----- Original Message ----- From: "seth redmond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 2:35 PM Subject: Re: (313) Random question about platter dots (was re: best decks)
> Not to mention fixing 1200s which have been damaged when +16'd... I found a use! I pitched my tables back 'n forth from +8 to +16 a number of times over the years, but never really knew if I could trust my suspicions of drift on the tables or not - it just seemed like it only happened rarely, which didn't make a lot of sense - more likely my ears were off. I've played on tables that dip and dive severely, and that was not the case on mine - I just wanted to know for sure if I could always trust my tables and couldn't figure out how I could determine this. But then I remembered the strobes [lightbulb]! I figured, if I plopped the slider at 3.33 and 6.66 and the strobes actually matched up with the dots as they were supposed to, and there was no noticeable drift, it must mean that the speed of the tables are not slipping. I think it very unlikely that the strobes would flash at an exact same 'wrong' rate as the dip in speed on the tables. So... if you wanna know if your tables still work right or if you're just crazy, check the strobes. Also, you can measure how faithful they are to +/-8 by seeing how far off they are from 0, 3.33 and 6.66. I was happy to find mine were perfect after 8 years of (ab)use. This is also good for proving the durability of your Technics should you ever need to sell them. Tristan ===== Text/Mixes: http://phonopsia.tripod.com Music: http://www.mp313.com Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] New Mix in mp3, 'Live in Iowa City' available for a short time from http://phonopsia.isoprax.com
