Dear chakster, Thanks for all your efforts to inform your co-members
about MM carts in general and Glanz in particular. But I want to
first explain difference with Astatic kind. Both Glanz and Astatic
ordered their samples with specific requirements. Astatic ordered
output of 4.2 mV and Shibata styli while Glanz output is 3.5 mV
and either line contact or elliptical styli.
I am not sure how damping is constructed by MM carts. I do know
how those with ''tension wire'' are constructed. When we look at
your pictures of Glanz 61, 31 and 71 we can clearly see the aluminum tube behind the cantilever. This is usual by MC carts and
is called ''joint pipe'' IN which the cantilever is glued and ON which
the coils are fastened. The same ''pipe'' is connected with the
generator with tension wire. To put this otherwise there is no such
thing as ''pure boron'' or other ''exotic cantilever'' because the
aluminum tube behind them is part of the moving parts. To my
knowledge retip of one MM cart is done by cutting the existent
cantilever and gluing the new cantilever IN or OVER the restant
of the old cantilever. That is why I never retiped any MM cart.
By MC kinds also damping can be easy changed by loosening
the tension wire , removing the the moving part and installing the
''rubber ring'' on the generator behind the coils.
about MM carts in general and Glanz in particular. But I want to
first explain difference with Astatic kind. Both Glanz and Astatic
ordered their samples with specific requirements. Astatic ordered
output of 4.2 mV and Shibata styli while Glanz output is 3.5 mV
and either line contact or elliptical styli.
I am not sure how damping is constructed by MM carts. I do know
how those with ''tension wire'' are constructed. When we look at
your pictures of Glanz 61, 31 and 71 we can clearly see the aluminum tube behind the cantilever. This is usual by MC carts and
is called ''joint pipe'' IN which the cantilever is glued and ON which
the coils are fastened. The same ''pipe'' is connected with the
generator with tension wire. To put this otherwise there is no such
thing as ''pure boron'' or other ''exotic cantilever'' because the
aluminum tube behind them is part of the moving parts. To my
knowledge retip of one MM cart is done by cutting the existent
cantilever and gluing the new cantilever IN or OVER the restant
of the old cantilever. That is why I never retiped any MM cart.
By MC kinds also damping can be easy changed by loosening
the tension wire , removing the the moving part and installing the
''rubber ring'' on the generator behind the coils.