Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?

So what are we left with,the stylus moving a 4 or 5lb pod?

Ooh no Totem...
The stylus actually moves a 25lb pod...😝💩
And Lewm apparently agrees with this 'theory'....
But here's the really puzzling thing....we have many tools available to actually prove whether or not the pod is actually moving under stylus drag.
Accelerometers, lasers, high-speed cameras etc which any competent scientist would utilise before making a fool of himself.
I have video evidence of the Timeline in action with 3 pods and 3 styli in contact with zero movement displayed yet Richard Krebs prefers to proffer theoretical calculations masquerading as quasi scientific proof intended to add verisimilitude to an otherwise bald and unconvincing narrative.
Give us one shred of practical evidence Mr Krebs....
Just one shred of verifiable evidence instead of your constant and unprovable speculation....

Halcro.

You accept without question that a stylus can slow a 22kg platter. This, while said platter is being driven by a substantial motor. Why can't you accept that a lighter structure can be rocked on its feet by the SAME applied force, which now has a mechanical advantage?

I am not saying that the movement is a problem. What I'm saying is that it exits. It is clear that many people get brilliant results with this type of setup. I myself have auditioned rigs like this and liked the results. But that does not detract from the facts. The pod moves

Check my math if you like, the numbers are sound.

Calculating force to slow a 22kg platter is looking at it backwards. Stylus drag is nothing but friction. It's applying the brake to a rotor (platter) and the feeble motor slows. Instead of a heavy platter requiring more friction to slow it, it requires less to slow the under torqued motor.

I doubt if this is enough friction to tilt a 25 lb. pod, even 8 microns which isn't a whole lot. Time to move on?

Fleib.

The TT in question has a very powerful motor, capable of rapidly accelerating the platter.

I agree, 8 microns is tiny and this subject is tired.

cheers.

You accept without question that a stylus can slow a 22kg platter.

Untrue.....I never accepted this fact until proven to me by the Timeline.
And I still find it hard to believe......
Your calculations are frankly nonsense IMHO.
Simply provide the evidence....
Even the Greeks 2500 years ago could easily set up an experiment using tensioned string to prove your theory.
Stop waffling and simply prove what you say using the dozens of methods available to real scientists today.
If you can't or won't, it would seem reasonable to keep your imagined beliefs a well protected secret...🙈