Need help with overhang on JVC tt

[kappa7krazy]

Hello all. I have a JVC jl-a20 turntable and need help setting the stylus overhang. There is an indicator on the table for overhang but it is 1/4" wide. Does anyone have a similiar table? I am not sure if I set the overhang at the beginning of the indicator or at the end. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Brian.

 

[Zodia]

There's an overhang marking on the TT?:scratch2:
I'll have to go to my dad's house and check that, I bought and set the TT for him and didn't even notice that. interesting.

John

 

[Bob_in_OKC]

I was checking out the user manual for a similar JVC model and it showed the stylus centered over the marker.

 

[kappa7krazy]

I found a manual for the jvc jl-40 and it shows a circular indicator (it looks like its a bullseye, with a dot in the middle) with the stylus over the dot. The indicator on mine is a solid horseshoe shape. I have the stylus set in the middle of the indicator, but I wonder if it would be better at one extreme or the other. Brian

 

[Balifly]

The distance from the tip of the stylus to the washer at the back of the headshell should be 48mm.

The measurement was taken from my JVC JL-A40.

It is is on loan at the moment.

 

[boreas]

There's an overhang marking on the TT?:scratch2:
I'll have to go to my dad's house and check that, I bought and set the TT for him and didn't even notice that. interesting.

John

Yeah, there is. It's a little "cartouche" shaped indentation in the base just next to the edge of the platter. I had a JL-A15 and centered the stylus tip in that indentation. It sounded fine that way but precise alignment could vary as a function of the cartridge/stylus being used so I'd play with it within the range indicated to see if there's a "sweet spot".*

John

*I don't know why I said that.

 

[kappa7krazy]

Cool! Thanks guys. Brian