How do I set my stylus overhang?

How do I set my stylus overhang?

With the mounting hardware loose enough to allow forward and backward movement of the cartridge in the headshell, position the cartridge to allow the stylus tip to rest on the protractor’s outer dot (the dot farthest from the center spindle). This will set the correct stylus overhang.

How do you check turntable overhang?

If you measure the distance from the tonearm pivot (or know it otherwise) to the center of the platter and subtract it from the distance from the tonearm pivot to the stylus (effective length) the result is the overhang.

How do you use a turntable cartridge protractor?

Align Your Cartridge

1. Place this protractor on your turntable platter with hole over spindle.
2. Move cartridge/ tonearm until stylus rests exactly on center of bulls eye.
3. Move cartridge/ tonearm until stylus rests exactly on center of inner bulls-eye (66.04mm radius), Rotate protractor around spindle as required.

What is an overhang gauge?

This gauge sets the “overhang”. The “overhang” is the pivot to spindle distance plus the amount the stylus literally “overhangs” beyond the spindle. The gauge shows the two “null” points where there is zero tracking error (the stylus is tangential to the groove) if you accurately set up the stylus!

What is the cantilever on a turntable?

Cartridges turn movement into signal with a magnet attached to the top end of the cantilever (the thin rod with the stylus at its tip). When the stylus moves the cantilever moves the magnet and this induces a voltage in a coil of wire placed very close to it.

What does overhang mean on a turntable?

The “overhang” is the pivot to spindle distance plus the amount the stylus literally “overhangs” beyond the spindle. If your arm allows, you can actually move it so the tube rests on top of the spindle and the distance from there to the stylus tip is the “overhang”, which is usually also specified in the arm’s specs.

Is cartridge overhang important?

Overhang: As the stylus tracks across the record, it is important that the stylus remain tangent to the groove. Setting overhang we are aligning the cartridge to follow that ideal arc across the record. In a radial tracking tonearm, there are only a couple of points when it actually is tangent (null points).

How do you use a project injection pen pressure gauge?

Simply place the stylus tip on the desired weight, then move the tonearm counterweight forward and backward up the arm until the protractor is level (it is pivoted like a see-saw in the middle). This is an acceptable product, but not one I would rate highly.

How do you change a turntable cartridge?

Step-By-Step Turntable Cartridge Installation Instructions:

1. Step 1: Unscrew The Old Cartridge.
2. Step 2: Remove The Cartridge Wires.
3. Step 3: Connect The Wires to Your New Cartridge.
4. Step 4: Secure The Cartridge.
5. Step 5: Roughly Set The Counterweight Tracking Force.
6. Step 6: Align The Cartridge.