Micro Seiki DQX-500 Turntable resto-mod

[laatsch55]

That or some wire out of a relay or transformer or coil...some of that shit is pretty fine....and solderable.....

 

[J!m]

If you can get molybdenum wire that fine I think it would have the highest tensile strength.

Otherwise, Kevlar thread. I had some to use as a drive for my old turntable design but no idea where it is now. (Probably in a box with the motor and other bits I was collecting)

 

[NeverSatisfied]

Ya mean something like a #6 tippet?? Any idea on what diameter you are talkin?

No idea what #6 tippet is?
Fine as frogs hair….not sure but about the diameter of human hair. ( not the kinky stuff, lol).

 

[J!m]

Human hair is roughly 0.003 inch.

A single edge razor is about 0.007 inch. (Used those as neck shims sometimes)

 

[J!m]

Silk thread might be a good option. That’s strong.

 

[NeverSatisfied]

Silk thread might be a good option. That’s strong.

The original stuff looks like monofilament of some kind. I like the thread idea, I can put a drop of CA glue on the knots and it should outlast me.

 

[J!m]

That’s used often for anti-skate weights.

It gets pretty strong despite the diameter.

 

[Gepetto]

Human hair is roughly 0.003 inch.

A single edge razor is about 0.007 inch. (Used those as neck shims sometimes)

Even the RCH??

 

[Bob Boyer]

Hold on, I got this. 5x tippet is .006 inch, 6x is .005 inch, 3x is .008 if Dad's old H. L. Leonard leaders and my spool of 5x tippet material are to be believed. Get to your nearest BassPro/Cabelas/Sportsmans Warehouse, etc. and look in the fly fishing section to sample the spools of tippet material and get the size you think would work best. Dad's old 3X Leonard's feel a little stiff to me but 5x feels flimsier than the monofilament SME used on a 3009 arm I had on a Rek-O-Kut table as a kid in high school. 4x maybe? Try some - at $5 or $6 per spool, you can afford to experiment.

Edit: ignore the tapered leaders, get the spool(s) of tippet material. Cheaper and more of each size.

 

[NeverSatisfied]

Hold on, I got this. 5x tippet is .006 inch, 6x is .005 inch, 3x is .008 if Dad's old H. L. Leonard leaders and my spool of 5x tippet material are to be believed. Get to your nearest BassPro/Cabelas/Sportsmans Warehouse, etc. and look in the fly fishing section to sample the spools of tippet material and get the size you think would work best. Dad's old 3X Leonard's feel a little stiff to me but 5x feels flimsier than the monofilament SME used on a 3009 arm I had on a Rek-O-Kut table as a kid in high school. 4x maybe? Try some - at $5 or $6 per spool, you can afford to experiment.

Edit: ignore the tapered leaders, get the spool(s) of tippet material. Cheaper and more of each size.

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Thanks, that was my original thought but had no idea what to look for. Going to try the Tippet and the Silk thread, one of them should work.

 

[NeverSatisfied]

Had a little time this morning to work on the Micro. Almost finished rebuilding both MA-707 tone arms. Still more to do but slowly getting there. Look Joe, messy bench again….lol.

 

[J!m]

The 707 was on my short list…

I may collect parts for the 505 Mk. III, since it uses the same base- literally drop-in. Later…

VIVA LA MICRO!

 

[NeverSatisfied]

Should have taken more pictures but there are differences between the one that came on the TT and the stand alone unit. Nothing major but the main bearing housings are slightly different, one is in a brass sleeve and the other a chromed brass sleeve, the chromed sleeve places the bearings further apart, also the wiring is different. The stand alone unit has the normal four wires the other has six wires that includes two separate grounds.

 

[J!m]

Two grounds?!? That’s different

 

[laatsch55]

Should have taken more pictures but there are differences between the one that came on the TT and the stand alone unit. Nothing major but the main bearing housings are slightly different, one is in a brass sleeve and the other a chromed brass sleeve, the chromed sleeve places the bearings further apart, also the wiring is different. The stand alone unit has the normal four wires the other has six wires that includes two separate grounds.

Love the pen holder...

 

[NavLinear]

Love the pen holder...

Took me a second but I like it too. Thanks pointing it out - I was stuck on the screw driver set up.

 

[laatsch55]

LOL!!!

 

[J!m]

There is no clear answer that I could find out there but i was trying to determine the significance/difference in the “X” suffix, and no suffix arms.

I did notice that the “X” suffix headshells have coaxial leads for the cartridge, and I believe they used it within the arm as well,where they could, but maybe not. The pivot area would be a problem but I can’t pin anything down otherwise.

I am reasonably certain it is not silver wire- popular theory is that is the “S” suffix arm, but one first hand account I read from a rewire, indicated silver plated copper wire as opposed to solid silver. Still nice and maybe even audible… due to signal amplitude I would expect subtle changes to be more audible here than elsewhere.

 

[NeverSatisfied]

Love the pen holder...

A gift from my love, she says I am hard to shop for because I am like a ten year old with a credit card…..lol, so true.

 

[NeverSatisfied]

Took me a second but I like it too. Thanks pointing it out - I was stuck on the screw driver set up.

Let’s just say I get Christmas cards from Wiha every year.