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July 24, 2006 - 8:49am

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Who makes AR arm - Legend and EB-101

I have been trying to find out who made the Systemdek arm and I see it is very close to the AR arm. I was told a while ago it was Jelco but I couldn't find any info confirming that

July 25, 2006 - 8:27pm

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Re: Who makes AR arm - Legend and EB-101

It is indeed a Jelco arm. As well as adorning the Systemdek the same arm was seen under several other brand-names at the time. Mission comes to mind.

I replaced mine with a Rega RB300 after a few months with no regrets. It took the tt up into a higher category, especially when using mc cartridges. I more recently replaced the RB300 with a Michell TecnoArm (a heavily modified RB250), which is just the bees knees.

August 22, 2006 - 9:04am

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Re: Who makes AR arm - Legend and EB-101

Did you use the same hole? Or did it require a new arm board (overhang and size of the hole etc)

August 24, 2006 - 4:08am

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Re: Who makes AR arm - Legend and EB-101

A new arm-board was required. For an RB 250/300/Michell a distance of 222mm between the record spindle and the hole center is necessary for successful cartridge alignment.