How to Measure Tonearm Effective Length.

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B.K.

In Reply to: Tonearm Effective Length - How to Measure? posted by chiagerald on September 5, 2007 at 03:55:17:

Hi,

A quick way to approximate the effective length of a tonearm is to measure the distance from the pivot point to a point midway between the centers of the two headshell slots and then to add a delta of approximately 8.7mm for a 9 inch tonearm and approximately 9.0mm for a 12 inch tonearm.

The delta to be added allows for the fact that a typical cartridge has a distance of 9.5mm from a point directly between the mounting holes to the stylus tip; and the value is a little less than 9.5mm to allow for the offset of the headshell.

Best regards,

BK

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Topic - Tonearm Effective Length - How to Measure? - chiagerald 03:55:17 09/05/07 (4)

How to Measure Tonearm Effective Length. - B.K. 15:04:41 09/05/07 (0)

If you're using Baerwald alignment null points... - tketcham 08:08:33 09/05/07 (0)

RE: Tonearm Effective Length - How to Measure? - lovetube 05:02:26 09/05/07 (0)

RE: Tonearm Effective Length - How to Measure? - chiagerald 03:55:39 09/05/07 (0)

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