[Jukebox-list] Tempo 1 Cartridge-Help please

[francois.v at videotron.ca]

Thanks guys for your input.

The amp guy used my speakers, my junction box, my volume control and my tone arm with my cartridge !

Anyhow, I connected the cartridge with the two signals together and the two grounds together.
Anything wrong with that ?

When I use a ceramic cart, I get louder sound, but it is not as nice as with the NP/AC.
I wonder if the amp was ever modified to be used with a ceramic only cart.  When I bought it, it had a damaged Astatic 51 type cart on it (which doesn't mean it was original by the way)

My amp guy will try my amp in another mono Tempo 1 with a "known good amp" to see if there are any differences and we will go from there.

Do you think the NP/AC might be defective ?  I always believed that a cart was either good or bad.

I might try to find an original GE VR II and get it rebuilt.

Any other ideas ?

Thanks again
Francois

----- Message d'origine -----
De: Graeme Harvey <gnharvey at hotkey.net.au>
Date: Mardi, Décembre 5, 2006 0:55 am
Objet: Re: [Jukebox-list] Tempo 1 Cartridge-Help please
À: Jukebox mailing list <jukebox-list at lists.netlojix.com>

> I have used the NP/AC in place of GE VR 11 on Mono and stereo 
> AMI 
> Continentals. If I remember there is a small brass earth strap 
> that has to 
> be removed from the side of one pin. Would someone like to 
> confirm this 
> and what is the correct wiring for mono.
> Graeme Harvey
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "goodwright" 
> To: 
> Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 2:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [Jukebox-list] Tempo 1 Cartridge-Help please
> 
> 
> > The amp in the MONO Tempo 1 was designed to be used with a GE 
> VRII 
> > magnetic
> > cartridge, so an NP/AC should provide adequate output from the 
> amp. Make
> > sure that the two channels from the cartridge are connected IN 
> PHASE (hot 
> > to
> > hot, ground to ground, i.e. red to white and green to black, 
> if memory
> > serves). Also be sure that the speaker selector switch on the 
> amp is set 
> > to
> > the "local" or "phono only" position to give maximum output to 
> the 
> > speaker.
> > If the amp is working properly, a ceramic cartridge will 
> overload the 
> > input
> > stage producing very loud, distorted sound.
> > When you took the amp back to your rebuilder, did he use his 
> speakers and
> > volume control, or yours from your jukebox. If he used his, 
> there could
> > still be a problem in your volume control or speakers.
> >
> > KevinG
> >
> >
> >
> > Francois wrote:
> >
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I need your help here. I have a Tempo 1 mono version and I 
> had the amp
> > rebuilt recently and the speakers reconed. I installed new EL-
> 34 and
> > following Bill Bickers recommendation, I installed a Pickering NP/AC
> > magnetic cartridge. The sound is great but very low, way too 
> low for a
> > jukebox. I brought the amp back to the guy who rebuilt it, he 
> checked all
> > the voltages and everything was fine. We tried different 
> ceramic 
> > cartridges,
> > Astatic 51, Pfansthiel P-132 and they are all louder but the 
> sound is not 
> > as
> > good (in my impression).
> >
> > Is there something wrong with my Pickering NP/AC cartrdige ? 
> I soldered 
> > the
> > small clips while they were on the cartridge leads, do you 
> think I might
> > have damaged the cartridge ? It works, but is way too low.
> >
> > Should I order a new NP/AC just to test a different one ? Or 
> should I just
> > install a ceramic ?
> >
> > Your help or advice would be much appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Bye :-)
> > Francois
> >
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