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Technics 1210 tone arm Problem

My mate, just bought a second hand 1210 and when u place the needle on the record it just scrapes back accross it and back towards the resting place.

Its like a hidden force is just pulling it back, now we saw that the arm was slightly bent so we tried to bend it back slightly , it seemed to straighten out but the pulling force still exists.


I just wanted to know If anyone knows whats causing this and How can we sort it out ??


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This table should have an "anti-skate" adjustment. This is out of adjustment and putting to much tension on the arm. This adjustment is designed to insure that the needle tracks in the middle of the groove rather than one side. If the arm is out of balance and this os out of adjustment, the symptom you describe will occur. Hope this helps, Dan

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