[flyingtech55]

Originally Posted by Edward Huggins

The output will not have been as high as this. The standard measured maximum output of the BSR TC8H/2 was 1.2Volts and the BSR TC8H/1 at 900mV. On certain transients it might have measured slightly higher.

This is the info I got from the website:


https://www.adelcom.net/BSR%20Cartridges.htm



TC8H
TC-8-H TC-8H TC8-H tc8h tc-8-h tc-8h tc8-h
Monaural Ceramic Piezo

• Cartridge Type: Ceramic Piezo.
• Stylus Shape: Conical.
• Stylus Type: Conical 1.0 mil. Diamond for LP & 3.0 mil. Sapphire for RPM. (Flip-Over)
• Frequency Response: 20 Hz. - 20 kHz.
• Output Voltage: 4.0 V at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec.
• Vertical Tracking Force Range (Grams): 10.0 grams - 12.0 grams.
• Recommended Load Impedance: 47,000 Ohms.
• Number of Terminals: 2.
• Replacement Stylus: N8-7S & N8-7D.
• OEM Part Numbers: BSR TC8G, TC8R & TC8S.

It does seem very high and may of course be a misprint or just simply wrong. I'd have thought somewhere between 1V and 1.5V (as you suggest) would have been more reasonable.

TimR