In addition the outside strobe markings are set in gradients of 2 and 4 speed deviation.
Vinyl engine strobe disc.
View under fluorescent light.
Strobe discs these discs will allow you to check the speed of your turntable.
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Thorens strobe disc owners manual service manuals and schematics are for reference only and the vinyl engine bears no responsibility for errors or other inaccuracies.
Use these free strobe discs to check the running speed of your turntable and adjust as neccasary.
If speed is fast or slow adjust so the large center row of dots marked with the rpm designation appear to be still.
60hz 33 1 3 and 45 rpm.
Instructions 1 select the correct mains frequency for your country 2 print out the speed disc to the desired size 3 cut a 7 25mm hole in the centre for the spindle 4 view the disc under standard tungsten room lamp 5 bars should appear.
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Cartridge resonance evaluator evaluate the resonant frequency of your tonearm cartridge combination.
Again they should be printed to scale and be sure to use the disc suitable for the electricity supply in your country 50hz in the uk.
You can see how sharp the pattern looks a quick and easy speed check adjustment while playing records.
The spindle hole is exactly the same diameter as a standard paper puncher.
Note carefully which row of dots appears to be standing still.
Download by right clicking the following pdf files and print it out with a printer set printer resolution to 300dpi or higher.
Have a hunt online i think that i downloaded mine from vinyl engine but there are numerous available as freebies.
Better results can be attained using the turntabulator app for ios.
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The new strobe discs are exactly 33 1 3 rpm.
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