Yet another silly question!

[stewartwen]

Hello fellow do it yourselfers!
Here is my question. I downloaded an excell spreadsheet for calculating pick up arm mass. Unfortunately the cartridge compliance notation is measured in a strange way! In the UK we use cu as the notation and on the spreadsheet the compliance is measured in um/mN. Has any one got the corelation between these two types of notation. I have tried to get the conversion from quite a few cartridge manufacturers and only one has heard of this notation and he couldnt remember what the conversion factor was. Can any one help me.
Stewart

 

[maxro]

Sorry, can't help. But, could you post a link to the spreadsheet?

Max

edit: forget it, I found the link.

 

[sreten]

Hi,

in the UK we use cu which stands for compliance units.

Basically because people don't inderstand um/mN.

They are the same thing.

/sreten.

 

[stewartwen]

Thanks Sreten I am appalled at the lack of technical knowledge in our industry.
Once again thank you.
Stewart

 

[sreten]

Hi,

for what its worth um/mN also = cm/dyne = cu.

In the old days cm/dyne was much more common than um/mN.

/sreten.