Tarheel Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Before I send this new Rega/Moth tone arm back to the dealer let me see if anyone here has a fix. The arm wants to return to the rest when cued on an LP (skipping across the record). I called the dealer and he said to turn the antiskating lower or to "0". I did that and fiddled with the counter weight for a long while. Finally found a setting that worked. But after a couple of weeks on non play I tried the table again yesterday and we are back to skating again. Several tries at a combination failed to yield a good outcome. I should say that I had to tap new holes in the plinth for the arm but the existing opening (hole) was fine. I do have another table and it also has a Rega arm and it sets up fine. So what do you think? Operator error or faulty arm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron167 Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 If you balance the arm, what are you setting tracking force to? And then you're matching anti skate force, correct? For example, balance arm, set tracking force to 1.5 grams. Set anti skate to 1.5. What happens? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Loose nut behind the wheel. I used to tape a quarter on top of the cartridge shell The table is level correct? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 photo (or model number) of the tone arm please... is it a rega RB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted November 26, 2019 Author Share Posted November 26, 2019 Yes it's a Rega made RB-202 but under a Moth badge. It has anti skating. The table is level and there is no stylus force setting. Once you balance the arm, you turn the counter weight another half turn per 1g or one turns for 2g for correct stylus force. You then would set the anti skate to match. I'll mess with it more later and get back to you. Thanks to all for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Are all three of the tonearm mounting lugs seated flush to the top surface of the plinth? It not, then even if the plinth was level, the arm would not be. Representative photos for reference: https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/649378847-moth-oem-202-rega-rb202-full-incognito-rewire-kit-needs-repair/images/1641082/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glens Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Gotta have the vertical axis plumb, for sure. And, obviously, ensure there's as little torsional force created by the leads as possible... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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