Ruby 3, a cartridge with a strong magnetic field, hovering the cartridge above the gauge causes erroneous negative readings. Per an Absolute Sound setup article, you should tare the gauge if that happens. When I try that, the gauge struggles to zero out but eventually loses to the overwhelming magnetic field. Plus, I get a reading when setting the cartridge down which is too high by about .6 gm. If I simply tare the gauge with the cartridge well away, the reading is about .2gm +- the reading I get with the Shure Stylus gauge, so I *think* the reading on the digital gauge is within reason, but I'm not sure ow accurate it is. How do I get an accurate reading with this cartridge? Is there a digital gauge that is immune to these magnetic fields?
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Topic - Getting accurate stylus force gauge readings - Peter C 05:23:06 03/15/17 (35)
- The need for a digital gauge? - M3 lover 14:23:41 03/15/17 (2)
- RE: The need for a digital gauge? - Mel 20:24:45 03/15/17 (1)
- Thanks, but - M3 lover 09:48:11 03/16/17 (0)
- RE: Getting accurate stylus force gauge readings - Roastaman 13:23:26 03/15/17 (0)
- I threw away the electronic scale I bought. I use the cheap plastic Shure all the time now. - 3+4=5 13:14:19 03/15/17 (7)
- Yeah, I found this digital gauge to be pretty accurate as well(+/- .25g). nt - alaskahiatt 18:43:26 03/15/17 (4)
- I like that one. I'll have to watch for one. nt - 3+4=5 13:11:54 03/16/17 (3)
- And I can position it right at the surface of the record. It is also non-magnetic. nt - alaskahiatt 18:51:42 03/16/17 (2)
- RE: And I can position it right at the surface of the record. It is also non-magnetic. nt - Yeti42 11:56:49 03/17/17 (0)
- Be nice for someone the remake it, but a little more accurate - 3+4=5 19:35:06 03/16/17 (0)
- RE: I threw away the electronic scale I bought. I use the cheap plastic Shure all the time now. - bcowen 17:49:42 03/15/17 (1)
- nope. I am of the 'eyeball it and then forget it' school of cartridge etup - 3+4=5 13:03:45 03/16/17 (0)
- RE: Getting accurate stylus force gauge readings - John Elison 07:45:12 03/15/17 (11)
- RE: Getting accurate stylus force gauge readings - Mel 08:40:27 03/15/17 (10)
- RE: Getting accurate stylus force gauge readings - John Elison 10:25:14 03/15/17 (1)
- RE: Getting accurate stylus force gauge readings - Mel 13:43:02 03/15/17 (0)
- RE: Getting accurate stylus force gauge readings - Lew 09:25:23 03/15/17 (7)
- RE: Getting accurate stylus force gauge readings - John Elison 17:59:39 03/15/17 (0)
- See below? Where? nt - Rick W 10:46:23 03/15/17 (5)
- Here, for example. - Lew 10:54:55 03/15/17 (4)
- example. - hifitommy 11:45:54 03/15/17 (1)
- You can get the very same scale shown by Fremer - Lew 13:34:04 03/15/17 (0)
- Thanks, Lew. nt - Rick W 11:12:56 03/15/17 (1)
- de nada - Lew 13:35:44 03/15/17 (0)
- RE: Getting accurate stylus force gauge readings - SpotcheckBilly12345 07:23:36 03/15/17 (4)
- RE: "reads the same as my old trusty SFG-2" - kitch29 10:04:02 03/15/17 (3)
- Not meaning to be facetious, but... - Lew 11:01:15 03/15/17 (2)
- RE: Not meaning to be facetious, but... - John Elison 20:13:53 03/17/17 (0)
- RE: Have you seen a Doctor for that? - kitch29 13:16:53 03/15/17 (0)
- RE: Getting accurate stylus force gauge readings - PAR 07:20:56 03/15/17 (5)
- RE: Getting accurate stylus force gauge readings - Peter C 12:10:24 03/15/17 (4)
- RE: Getting accurate stylus force gauge readings - PAR 15:06:06 03/15/17 (0)
- Can you hypothesize a mechanism for that? - Lew 13:47:52 03/15/17 (2)
- RE: Can you hypothesize a mechanism for that? - WntrMute2 15:46:21 03/15/17 (1)
- Funny you should mention the Ortofon cartridge - Lew 18:51:08 03/15/17 (0)