How can this TT be right

[Lastplace]

Take a look at this ad. How can this turntable work?

http://richmond.craigslist.org/ele/379023734.html

 

[similost]

Number 9...

in reverse... "Let me out, Let me out, Let me out..."

 

[Acoustic]

Maybe its for folks that are left handed??:scratch2:

 

[DaveThreshol]

That is really bizarre! It may be really good for Pink Floyd and Kraft Work!......Zappa anyone?

 

[Llama50]

That must be one of those Australian TT's.

 

[MarkAnderson]

Somehow the guy mirror-imaged the pics, no doubt.

 

[Mark W.]

Oh for crying out loud the owner of the TT used a film camera to take the photo and at some point (most likely the scanning of the print) it was reversed. This is a simple case of a photographic screw up.

 

[mech986]

Works on the Coriolis Effect or only to be used south of the Equator. Also, can be for special effects records that only run counter clockwise.

However, I'll agree with the mixed up reverse image photos.

would be worth a lot of money though if one like this did exist.

Regards,

Bart

 

[OvenMaster]

Darn, I was thinking it was a model for countries that had you drive on the wrong... I mean, left... side of the road, like Llama50 said, Oz.

 

[hakaplan]

Scan your money, print it out backwards and use it to buy it from him.

 

[Jukin Jay]

On the other hand, Rowe/AMI made thousands of jukeboxes with this mechanism. The cartridge is mounted backwards in the tonearm, the stylus points toward the back. This is a rather dirty example.

 

[OvenMaster]

Whoa! Thanks for that pic! :thmbsp:
Tom

 

[Switchblade]

Why do you think you have to replace the needle!

 

[Fisherdude]

What's the tracking force on that monster???

 

[similost]

What's the tracking force on that monster???

Going by the dust shadow on the tone arm, looks like not enough. Looks like it needed a quarter more..

 

[Jukin Jay]

What's the tracking force on that monster???

Typically 5 grams, but they'll go lighter. That isn't a dust shadow, it's a little raised dome so that the tonearm wires can fit between the arm and the cartridge mount. With the cartridge backwards the terminals are on the leading edge of the tonearm. Earlier mechanisms used a mechanical microswitch to trip the mechanism at the end of the record. Later units have a magnetic reed switch. With a reed switch they'll track down to 2 grams with the right cartridge. The mechanical switch puts some side-pressure on the arm towards the end of the record so it skips below about 3 grams. Stock cartridge is a Shure M44, designed for 5 grams. The DJ cartridges made today are good replacements with similar specs.

You don't want to go too light, otherwise the records skip during bar fights when someone whacks the jukebox with a beer bottle.

 

[chimpetus]

This is an ultra rare turntable for decoding the messages on your old Sabbath and Zep albums.