Old Pathe Suitcase Turntable - Astatic 89t issues

[Electronic M]

Often if one end of the spring can be removed one can edit down the spring by chopping a few coils off, bending the end to hook on the old connection point, testing tracking force and repeating if necessary.

[Captainclock]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

Often if one end of the spring can be removed one can edit down the spring by chopping a few coils off, bending the end to hook on the old connection point, testing tracking force and repeating if necessary.

By the looks of that clip that's attaching the spring though it looks like it wasn't meant to be adjusted, and I've seen some of those types of clips before, they're not meant to be removed and reintalled again because when you remove it, you have to replace it with a new one or just not remove the original, which is why I said it probably wasn't meant to be removed or readjusted.

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by Captainclock

By the looks of that clip that's attaching the spring though it looks like it wasn't meant to be adjusted, and I've seen some of those types of clips before, they're not meant to be removed and reintalled again because when you remove it, you have to replace it with a new one or just not remove the original, which is why I said it probably wasn't meant to be removed or readjusted.

The top spring post looks the way you describe (I would not mess with that one), but the bottom looks like the spring is probably merely hooked on it....At least to me.

[kb12]

I purchased a new cartridge and shortened the spring a bit and now it seems to be working much better! Again, thanks for the help.

I have another problem though... I have a flip cartridge (81T) and both sides say "LP". Both side say "LP" on my 89TX as well. Both needles look the same to me. The cartridges only mount one way. Can anyone confirm which side is for 78s and which is for LPs?

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by kb12

I purchased a new cartridge and shortened the spring a bit and now it seems to be working much better! Again, thanks for the help.

I have another problem though... I have a flip cartridge (81T) and both sides say "LP". Both side say "LP" on my 89TX as well. Both needles look the same to me. The cartridges only mount one way. Can anyone confirm which side is for 78s and which is for LPs?

Neither is specifically for 78's....There were ones with one side of the turnover as 78 and others with both as 33....There were library of congress talking book (for the blind) phonos that only played 33, 16, and 7(or 8) RPM microgroove records that were better served with a second stylus for when the other 33 one wore out, than a 78 that would damage an LP....It is fairly safe to play a 78 with a LP type styli...It will be smaller than the groove and thus add more noise scraping the bottom of the groove and bouncing within it.