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« Reply #15 on: October 18, 2013, 12:19:10 AM » |
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Pardon my naivety but what thread is more commonly used?
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« Reply #16 on: October 18, 2013, 03:17:37 AM » |
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Pardon my naivety but what thread is more commonly used?
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Cartridge fixing kits are usually 2.5mm, is that what you mean? |
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« Reply #17 on: October 18, 2013, 09:49:34 AM » |
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Wished i could get some aluminium M2.5 screws  |
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« Reply #18 on: October 18, 2013, 10:00:12 AM » |
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If it's to keep the weight down, I've used nylon ones in the past.
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« Reply #19 on: October 18, 2013, 10:27:02 AM » |
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I have polyamide ones as well, but i do not feel comfortable with them. You only have a couple of threads in the slider to catch the screw, so tightening is a bit of hit and miss - very easy to strip the threads on short ones. There is also an (imagined?) lack of stability when using long ones.
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« Reply #20 on: October 18, 2013, 11:33:37 AM » |
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Hello all, I just accidentally stumbled over this thread and got the impression that there is a big confusion. Now I hasten to add that I really don't know what size the threads in the Lenco headshell really are, but at least I can show you the differences among these mentioned in that thread. (Thought about using another word here, but I know especially in England they like a pun...) So then: M2.5  3-48 UNC  BA 6 (of which I think it's a no-no here)  So take your choice!  Greetings, Hansrudolf |
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« Reply #21 on: October 18, 2013, 11:43:55 AM » |
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Alternative:
You can eliminate Lenco's silly mounting plate altogether if you cut standard slots in the headshell. It won't have that Swiss deco look any more. This fix is much easier to live with and more solid, too.
This is what I did with most of my own L75/L78/B55 headshells. Mine look pretty awful, but they work great.
Why did I say "Swiss deco?" Because Thorens caused the same suffering to their customers, even after they moved to Germany. Just like Lenco, Thorens demands that you employ screws of precisely the correct length. Who needs this aggravation?
SONY forced Lenco to supply a slotted headshell w/o a mounting plate on the rebadged PS5011. It is a pity Lenco did not supply that headshell with other decks. Regards, |
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« Reply #22 on: October 18, 2013, 02:58:42 PM » |
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Hello all,
I just accidentally stumbled over this thread and got the impression that there is a big confusion.
Now I hasten to add that I really don't know what size the threads in the Lenco headshell really are, but at least I can show you the differences among these mentioned in that thread. (Thought about using another word here, but I know especially in England they like a pun...)/
/Greetings, Hansrudolf
Hi Hansrudolf, Thanks for the graphics - they explain visually what Werner was outlining a few posts ago. To be clear - Lenco L70 and L75 headshells have 3/48 threaded holes for the cartridge fixing screws. As your graphics show that means the commonly used 2.5mm screws will not fit, and if you try to tap the holes for 2.5mm the result is a loose fitting 2.5mm screw. To make matters worse the L70 headshell has blind holes and the L75 slide is only 2 threads thick aluminium - it all goes towards making alterations difficult. To get out of the bind these headshells put you in, folk will get desperate and create slots in the 75 shell and drill out the blind holes in the 70 shell - if you can be happy with the result you may consider that a solution, many don't. Using the correct 3/48 screws is the only thing that works and diffuses the frustration. You will not find them in your local shop. Thank Werner - he has bit the bullet and ordered a lifetime's supply for us lucky Lenco owners in Europe. Hth  |
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« Reply #23 on: October 18, 2013, 04:34:02 PM » |
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Wished i could get some aluminium M2.5 screws Hi Werner, What application are the aluminium M2.5 screws for? Not a Lenco presumably? They are available from several sellers but I guess you don't want just a few?  |
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« Reply #24 on: October 18, 2013, 06:03:11 PM » |
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BTW, 3-48 is also a common thread for guitar pickups (typically humbuckers).
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« Reply #25 on: October 18, 2013, 07:38:44 PM » |
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Hi Werner, What application are the aluminium M2.5 screws for? Not a Lenco presumably? They are available from several sellers but I guess you don't want just a few? Correct Colin, the Lenco headshell is heavy enough to easily tolerate brass screws. For really lightweight arms brass or stainless steel screws add substantial mass, polyamide are too flimsay for my taste, so that leaves aluminium. Have looked around, but not found anything reasonable. Quantities are not important, would be happy just to find enough for my own use  |
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« Reply #26 on: January 14, 2014, 06:10:10 AM » |
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If anyone USA based needs,
I have about 50-75 each of brass slotted screws in both 1/2" and 3/4" inch. -I can always cut them if need be, but should be pretty easy to cut yourself.
This is more as a service, just because I have extra (bought them in a 100 pack), so just a dollar or two for postage and supplies would be fine.
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« Reply #27 on: January 14, 2014, 02:41:48 PM » |
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« Reply #28 on: January 14, 2014, 06:54:58 PM » |
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Hey Werner, Hope you don't mind my post, was not trying to go into competition with you. Just can't see myself using all of them in my entire lifetime, and would rather then not go to waste. Cheers, Aron. |
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« Reply #29 on: January 14, 2014, 07:48:35 PM » |
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No worries Aron. If you look at the prices i charge you will realize that it is not to make money, but more of a service for LH patrons |
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