RB250 armboards for SL1200

[caddisgeek]

Hi Gent's, I have recently aquired an SL1200 and wish to transplant my modded RB250 onto it. Is there any real difference amongst the various armboards out there, and if so, what are the ones to have, and the ones to avoid

Cheers
Steve

[freefallrob]

I've only got experience of the Origin Live one, it's okay, but with the RB250 single hole mounting it can be a pain in the bum adjusting VTA and keeping the mounting distance the same (and therefore your alignment) as the hole is too big really. The later 3 point version is better as it's more repeatable (less slop).

[Qwin]

VTA adjustment is so nice on the 1200's.

The Pivot to spindle distance is only 7mm greater for the Rega arms if my memory serves me well.

Would it be possible to mount the arm directly into the technics VTA assembly by making an adaptor plate? This is something I have been toying with but have to many other things going on to give it much serious thought.

The Rega is quite a low slung assembly, so the arm wouldn't ride exceively high. Mmmnnn........ :eyebrows:

[JazzBones]

Hi Gent's, I have recently aquired an SL1200 and wish to transplant my modded RB250 onto it. Is there any real difference amongst the various armboards out there, and if so, what are the ones to have, and the ones to avoid

Cheers
Steve

How ya doing Steve, Mike New is a Sydney man, you'll find his details here on the 'Gallery'. He makes bespoke copper arm boards give him a call, it could work out cheaper than having an arm board shipped out from the old country?

If you dig around on this forum you will find that there are folks who think that a Rega arm, of any derivative is bad news for the Tekky.... I don't know mate because I've never heard the combo myself :scratch: If you're into a bit of DIY wood work you could easily knock one up for yourself using a nice slice of Jarrah which polishes up nice. I use an ebony board but I'm sure Jarrah (Iron wood family) would be equally as good. Those of us who have switched to hardwood arm boards believe them to give better results than the available ali ones.

Which part of Oz are you from?

:)

[caddisgeek]

How ya doing Steve, Mike New is a Sydney man, you'll find his details here on the 'Gallery'. He makes bespoke copper arm boards give him a call, it could work out cheaper than having an arm board shipped out from the old country?

If you dig around on this forum you will find that there are folks who think that a Rega arm, of any derivative is bad news for the Tekky.... I don't know mate because I've never heard the combo myself :scratch: If you're into a bit of DIY wood work you could easily knock one up for yourself using a nice slice of Jarrah which polishes up nice. I use an ebony board but I'm sure Jarrah (Iron wood family) would be equally as good. Those of us who have switched to hardwood arm boards believe them to give better results than the available ali ones.

Which part of Oz are you from?

:)


Thanks for the reply Bones, I'm from south west Victoria, on the coast about 300km from Melbourne. The Mike New plate looks nice but would still be a lot more expensive than getting one form the UK.

DIY from timber hadn't crossed my mind though, could do an mdf or ply trial run for starters before I wrecked a nice peice of Jarrah. Come to think of it I have some red gum that might fit the bill

Cheers
Steve

[Wakefield Turntables]

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[JazzBones]

Thanks for the reply Bones, I'm from south west Victoria, on the coast about 300km from Melbourne. The Mike New plate looks nice but would still be a lot more expensive than getting one form the UK.

DIY from timber hadn't crossed my mind though, could do an mdf or ply trial run for starters before I wrecked a nice peice of Jarrah. Come to think of it I have some red gum that might fit the bill

Cheers
Steve

Try the ply or mdf route first, it will allow you to get your hand in before tackling the expensive wood although I doubt if it will be as good as the hard wood (no pun intended on this one you wicked people :))ones? Can't see why the red gum shouldn't work. I'd cut out working templates from hard card on which you can work out arm geometry etc and then its easier to transfer to whatever you're going to settle on. The fixing of the arm board to deck is either screw secured by nut and bolt from underneath which is a pain as you have to upend the TT every time you want to work on the arm, or best method is to bolt from above into captive threads (three in total) which you have to get hold of as the OEM Techy arm does not use this method. Removing the Techy arm is straight forward, upend the TT onto a soft pillow or such to protect the captive arm, strobe light housing etc., remove cartridge with its head shell is advisable too. Don't forget to disconnect the earth wire from under the pitch control slider unit screw... Look on YouTube, fixing/repairing/modding a Technics 1200, really helpful...... All the best on that one :)

I'm originally from WA, near Fremantle but moved to England sometime ago with my English wife (Pommy) for family reasons. We get back now and again to visit the rels and friends but that bloody plane journey, circa 18+ hours each way is a real killer plus the old bank account takes a beating :rolleyes:

You're bound to learn lots from AoS, they're a good mob and the Queen hands out gongs and knighthoods every time they beat us in cricket or rugby... No Aussie rules here mate, they're not fit enough..... I'm only joking my good people :lol:

Cheers
Ron

[mido]

Haven't used many different armboards, I would imagine they are all pretty similar.

I bought one for my Jelco arm from this place recently, Marco recommended it. They do many different types and I was very pleased with the quality and service:

http://www.soundsupports.com/userimages/procart22.htm


If you are interested in the Origin Live Rega sized armboard I have one going spare actually. It's like this one:

http://www.tonearm.co.uk/dj_technics_armboard.htm

[caddisgeek]

Thanks for the info guys, I'll have a think about that on Rexton

[DiveDeepDog]

Ah ha, having just fitted a Nima to a 1210, I thought the 'slop ' was a Roksan thing?
I guess they take the VTA adjuster into account?
They really should include a washer for £60.

Several different sizes are included with a £20 chop saw blade .