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Posted by rxt on Jan-05-2005 03:09:

needle wont fall

I have to use a replacement needle because my other one is broken. The replacemtn needle/cart is a technics headshell with stanton 890AL DJ PRO needle. No matter what i adjust the counterwait and height to, the needle just stays up.

Any ideas... i am not familure with this type of needle at all.

Thanks

Posted by KiNeTiC ENeRgY on Jan-05-2005 03:14:

that makes no sense...can you push the needle down slightly by hand with no resistance? if so, you are not setting up your counter weight properly...screw it all the way in.

Posted by rxt on Jan-05-2005 03:17:

it is... its screwed in all the way and when i push it down it pops right back up. it is very strange!

if i take the weight off it falls down, but theres way too much weight on the record that way.

Posted by KiNeTiC ENeRgY on Jan-05-2005 03:29:

if you have the little screw on weight screwed to the back of the big counter weight, thats your problem.

Posted by TwoPlow on Jan-05-2005 03:50:

Do you have the queue lever lifted? Only thing I can think of.

Posted by Ken_Allen on Jan-05-2005 03:53:

quote:
Originally posted by TwoPlow
Do you have the queue lever lifted? Only thing I can think of.

yeh...thats what i'm think too

Posted by Briden on Jan-05-2005 06:19:

omg is he ever gonna feel dumb when he finds out the lever is up.

Posted by Briden on Jan-05-2005 06:55:

Posted by tu_face on Jan-05-2005 12:11:

i would go with the lever

or the extra couter-weight. take it off (if you have it on), rebalance the cart and reset the weight.

Posted by Vero on Jan-05-2005 15:42:

try puttin the counter weight on backwards.

Posted by Tony Morello on Jan-05-2005 21:12:

quote:
Originally posted by Vero
try puttin the counter weight on backwards.

that is the worst thing you could do
there is a reason the weight is adjustable, so you can set it to your cart specs
if you just slap the weight on backwards or set the weight all the way front, all you're doing is decreasing the life of your records and needles as well as making any sound coming from it sound like ass since the needle isn't able to do it's job properly

Posted by Ken_Allen on Jan-06-2005 00:49:

quote:
Originally posted by Tony Morello
that is the worst thing you could do
there is a reason the weight is adjustable, so you can set it to your cart specs
if you just slap the weight on backwards or set the weight all the way front, all you're doing is decreasing the life of your records and needles as well as making any sound coming from it sound like ass since the needle isn't able to do it's job properly

hmm...but then when you scratch the needle just skips crazily without enough weight on them

Posted by Tony Morello on Jan-06-2005 01:35:

i have my needles balanced and set to cart specs, i have never had any problems with the needle jumping around

you shouldn't have any problems either as long as you're not treating your gear like a savage

if you notice your needle skips while back-cueing, turn your anti-skate to 0