Anti-Skating Force - THORENS TD 700 Mode D'emploi

Anti-skating force

The friction of the pickup stylus in the record groove and
the geometrical off-set position of the pickup in the head-
shell are generating a so-called skating force while playing
a record. This force tends to drag the tonearm towards the
centre of the record.
The TP 42 however features a built-in magnet for the com-
pensation (anti-skating) of this unavoidable movement.
Anti-skating force is adjusted by a control knob at the base
of the tonearm (Fig. 5) whereby the settings correspond to
the applied tracking force (in mN), thus:
0
no effective anti-skating force
1
5 - 10 mN
2 10 - 15 mN
3
15 - 20 mN
4 > 20 mN
Fig. 5
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