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May 23, 2006 - 6:05pm
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Cartridge Alignment on S-shaped Arm?
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I am going to make an attempt at humor here and assume you do not mean something from Stanley Works, like a ruler or tape measure. Insert a rim shot here!
Real answer is: Yes.
Turntable Basics
Thanks Jim,
Actually my alignment tool is a Turntable Basics tool. The same one shown on that page. I've never worked with an S-shaped arm before so I didn't know if I had to do something different alignment-wise.
You can't get much more for $3 than you did!
Regards,
If you can align the cartridge in the Hitachi arm to a two point protractor, then you should do so. However, there were many factory installed "S" and "J" shaped arms whose length and geometry didn't allow a typical alignment. If this is the case with your new analog source, align the cartridge to the outer alignment point of your protractor and go from there.