Turntable set up HELP

Based on your experiments, my guess is there is a problem with the arm, or arm setup.

You should perhaps look into using Hi-Fi News Analogue Test LP for setting up the anti-skating. There are four tracks used to the setup the anti-skating. You should get it to track the first three of the anti-skating tracks and the tonearm should be fine, as far as anti-skating goes.

If possible, for setting the vertical tracking force, make sure that the tonearm rests parallel to the platter while the tip of the stylus is on the scale. The weight reading will change depending on whether the arm is parallel or not, with the stylus resting on the scale. Based on the scales available today, the tonearm should probable be raised a bit for setting the VTF, and then move down the VTA again to play.

Best,

iSanchez

OK, it works again!! Thx for all of the help.

What was the final resolution?

Glad it's working.

Tom

I had a very similar problem once. Took me days to figure it out. I'm not saying this guy did something similar, but it was a lesson in humility.

I had sat my brush on the plinth, just next to the pivot of the tone arm after cleaning a record and started to play. About halfway through every side it tried, the records would skip. Oh, God was it frustrating. I looked at everything reset everything, couldnt figure it out.

I was about ready to send it back for warranty work, when I dont know how how I realized it but the tone arm weight was just barely bumping the brush. The brush was heavy enough to not be moved and cause the tone arm to skip, over and over.

I was so embarrassed. I never even thought the brush would have caused this, I was so convinced it was something bigger. I honestly didnt even see the brush there.

Anyway, just wanted to share that becuase I'm sure everyones been there in some respect.

OK, I have to admit is since you asked. When I re-set up the turntable, I realized that one of the screws on the cartridge shell was MUCH longer than the other on the outside. They were different. When I made them the same length, and checked all of the levels, the tracking force, set the geometry with the Wally Tractor (with ZERO help from Wally after many requests) everything went back to normal.

Great in fact. I think that may have been the problem.