Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners

Very entertaining Chris, much mirth.

"I took one of the small circle magnets from the ET2.5 setup over to my Dynavector tonearm. What followed kind of reminded me of one of those horror movies –you know the one where the guy wakes up and finds himself magnetized in a kitchen; pots and pans, knives start flying towards him getting stuck on him as he ducks.

ok - no pots and pans or knives here. But I did LOSE the magnet as it flew out of my hand. I had to search to find where it had lodged itself."

Chris
I initially used one fridge magnet then went to multiple fridge mags. Finally using Neodymium before abandoning the idea.
I tried first at the counterweight end then transferred to the wand end. There are differences. Now the reasons for that could be a whole new controversial discussion.

Frogman
As per an earlier post, when I rebuilt the manifold I used 2 shims and one grub screw arranged at 120 degree increments each end of the manifold. This allowed for tightening by doing up the grub screws. Do this on a standard manifold at your own risk

Ketchup
You got me running to the arm to check these little screws. Still tight after 15 years, phew.

So now some may be asking why I haven't cleaned the sleeve in 15 years.
Well, we do have very clean air here in NZ.

With the air pump running I break the air line next to my pressure gauge and squirt in CRC CO contact cleaner. Then reconnect.
I have previously placed paper towels at each end of the manifold. Then move the spindle back and fwd.
The cleaner is forced thru the sleeve and its tiny orifices. Leaving them to be nice and clean

I do this approximately every 6 months with positive results.

Great thread and thank you to all that have contributed to this thread.
As a tangent tracking fan this ET thread is providing me with some very interesting viewpoint and insight on the working of this tonearm.

Richardkrebs
Chris
I initially used one fridge magnet then went to multiple fridge mags. Finally using Neodymium before abandoning the idea.
I tried first at the counterweight end then transferred to the wand end. There are differences. Now the reasons for that could be a whole new controversial discussion.

Richard - We are all big boys here and we all know this hobby has a lot of controversy as it is based on preferences. Please do share the differences you found.

Hi John47 :^) - raising fraternal twins can be entertaining too. My wife and I are into our 18th year of dealing with their demands in “stereo”. This hobby and a little sense of humor has helped me through it to this point. The twins have shaped my humor however – made it more cynical I think. My wife doesn’t care too much for it. She also doesn’t care for music above 70 db. Probably explains why I am here.

Rugyboogie - welcome to the thread. Am curious if you or other Kuzma Airline owners have ever considered any modifications to that tonearm?
Cheers