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"kiwianalog" kiwi@analog wrote in message
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Take it off the headshell - all you need to do when you put it
back is
to make sure it is straight. It is - realistically - unlikely that
it
has been professionally 'aligned' anyway. Make a mark on the
underside
of the headshell with a sharp instrument - just a line along the
front
edge of the cartridge body.

DO NOT work on appearances as shown on the web site. Many look
alike
but are not compatible.

If the stylus (NOT 'needle') is dirty, clean it with a little
meths or
isopropal alcohol on a cotton bud or similar. Just drag it from
back
to front on the stylus arm with the very lightest pressure.

Also make sure the tracking weight is right - 2grms is a good
start
point.


--
Woody


Thanks, I have put up some more photo's of needle and cartridge to
show
condition, does the needle not suppose to extend from the back of
the yellow
housing?




STYLUS STYLUS STYLUS - not needle!!!!!!

The stylus is usually fitted into a square tube (diagonally mounted)
in the housing. As the stylus arm moves inside the tube it interacts
with the magnetic field inside the body and generates an output
voltage. No, the stylus are does not extend at the back of the stylus
housing.


--
Woody

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