Aug 21, 20 how to set the overhang on a tonearm using a twogrid type overhang gauge. To post a make, come back to this thing and click post a make. This protractor will align a cartridge to the factory technics alignment, the same that is achieved when using the supplied overhang gauge. The overhang gauge is a simple tool that is placed over the record platter spindle. At the very least, the specified stylus overhang the distance the stylus tip extends beyond the centre spindle when the headshell is positioned directly above the spindle should be set. How to align your turntable cartridge audiotechnica australia. Generally, there are 2 kind of tonearms, the adjustable tonearm counterweight and the nonadjustable type. A simple way to set overhang is to use an overhang gauge that has markings in millimeters mm. Original dual turntable stylus alignment overhang gauge for tk12 cartridge sled. For the mid to higherend turntables, most come with adjustable tonearm counterweight.
Neoteck digital turntable stylus force scale gauge 0. I just bought an autotechnica at150mlx cartridge and have installed it on my technics sl1200m3d turntable. Free turntable cartridge alignment protractor and speed discs. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. I originally used my included protractor for the shure m97xe. Now, move the stylus to the other center grid dot and check its alignment there. The overhang is the pivot to spindle distance plus the amount the stylus literally overhangs beyond the spindle. I was hoping that you could use the baerwald geometry for adjusting cartridge alignment overhang on a rega table, without modification to the table or relocating the pivot point of the arm to table mounting. Therefore, on a technics, the distance from the tonearm pivot to spindle center is 215mm, and the overhang is an additional 15mm for a total effective length of 230mm. Aug 03, 2016 was the gauge designed for a specific table.
The magnet on the bottom of the turntable is finely adjusted and sharp contact can cause it to move and lead to poor. Put the turntable on the center spindle and then lay the mat on top. Setting overhang with the substitute stylus inserted in the cartridge body, use the supplied hexagon wrench to loosen the screw on top of the in tegrated headshell. In my opinion laugh, if you watched the right episode of good wife. Tighten the bolts place the needle point on the other set or markings, it should be correct here also. Once the proper overhang has been set the stylus tracing will be. An axis of rotation allowing horizontal swing of the tonearm. Technics overhang gauge alignment tool vinyl engine. Newtechnics overhang gauge sfk0501 sl1200 turntable.
Print and measure the reference scale with a ruler to ensure printout is in actual size. Gently lower the cartridge onto the alignment gauge and follow the instructions. This is true for any cantilevered cartridge design. How to set the overhang on a tonearm using a twogrid type overhang gauge. Technics overhang gauge sfk0501 stylus, technical, gauges. Iec cartridge alignment gauge for radial tonearms meets the highest standards of precision and durability. Proper alignment of your turntable stylus ensures the most accurate. Apr 10, 2017 this protractor will align a cartridge to the factory technics alignment, the same that is achieved when using the supplied overhang gauge. Feb 2, 2017 technics overhang gauge cartridge stylus set up aid sfk0501. Sl 1210m5gsl 1200gld sfk0501 screw set for cartridge 1. I use photo quality paper for my final print out, which make a durable gauge. The cartridge body should be fixed when parallel with the lines c tighten the bolts place the needle point on the other set or markings, it should be correct here also.
Designed for use with all radial tonearms of any effective length, it sets the geometry according the iec standard where the minimum groove radius is 60. Line the point of the stylus up with the end of the gauge, the cartridge should be parallel on the shell head. Notice that when down on the record, stiction may pull the cantilever slightly to one side or the other, so after the antiskating is set correctly, always good to double check the cantilever agreement with the grid lines. Cut out the cartridge alignment protractor and carefully.
Reproduction without prior permission or for financial gain is strictly prohibited. Ok, so i have a cartridge mounted on a slotted headshell which i can move in and out. Pioneer turntable overhang gauge for select pioneer turntable models. Use your tone arm or turntable overhang gauge or, if you lack one, the gauge supplied with the m97heah to set the stylus overhang to the required distance. The cartridge body should be fixed when parallel with the lines c. Overhang is the amount the stylus tip overhangs the centre of the spindle once aligned standard this is 15mm, but using a baerwald protractor you will end up with 17. Normal gauges are placed over the spindle and have two alignment points that you go back and forth between, adjusting the overhang and offset until the stylus point sets on the alignment point at both locations with body of the cartridge aligned to the grid marked on the gauge at those two points, so that it will be tangential to the groove at. You have now set both the stylus overhang and tangency for your cartridge.
