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A new way of adjusting anti skate!

I was looking at the Wallyskater, a $250 or so contraption used to set anti skate. https://www.wallyanalog.com/wallyskater  It is reputedly the most accurate way to set anti skate. Talking about fiddly. 

The appropriate figure is 9 to 11 percent of VTF. So if you are tracking at 2 grams you want 0.2 grams of anti skate.
My Charisma tracks at 2.4 grams so I should set the anti skate for 0.24 grams..................................Bright light!.
I readjusted the Syrinx PU3 to zero so that it was floating horizontally. I set up a digital VTF gauge on it's side at the edge of the platter so that the finger lift would be in the cross hairs, activated the anti skate and was easily able to adjust it to 0.24 grams. I started at 0.18 grams and just added a little more. Whatever you measure the anti skate from it has to be at the same radius as the stylus. If you do not have a finger lift at the right location you can tack a toothpick to the head shell and measure from that. As long as you have the whole affair balanced at zero you will be fine. Added cost $0.00 as long as you have a digital VTF gauge. 

I would not buy stock in Wallyskater.
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mijostyn OP
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Motown, once you confirm that your tone scale is accurate then absolutely use it.
Benjie, The digital stylus force gauge used in the way I described is more accurate than the WallySkater's gradations. It is a far more elegant and less expensive way to do it than a plastic contraption that costs you $250.
The stylus force gauge is a lot easier to set up also.
drrsytliff, I am not suggesting that you do not use accurate tools for set up. I am suggesting the right tools especially ones that do no stress the budget. I hate to suggest this but due to the tools you are using your cartridge stands a good chance of being out of alignment.
hshifi
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Hello,
I would think this has to be set up once per cart type on an arm. If it is so important to the listener then pay someone to setup your tt right. If you buy a different cart pay them again. Most people pay $75 for an oil change on a typical car or $500 on a Mercedes. Most mechanical things require maintenance. Unless you have several carts I say pay for the setup and enjoy your music. 
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mijostyn OP
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Hshifi, surely you jest.
keithsax
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What about those test records with the blank bit in the middle?
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danvignau
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I like the directions that came with an old pal's Grace tonearm and cartridge.  Look at the stylus and adjust the anti-skate until the cantilever stays straight when playing.  We did this, and guess what?  Some recordings, such as Sheffield D to D, require re-adjustment from lesser grooved LP's, and moreso from old mono recordings.  
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