Well tempered labs tonearm - Page 3

planet10 · 5th September 2009, 05:28 AM

One of the 1st things i do is disable the lift, so i wouldn't miss it.

dave

vinylkid58 · 5th September 2009, 05:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TerryO

Just an update on the WT turntable: Those that were at the Vancouver Island DIY Meet last weekend had the oppurtunity to hear the "Golfball" in action.
A friend of mine gave me the TT for my birthday and I took it to the "Spiritual Home" of the Odd and Offbeat: Planet10!
Please note that I'm referring to the people attending, not the gear...

Terry,

I hope there will be a return engagement for the "Golfball", somehow I missed hearing it.

Another Oddball.

binspaul · 5th September 2009, 08:47 AM

Dave,

Isn't that risky to operate the arm with out lift mechanism ?

Regards,
Bins

planet10 · 5th September 2009, 09:33 AM

I've always found it safer to use no lift mechanism... and i get really frustrated when i run around trying to figure out why i'm not getting sound only to find out someone has put the lift up.

dave

Nanook · 6th September 2009, 04:26 AM

tonearm lifts are great for those that need them. I know lots o'folks wouldn't dream of not using one. I agree with Dave. As long as there is a tonearm rest, I'm okay without having a lift.

binspaul · 7th September 2009, 04:16 AM

Nanook,

Nice to see you back. Any stuff for DIY tonearm lift with you ?

Regards,
Bins.

Nanook · 7th September 2009, 05:29 AM

Quote:

Nice to see you back. Any stuff for DIY tonearm lift with you ?

the absolute simplest idea may be something like this:

JesseG · 8th September 2009, 04:25 PM

If you think about it, you will see that it would be difficult to use a conventional arm lift on the WT tonearm, since the bearing is not 'anchored' in the horizontal plane as a conventional bearing is. Upward lift on the arm would present upward lift on the golfball, which is much lighter (intentionally) than even the bearing assembly on a unipivot arm, which relies on gravity to keep the arm from jumping off its bearing when the arm lift goes up. I expect that prototyping showed that it took the arm too long to settle back into the silicone goo after droping the arm onto the LP.

Nanook · 8th September 2009, 08:24 PM

nt

JesseG · 8th September 2009, 08:30 PM

Good one, Stew.

That would put the lift vector against the thread holding the arm in the horizontal plane without displacing it in the vertical. Looks to me like it should work.

I am building a WT tonearm clone for one of my ultra-lite B&O based TTs, so will try this idea

5th September 2009, 05:28 AM	#21
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	One of the 1st things i do is disable the lift, so i wouldn't miss it. dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

5th September 2009, 09:33 AM	#24
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	I've always found it safer to use no lift mechanism... and i get really frustrated when i run around trying to figure out why i'm not getting sound only to find out someone has put the lift up. dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

6th September 2009, 04:26 AM	#25
Nanook diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Chinook Country.Alberta	Risky Business.... tonearm lifts are great for those that need them. I know lots o'folks wouldn't dream of not using one. I agree with Dave. As long as there is a tonearm *rest, I'm okay without having a lift. __________________ stew* ☮ -"A sane man in an insane world appears insane."

8th September 2009, 04:25 PM	#28
JesseG diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mid coast of British Columbia	Arm Lift on Well Tempered TT If you think about it, you will see that it would be difficult to use a conventional arm lift on the WT tonearm, since the bearing is not 'anchored' in the horizontal plane as a conventional bearing is. Upward lift on the arm would present upward lift on the golfball, which is much lighter (intentionally) than even the bearing assembly on a unipivot arm, which relies on gravity to keep the arm from jumping off its bearing when the arm lift goes up. I expect that prototyping showed that it took the arm too long to settle back into the silicone goo after droping the arm onto the LP. __________________ "If we crashed our cars as often as we crashed our computers, we'd all be dead!"

8th September 2009, 08:30 PM	#30
JesseG diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mid coast of British Columbia	Good one, Stew. That would put the lift vector against the thread holding the arm in the horizontal plane without displacing it in the vertical. Looks to me like it should work. I am building a WT tonearm clone for one of my ultra-lite B&O based TTs, so will try this idea __________________ "If we crashed our cars as often as we crashed our computers, we'd all be dead!"


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5th September 2009, 08:47 AM	#23
binspaul diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cochin, Kerala, India	Dave, Isn't that risky to operate the arm with out lift mechanism ? Regards, Bins

7th September 2009, 04:16 AM	#26
binspaul diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cochin, Kerala, India	Nanook, Nice to see you back. Any stuff for DIY tonearm lift with you ? Regards, Bins.

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