The body of the cartridge should be parallel with the centerline of the. Although the cartridge is properly centered in the headshell and the sides of the cartridge body are parallel to the sides of the headshell, the stylus itself is not exactly lined up with the center of the little triangle on the the technics overhang gauge. The distance from headshell mount to stylus tip is not enough. In this video just sharing on how to use the overhang gauge for your stylus needle. Move cartridge in the headshell so that stylus lands on the crosslines of your chosen geometry b, l or s at step 1 overhang. Sshaped tonearms were designed to facilitated the act of aligning your cartridge. Jan 07, 2020 i ordered the technics overhang gauge, and printed out the technics protractor from vinyl engine. Features highcontrast markings for 33 and 45 rpm at both 50 and 60 hz. The supplied picture makes the gauge look linear, with no bend, so its unlikely to be. I also use it to set up my pioneer headshell, which has a slightly shorter overhang spec. Our gauge was expertly designed to insure accuracy and fabricated out of a smooth, strong, and precise material. Then i used the baerwald technics protactor from vinyl engine. If your arm allows, you can actually move it so the tube rests on top of the spindle and the distance from there to the stylus tip is the overhang. Ar xa turntable and setting overhang patsaudioparts.
Our pioneer overhang gauge allows you to properly set the stylus position in the headshell. This protractor offers an extremely accurate way to align your cartridge using the technics null radii of 58. Technics cartridge alignment steve hoffman music forums. The at6180a stroboscope enables you to check the rotation speed of your turntable. In order to utilize this design you will also need an overhang. An alignment protractor is a plastic template onto which are printed the null point s and lines of tangency against which the cartridge should be aligned. Adjust the overhang and facing of the cartridge and tighten the screws. Stylus overhang gauge for technics directdrive turntables. Overhang describes the distance beyond the center of the spindle hole where that arc exists, so, you can create a protractor that shows this arc, and with the protractor in the exact same position, the stylus tip should rest exactly on the line of this arc at all points, as it is alway the same distance from the arm pivot. Michael fremers practical guide to turntable setup.
Technics overhang gauge owners manual, service manuals and schematics are for reference only and the vinyl engine bears no responsibility for errors or other inaccuracies. Normal gauges are placed over the spindle and have two alignment points that you go back and forth between, adjusting the overhang and offset until the stylus point sets on the alignment point at both locations with body of the cartridge aligned to the grid marked on the gauge at those two points, so that it will be tangential to the groove at both. In this video just want to share my own measuring techniques of the overhang and mounting a new stylus needle of a straight tonearm turntable. Best audio tk14 cartridge alignment gauge for dual turntables. As the stylus tracks across the record, it is important that the stylus remain tangent to the groove. Most of the entrylevel turntables are equipped with nonadjustable counterweight. In order to utilize this design you will also need an overhang gauge, which can easily be found online if. Using stevenson, baerwald, or loefgren protractor is a skill you will need to know if you ever want to change out your turntable cartridge, and each. Direct drive turntable system operating instructions. Now if the spindle to pivot distance is 212 and you cant getmatch 230mm from stylus to pivot then you need a different tonearm or a different cartridge or you can make wider the headshell slot. Just click on the protractor icon below for an automatic email to be generated.
Ar xa stylus overhang vinyl nirvana vintage ar and. A simple way to set overhang is to use an overhang gauge that has markings in millimetres mm. The overhang is the pivot to spindle distance plus the amount the stylus literally overhangs beyond the. Overhang is determined by the effective arm length. Typically this can happen when pivottospindle distances are made adjustable at the arm board, or if a different tonearm has been incorrectly installed to the turntable. Common stylus overhang distances are 15 mm as is the case for our atlp1240usb turntable and 16 mm for our atlp120usb turntable, but other lengths exist as well. The stylus overhang gauge is usually missing from secondhand technics turntables because, although used for a critical initial cartridge positioning adjustment, its too often forgotten and thrown away after a few monthsyears by the original owner. Azimuth is the angle in which the stylus is positoned in relation to the groove wall looking from the front of a cartridge, and this angle should be at exactly 90 degrees. Free turntable cartridge alignment protractors and strobe. When we receive the email, we will send you a high resolution. Be very careful when putting the turntable on the main unit. May 30, 2017 using stevenson, baerwald, or loefgren protractor is a skill you will need to know if you ever want to change out your turntable cartridge, and each one works in the same way.
