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| Triplanar madness I tell u, madness Bill,Glad to hear you've got things up and running. What did you do for an armboard?Don't forget to adjust the VTA on the mattress before you drop off! | |
| ZeroDust still the best? Glory,Try what Rushton said ^^^ Stick the ME sliver on a toothpick for a handle, and hold that between thumb and one finger only, delicately. If the stylus still doesn't look crystal clear under magnification, step up to the super-fine sandpaper t... | |
| Upgrade for users of 1/2" mylar belt Dan,We tried our big car recharger (similar to what Thom supplied you?). It sounded rougher than the Big Crank. I remember Thom theorizing that a Teres motor controller would respond more than a Galibier would to battery differences, due to its hi... | |
| Upgrade for users of 1/2" mylar belt Update: the cream Paul used is "Armour Etch". Paul's old bottle was half dried out, but a little water brought it back to life. Despite dilution it was still plenty strong enough to strip the metal layer from the mylar.The link Dan_Ed posted above... | |
| Upgrade for users of 1/2" mylar belt Dan, The etching cream was mostly gone long before Paul thought of using it on a TT belt. He used to do stained glass as a hobby.That was years ago. You'd have to see our basement to appreciate what a miracle it is that he even found it. ;-) | |
| Upgrade for users of 1/2" mylar belt Ducatrider,I'll have to ask Paul if he remembers the concentration. He used up the last he had, so we'll be sourcing some too. Steve,Good tip re: the bearing. Ours is about due for a check.We did try the Verus last summer. We were still using the ... | |
| ZeroDust still the best? Stringreen,You're right. The ME is just a higher tech version of Linn's sandpaper. The concept is the same, abrasion, and they both work.The ME's microfibers are more flexible than sandpaper, so they reach all stylus surfaces better. That makes th... | |
| Upgrade for users of 1/2" mylar belt I've read some good reports about various kinds of thread, string, fishing line, dental floss, etc. I also remember one VPI owner who modified his table to accommodate a wider belt, used 1/4" wide mylar and reported good results.The difficulty in ... | |
| New LP Cleaning ? Since we switched to the current generation of AI products I'm less and less convinced the Prelude is necessary (and it is a potential carcinogen - don't snort the stuff!). I still use it because I have a bunch of it and it takes almost no time. P... | |
| Upgrade for users of 1/2" mylar belt Dan,I only wear my HazMat suit for posting on public forums. Acid etching is benign by comparison!Mothra,Thanks for the report. If you get your cartridge set up just right (especially VTF and antiskate), you may also hear an increase in microdynam... | |
| Does the Step 4 final rinse for Walker Prelude help? HDM and Mark,My local materials scientist tells me that certain alchohols will decrease the surface tension of very pure water relative to a PVC surface. This may allow Step 4 to flow more readily deep into groove bottoms and tiny modulations than... | |
| Does the Step 4 final rinse for Walker Prelude help? Oops! I stand corrected in terms of extra ingredients in Step 4. So much for speculating from the sidelines, sorry...That info and your listening reports (both Tbg's and Rushton's) do make me wonder though...Having established that Step 4 is usefu... | |
| Does the Step 4 final rinse for Walker Prelude help? Tbg, Good report, though I doubt it contains what most people normally *think of* as dangerous chemicals. I expect Step 4 is just a still more highly purified water. After all, would you want anything else for your final rinse? The goal of perfect... | |
| Cartridge alignment channel balance measurements? James1969,When I adjusted azimuth with this method I used the Wally Analog Shop, same as Jtimothya. It works exactly as he described and you can DIY as he also described, subject to Dan_Ed's provision that you use a narrow bandpass filter centered... | |
| Cartridge alignment channel balance measurements? No one I know uses channel balance to adjust cartridge alignment. "Channel balance" means the relative strength of one channel vs. the other. If that's what you meant, it's unclear to me that measuring channel balance would be useful for adjusting... |