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  VTA Adjustment
Thanks for all the EXCELLENT answers to my last thread. Now another question....what is VTA? Vertical tracking adjustment? Second question, does a Nottingham space deck (with space arm) have a VTA adjustment? The documentation mentions only "playing weight", is this the same thing? The documentation that comes with the deck is absolutely horrible, two confusing paragraphs and a hand drawn diagram. The assembly instructions that came with my 2 years olds bicycle manufactured in china were much better.
Mythtrip  (Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

04-22-03
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04-22-03   4yanx has a spacedeck. he will help you out with that one.   Twl

04-22-03   Vta=vertical tracking angle. the correct vertical angle is e ...   Newbee

04-23-03   I would certainly contact the distributor if you find anythi ...   Zaikesman

04-23-03   Anyone who owns a hifi tt should be versed in the setup geom ...   Ohlala

04-23-03: 4yanx
Bwaahahahah, Ohlala, I'm with you 110%. I have come to believe that ASL is an acronym for Arrogant, Stupid, and Laughable. But then, I don't have any strong feelings on the matter. ;-)

Mythtrip, the adjustment of VTA on the Spacearm is EASY. First, loosen the two allen set screws in the collet ring. The smaller of the two allen wrenches that should have come with your Spacearm(deck)is the appropriate size. The collect ring is the shiny round ring that is just below the base of the tonearm pillar and it keeps the tonearm form moving up and down. Now, you have either an early model or late-model Spacearm.

If you have the earlier arm, you can raise or lower the arm by hand to change VTA. Just tighten the allen set screws when finished. If you have this arm, I ‘d suggest doing something like Marty's approach which entails laying a deck of cards under the arm, using as many cards as it takes to fit between the bottom of the arm and an old LP. Then add or subtract cards depending on if you want to go up or down. By knowing the number of cards you can always get "back to square one", if needed.

If you have the later version of the Spacearm, you will see a vertical, threaded rod just to the right of the arm pillar. It has an allen set in the top of the rod that is the same size as your wrench. Again, loosen the collet screws just enough to provide movement. Then, you can adjust the VTA in very minute increments by turning the threaded rod one way or the other. When finished, tighten the collet screws and you are all set. Remember to check VTA after changing tracking force, anti-skate, changing the platter mat, etc. etc.......

I think it is correct to assume that Nottingham assumes (rightly or wrongly) that one has mor ethan a working knowledge of TT setup with respect to the conent of their documentations. Odd, too, as it is an easy table to setup but the lack of instructions may deter, or at least frustrate, some relatively inexperienced analog users.

4yanx  (Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)


04-23-03   There ought to be a law that all vta adjustment comes with a ...   Brulee

04-23-03   No ohlala, it's not like i would know about this distributor ...   Zaikesman

04-23-03   I apologize for the way i worded my statement. what i meant ...   Ohlala

04-24-03   Well ohlala, i didn't figure you really were - or maybe mean ...   Zaikesman

04-24-03   Vta, don't let all this banter scare you off mythtrip, like ...   Rockinroni

04-24-03   Mythtrip, you haven't contacted me as brulee volunteered :-) ...   4yanx


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