beatcomber
AK Member
Who did you buy from?
Eric
I bought the Pat's Audio ones (3D printed) because that was the only game in town at the time, but I would go for the Best ones next time because they're mold-injected.
Who did you buy from?
Eric
I bought the Pat's Audio ones (3D printed) because that was the only game in town at the time, but I would go for the Best ones next time because they're mold-injected.
Do the 3D printed sleds from Pat's have all of the wiring pre-installed or is it just the plastic piece?
Yep, ArmorAll.- Clean the TT mat. There's diirt on it. I'll have to brush, vacuum and treat it. Armor All?]
Lube the motor while your at it.
Put a inexpensive AT 3600 on it, they are fun carts.
http://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/chinese-at3600-11-wow.790786/
Eric
VOM or Terry's Rubber Rollers are the usual recommendations. Numerous AKers have reported good results from both. I've got one arriving from VOM this afternoon and can report back on it.- Where can I get a good new idler wheel? I see NOS is available, but worry about the age of such old parts. Should I go to VoM? Other?
Just finished putting my new VOM idler into the Dual. Rubber was obviously new, and was perfectly clean and packed in a baggie. This is important, as you do not want contamination on the idler, rim, or motor spindle. Used iphone app RPM to test speed once motor warmed up. Wow and flutter measured between 0.10% and 0.15%. Very little rumble, especially when compared to original idler.
I would stay away from apps to measure wow&flutter. Some error in the app + some error in the phone = pretty big error. I doubt any phone designer ever thought about putting sensors in the phone which would be accurate to this level. Just print a strobe and use the mains extension light to check the speed.
I would stay away from apps to measure wow&flutter. Some error in the app + some error in the phone = pretty big error. I doubt any phone designer ever thought about putting sensors in the phone which would be accurate to this level. Just print a strobe and use the mains extension light to check the speed.