Tracking force gauge?
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Shure SFG-2
Enjoy,
Rich P
Enjoy,
Rich P
Vintage_Hi-F
Vintage Audio Geek
+1 on this recommendation. It's more accurate than the Ortofon and not much more expensive, with online prices ranging from $22.95 to $36.
Vintage_Hi-F
Vintage Audio Geek
I have the Shure, but I'm not impressed with its build quality. The sliding weight doesn't really stay where you put it. I squeezed it a bit with a pair of pliers for a tighter fit, but it still wanders a little. It also only goes to 3 grams. Not a problem for most modern things, but the Pickering on my Garrard wants 4 grams with the brush in place.
jt45
Super Member
and what would some of those non-related things be pray tell.
ha ! Lolol.
Vintage_Hi-F
Vintage Audio Geek
you do realize that if you place the stylus in the second groove that it doubles the displayer tracking force right. 3 now equals 6 and such.
markd51
Nyuk Nyuk
The last Scale I bought, was the Proscale LC-50 from Old Will Knott Scales for about $30 or so. Weighs to 50g in .01g increments, is dead accurate, and uses regular AAA Batteries, no wierd watch batteries, or such.
Vastly superior to the Shure SFG-2 at around the same price. Just raise the Scale to Platter height with some Playing Cards, and place alongside Platter to weigh VTF. Mark
Vastly superior to the Shure SFG-2 at around the same price. Just raise the Scale to Platter height with some Playing Cards, and place alongside Platter to weigh VTF. Mark
The gauge has numbers up to 1.5, putting it on the double scale gets it to 3 grams. I did some hokey-pokey BS that *should* have me darn close to 4g, but I wouldn't wager how close it really is.
Doug G.
Lunatic Member
Bob_in_OKC
Addicted Member
Seems like we have had the SFG-2 vs digital scale debate a few times before. I just now used a digital scale to weigh a Susan B. Anthony dollar about 10 times and got three different readings...8.05, 8.07 and 8.08...although 8.07 did come up over half the time.
:thmbsp: Thats what I use and it works great.
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ETI_5000
Super Member
+1:thmbsp: - I got mine free (almost) with an Ortofon cartridge, too, but it's also available very cheaply from many cartridge sellers.
beatcomber
AK Member
I prefer my cheap digital scale to the Shure balance scale, although one has to place the stylus exactly in the center of the scale in order to get the most accurate results.
I still keep the Shure scale handy for whenever I need to weigh a Stanton 681, since the downward pressure from the brush throws off the digital scale's readings. With the Shure scale, I can hang the brush off the side.
I still keep the Shure scale handy for whenever I need to weigh a Stanton 681, since the downward pressure from the brush throws off the digital scale's readings. With the Shure scale, I can hang the brush off the side.
