Very interesting thread this with plenty of pictures . Well done Jamie
Very interesting thread this with plenty of pictures . Well done Jamie
Regards
Brian
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Yes, the bearing adjustments would certainly be different with five smaller ball bearings.
Any benefit to having 5 bearings? Just thinking that now you're well versed it may be worthwhile experimenting.
probably,after all they changed them for a reason,problems with early sticky bearings from what ive read,id have to have new cups machined as they have a bigger internal diameter along with new cones.
i doubt after all that id notice a difference and the cost would be too much i think and with new bearings in,especially ceramic, sticky bearings is the last thing id have
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ha ha,its all good fun mate,i reckon i did the zeta just in time as the Japanese monster is in customs at the moment!
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John Wood KT88 Amp.
Paradise Phono Stage
Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Sony X555ES Cd Player
Yamaha NS1000m Speakers
so am i!! very very rare. i hope its not shit.
My System
John Wood KT88 Amp.
Paradise Phono Stage
Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Sony X555ES Cd Player
Yamaha NS1000m Speakers
another update......
after concerned comments about using Vaseline i decided to strip the arm down again to check,yes i know im a glutton for punishment!
and what did i find in the bearings caps? yep traces of Vaseline! and thats after numerous heavy spraying with wd40 followed by ipa
so as the arm is in bits again i thought id try 5 bearings and see if that improves things,it would seem the only difference is the bearing size and not the cups as i thought earlier,an email from moth marketing confirmed this.
ive also learnt that having a small gap left over in the cup when the bearings are fitted is no bad thing,in fact its better than having them touching for obvious reasons,the general web view is half the bearings diameter is acceptable. so ive ordered some 1.5mm and 1.59mm bearings.
so watch this space chaps
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John Wood KT88 Amp.
Paradise Phono Stage
Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Sony X555ES Cd Player
Yamaha NS1000m Speakers