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'LIVEWIRE?' · 13th Apr 2017, 7:40 pm

Looking further at the TA/Mark II today, i realised that the tension spring which controls Stylus Pressure is mounted vertically at the rear of the PU arm. The adjusting screw either stretches or compresses this spring, thereby raising or lowering the stylus , which was almost touching the deck plate. Turnimng the screw anticlockwise raises the head end, and I was able to bring the SP down to 3.5g by this method. I may well leave it at that. My excuse is that I'd never even seen one of these decks before, let alone worked on one!!

13th Apr 2017, 7:40 pm	#8
'LIVEWIRE?' Rest in Peace Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: N.W. Oxfordshire(Chipping Norton) Posts: 7,306	Re: Garrard TA/Mark II (4SP) fitted with Chinese Cartridge Looking further at the TA/Mark II today, i realised that the tension spring which controls Stylus Pressure is mounted vertically at the rear of the PU arm. The adjusting screw either stretches or compresses this spring, thereby raising or lowering the stylus , which was almost touching the deck plate. Turnimng the screw anticlockwise raises the head end, and I was able to bring the SP down to 3.5g by this method. I may well leave it at that. My excuse is that I'd never even seen one of these decks before, let alone worked on one!!