Arm drifting outwards

[dhad06]

Hi

On my vintage CEC BD-5200 the tonearm drifts outward due to the anti skating feature when in the lifted position. I have tried cleaning the tonearm and arm-lifter with alcohol, it seemed to work for a short time, but the rubber on the arm-lifter appears to have hardened, so the resistance between arm and lift is not enough.

Do you have any good ideas to remedy the problem?

Cheers Peter

[Fishtails]

Hi
Try adjusting your counterweight. It may be set too far back and not giving enough weight to,the headshell. This can cause it to move outward.

Is the antiskate adjustable?

[kelvinMunson]

Hi
Try adjusting your counterweight. It may be set too far back and not giving enough weight to,the headshell. This can cause it to move outward.

Is the antiskate adjustable?

I don't see where you're coming from here; the counterweight should be positioned to balance the tonearm horizontally, before the vertical tracking forceis applied. If the OP moves the counter weight forward this will increase the VTF.

The position of the counterweight cannot cause the arm to move outward. The anti-skate will cause it to move outward, in this case the OP has a problem due to reduced friction because the arm lift has hardened, allowing the antiskate to move the arm in the raised position.

OK, I haven't had this problem but there are products which can rejuvenate rubber, which may help, and there have recently been posts about this......

viewtopic.php?f=19&t=47580

[audioorigami]

i have seen rubber renew liquids i think on ebay

but a handy trick can be to use a rubber from a pencil...and rub the rubber onto the arm cue lifter...this will make the surface a little more sticky