Fox 2166 cartridge wiring

[glitteringprize]

Hi all. I have purchased a new reproduction fox 2166 stereo cartridge, same as a ronette dc284 except that's mono. I have found faint numbers on the back 1 to 4 but these dont match any diagrams. So does anyone know which 2 are left and right positive please. im tying the ground together. thanks all.

[Edward Huggins]

More likely to be a clone of the Ronette 105 Stereo cartridge. If you enlarge a photo of that model, you may be able to see the channel markings.

[Audio1950]

I can tell you the connections on the Ronette 105. With the cartridge in the LP position, and looking from the back of the cartridge, top right pin is LH positive, bottom left is RH positive. Bottom right is LH ground, and top left is RH ground. Hope this helps.

Barry

[glitteringprize]

thankyou for that,problem is its new and i dont know position the LP is.This has 2 styli for 45 rpm,its for a jukebox.

[Edward Huggins]

If it is a clone of the Ronette 105, one stylus with be for 78s and one for 45/33rpm.

[barretter]

It isn't a clone of a Ronette 105 but of a Ronette TO222 and it is supplied with two styli for microgroove records, unfortunately made of sapphire rather than diamond so they won't last long. .
It should be easy to find out which the two pairs are with a multimeter. There will be low resistance between the positive and negative of each channel but I don't know how you can tell which is positive and which is negative. You could find out which channel is which if you have a test disc that announces the sides as a lot of them do.
Perhaps somebody who knows these cartridges better than I do can tell us what the pin-out is from the picture.

[Audio1950]

Originally Posted by barretter

And it's stereo - not many stereo 78s.

True, but all stereo turnover cartridges had one stylus for 78s. This one was obviously made primarily for juke boxes. The connections should be the same as those for the 105.

Barry

[barretter]

It seems odd that the two grounds should be diagonally opposite to each other. I've never seen a magnetic cartridge with that configuration but I have no experience with crystal/ceramic cartridges.

[Herald1360]

Originally Posted by barretter

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It should be easy to find out which the two pairs are with a multimeter. There will be low resistance between the positive and negative of each channel but I don't know how you can tell which is positive and which is negative.

A ceramic cartridge will be open circuit for each channel not low resistance. A magnetic type will have the low resistance.

[Edward Huggins]

After all these years, I'ver never heard of, and cannot trace, a FOX 2166 stereo cartridge. Was this a Ronette special made for the Juke Box trade and not available domestically?
I notice the OP says it's a "new reproduction". Was this sourced here in the UK?

[AC/HL]

https://www.jukebox-world.de/en/Fox-...tte-TO222.html

[glitteringprize]

Originally Posted by Edward Huggins

After all these years, I'ver never heard of, and cannot trace, a FOX 2166 stereo cartridge. Was this a Ronette special made for the Juke Box trade and not available domestically?
I notice the OP says it's a "new reproduction". Was this sourced here in the UK?

It was purchased from jukebox world in Germany.

[glitteringprize]

Well here it is installed and ready to go back in.i wonder what it will sound like.many thanks for all your replies.

[Audio1950]

It looks as if you're going to have to change those connectors that are attached to the wires. They should be round ones, these look to be for flat cartridge pins.

Barry

[glitteringprize]

Yea the round ones are on the cartridge,the flat type go on the carriage connector of jukebox.

[Audio1950]

Originally Posted by glitteringprize

Yea the round ones are on the cartridge,the flat type go on the carriage connector of jukebox.

Right! I assumed they were the cartridge pins as there is no sign of the cartridge in the photo. Hope it's all worked out well?

Barry

[glitteringprize]

My other pic not load.but yes it sounds great,and all thanks to help on here.

[glitteringprize]

This is the pic if it comes out this time.discomatic tone arm.

[BRASSBITS]

Originally Posted by Edward Huggins

After all these years, I'ver never heard of, and cannot trace, a FOX 2166 stereo cartridge. Was this a Ronette special made for the Juke Box trade and not available domestically?
I notice the OP says it's a "new reproduction". Was this sourced here in the UK?

yes they are repro I have also seen a copy bsr sc11 copy marked Fox

[ben]

Fox were /are? made here in Spain I believe.