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« on: January 25, 2010, 11:05:57 AM » |
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Paul, poster Paully, was down a couple of weekends ago. We listened to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours. It sounded slow to both of us.
I have a strobe disk but no light to produce the stroboscopic effect short of bringing a fluorescent lamp from my workshop.
Any suggestions for an easy strobe light for my TT?
Thanks in advance,
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Grainger Morrison,
Mozzie quote: Sacred cows make the best hamburgers!
Remember, YOU are the only one who needs to be happy with the sound of your system.
Eros (stock)/FP-2/Paramour 1/upgrades to all - Power Regenerated
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Doc B.
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« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2010, 11:39:17 AM » |
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Just pick up a cheap neon bulb from RS.
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Dan "Doc B." Schmalle
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JC
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« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2010, 12:01:10 PM » |
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Neon seems to be the preferred lamp for any table I've ever seen with a built-in strobe.
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Jim C.
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Grainger49
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« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2010, 12:25:21 PM » |
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Somewhere I own a neon test lamp. I don't know where. Maybe I should get another and put a plug on it. When I do the first one will reappear.
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Grainger Morrison,
Mozzie quote: Sacred cows make the best hamburgers!
Remember, YOU are the only one who needs to be happy with the sound of your system.
Eros (stock)/FP-2/Paramour 1/upgrades to all - Power Regenerated
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« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2010, 01:25:47 PM » |
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Any light will work, even an incandescent bulb has a 60hz flicker. Or try one of those new fangled CFL's...John
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« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2010, 03:10:07 PM » |
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The CFLs seem to be running at a higher frequency to me, at least the ones I've got. I haven't dissected one yet, but I get the impression that there is a little electronic "ballast" in the base, which tends to make noise somewhere in the several thousands of Hertz.
Of course, I doubt that they all are the same.
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Grainger49
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« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2010, 04:03:16 PM » |
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I have a high intensity lamp above the TT now. I'll try an incandescent light bulb.
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Grainger Morrison,
Mozzie quote: Sacred cows make the best hamburgers!
Remember, YOU are the only one who needs to be happy with the sound of your system.
Eros (stock)/FP-2/Paramour 1/upgrades to all - Power Regenerated
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Grainger49
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« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2010, 03:03:34 PM » |
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I brought around a desk lamp and checked with the VPI strobe disk. It was about 1.5% slow.
Then I lugged the VPI PLC up from my work room and tweaked till it looked good.
It sounds better now. Strangely, with increased speed the bass seems tighter and more present.
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Grainger Morrison,
Mozzie quote: Sacred cows make the best hamburgers!
Remember, YOU are the only one who needs to be happy with the sound of your system.
Eros (stock)/FP-2/Paramour 1/upgrades to all - Power Regenerated
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