Check out our resources for adapting to these times. Turntable phono cartridge stylus alignment protractor tool. A straight line distance from the spindle axis to the tonearms axis of horizontal rotation. To be honest id be tempted to use an overhang gauge and stick with the standard overhang. At that level we strongly recommend the use of a digital stylus force gauge, such as the ds1 from ortofon pictured. The 1976 pioneer arm is s shaped and i dont believe pioneer uses a s shaped arm today. A simple way to set overhang is to use an overhang gauge that has markings in. Screw the gauge tower on the disc and place the protractor on the platter. So, yes, if the current pioneer arm is the same effective length as the 1976 arm, then they would use the same gauge.
Tracking force and turntables what are the types of tonearms available. Sales and support information customer communications centre for customers within the uk. Overhang using a double null point grid type alignment gauge. Ok, i just dont understand overhang as with a protractor there is no specific overhang measurement in mm. On this page you can download free cartridge alignment protractors for. Refer also to the instruction manual of the connected device. Outputs are angular offset, linear offset, stylus overhang, pivottospindle mounting distance, inner nullpoint, and outer nullpoint. Setting overhang using a double null point grid type. When the gauge is in position the arm is brought over the gauge and the stylus tip is measured while over the center of the defined point needle. With the stylus on the center grid dot, make sure the cartridge itself is completely parallel to the grid lines. Audiotechnica corporation 2016 audiotechnica 0406290400 60. The head shell conforms to international standard specifications and can be detached from the tonearm, which greatly facilitates cartridge mounting and stylus replace ment. Reposition the dial indicator stylus to the surface to be measured, and adjust the height gauge so that the dial indicator reading is 0.
The other adjustments are vtf vertical tracking force or tracking weight which has also been well covered, azimuth the angle of the cartridge relative to the surface of the disc, offset the twist of the cartridge in the headshell and overhang the distance the arc of the stylus is beyond the centre spindle. The cartridges position in the headshell is then manipulated until the stylus is parallel to the gauges lines of tangency at the null points. The distance past the spindle centerpin the stylus will be when the tonearm is rotated over the spindle. Technics overhang gauge owners manual, service manuals and schematics are for reference only and the vinyl engine bears no responsibility for errors or. Strobe disclightlight bulb optional there are 12 easy steps to guide you along the process. In other words, the stylus must be precisely straight up, and down, for proper, even contact of the sides of the stylus to contact the record groove walls. The cartridge should be parallel on the shell head. The master series of products trackmaster, groovemaster, etc. Assess the effects of changing stylus overhang while keeping the. The arms effective length is the pivot to spindle distance plus the overhang. This item turntable phono cartridge stylus alignment protractor tool mirror neoteck digital turntable stylus force scale gauge 0.
Aim with the pin in the gauge exactly over the pivot point of the tonearm. For easy adjustment of the exact overhang for practically any phono cartridge, a retractable overhang gauge is built in. It is hard to believe that with that tonearm you can set up that cartridge. Place the indicator stylus on the reference surface, and set the indicator to 0. Jul 23, 2016 technics overhang gauge cartridge stylus set up aid sfk0501. Move cartridge back or forward until stylus sits exactly on center of the small cross in the center of figure n. The template is placed over the turntables spindle made possible via a spindlesized hole drilled in the template and placed against the platter. Bear in mind that one should always align the cantilever with the grid. Its probably enough for a spherical stylus, but in my opinion for any more advanced stylus tip setting right overhang by setting the distance from headshell mount to stylus tip is only the first step, you still have to verify the alignment. This process is made somewhat easier by the use of a small, lighted magnifying glass which will allow you to better view the nearmicroscopic stylus and scrawny cantilever, both usually obscured. Used for an industry standard 52mm overhang from the end of your curved s tonearm to the stylus tip. If it is not perfectly parallel, loosen the screws holding the cartridge to the headshell and make minute adjustments until it looks good. Turntable phonograph lp phono cartridge stylus alignment protractor tool mirrored vta sold separately to properly mount a phono cartridge, you need to be able to position it so that it remains tangent to the record grooves at all diameters. Technics needle gauge adjustment, for use with all pro cartridges.
Place the stylus point on b either but both should be correct. Vintage ar and thorens turntable sales, parts, and restorations. Overhang gauge stylus weight screws head shell lead wire terminal shell. Setting overhang we are aligning the cartridge to follow that ideal arc across the record. Then i got a technics overhang gauge and used that in conjunction with the protractor to get what i have now. Cartridgeheadshell adjustment audiotechnica australia.
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