I owned a nice 505 too, but because I had no TT that could easily mount it, I eventually sold it without ever having used it. Beautiful craftsmanship for sure. My fallible recollection is that the CW stub extended straight out from the rear of the pivot at the same height as the arm wand but I certainly could be wrong. Anyway, Elliot owns one, so he can set me straight.
Victor UA-7082 Arm OR Micro Seiki MA505L ...? (both fit my existing alternate 270mm hole)
Victor UA-7082 Arm (good grommet) OR Micro Seiki MA505L ...?
As an alternate to my right side 12-1/2" long arm which has fixed cartridge:
Both these arms are 11-1/8" effective length, with removable headshells.
Both fit my alternate 270mm hole in my JVC CL-P2 Plinth’s armboard (likely was a Victor UA-7082 originally). Price difference unimportant.
For use with my JVC TT81
The 45 adapter is shown in the alternate 270mm hole, with a removable plug, I will simply rotate the armboard 180 degrees and switch arms for periods of time.
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I did not need to mess with my friend's MA-505 or 505L counterweight section a thin gasket that could deteriorate is seen here I took a defective Victor UA-7045 apart, measured, found a solution in Home Depot plumbing dept, gathered new and old info here in 2020 bad victor gasket discussion here the Victor Gasket is a stepped design, the front portion is smaller diameter and is drawn inside the end of the forward tube, the rear portion is the same diameter as the tube and is seen separating the rear counterweight tube from the front main arm tube the Victor Arms gasket definitely deteriorate, the one I bought seems to have been renewed, but until I take it apart, I cannot be sure. There is a brass piece within that prevents rotation while tightening, I will verify it's condition many photos of victor gasket problem here |
Yes, no one disputes that the Victor tonearm counterweights tend to sag over time. Happens to the best of us. Chakster used to describe this problem as an indication the tonearm was ruined thereby. You and several others were able to fix the problem. Good on you. I've got a bag of faucet washers, some of which are tapered when viewed in cross-section. Perhaps I will give it a shot, though at present I have no use for my Victor UA7045. Maybe there's no Home Depot in Russia. |
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