Anti Skating Blank Vinyl

Repeat procedure of putting tone arm in center of blank while the turntable is running.

Anti skating blank vinyl.

This is the simplest type of anti skating device where a small weight on a thread is linked to the arm and applies a constant force pulling the arm outwards neatly countering the inward force. Adjust anti skate until your tonearm remains in a stationary position. You use it by putting the record on the turntable start it up and put the needle on the blank vinyl in the middle. In this video you will see different methods with their specific pros an.

Gravity is the principle here. I don t think that the blank record is good to set anti skating. Recommended settings by rega. When using a blank vinyl one without any grooves and the setting at zero you can see it work.

Some people use a blank vinyl record. Calibration record comes shrink wrapped in a 12 standard jacket. In this case you place the needle in the middle of the record. Anti skate helps to counter act the centrifugal force that pulls the tonearm towards the centre of the record while it s spinning.

This is a record without grooves it has a flat surface with no music. If your tone arm drifts in either direction remove the arm from the blank and slowly turn your anti skate adjustment. Yes we have calibrated dials but those are compromises at best. The record is shiny with no scratches all you see in the picture are reflections on the disc.

By adjusting it in increments you can find the sweet spot where it will neither track towards or away from the middle. How do you set the perfect anti skate force of your tonearm. Tracking force at 1 75 elys2 spec same with anti skatin.