One of the very important components of record players is the magnetic cartridge. This serves as a playback of analog sounds which are referred to as records. And now, it is commonly known as a turntable. Some terms referred to this before are gramophone and phonograph. Cartridge is also known a pick up, an electro mechanical device type that converts vibrational energy into an electrical energy. Electrical signals which are created are amplified and converted to sounds by the loud speakers.
Some other components include styluses, cantilever, coils, body, and magnets. A stylus which is being mounted will serve as contact to record grooves. Most styluses are made of industrial gemstones or may be small polished diamonds. A cantilever will serve as support to stylus and will transmit vibrations to the coil or magnet assembly. Cantilevers before were made of boron or aluminum. There are also other turntable cartridge types containing detachable styluses and cantilever, which is an advantage since there will be no need of replacing or removing cartridges when styluses worn out.
Cartridges come into many types, each different sizes and shapes. Moving magnet and moving coil are the two most common principles of technologies that powers the types. Moving coils have more advanced designs and also, it is more expensive compared to moving magnets. There are some MC variants that have cheap designs, but it definitely have poor sounds.
For magnetic cartridges, the cantilevers are always carrying permanent magnets located between two fixed coils in a form of electromagnetic generator. If the magnet responses to stylus through vibration, it will be inducing some current. And because magnets are small and have little mass, it will not be connected mechanically to its generator and the adjusted styluses follow grooves and are demanding less tracking force.
The induced magnetic types and also iron types have ferrous alloy or pieces of iron that moves. Instead of coupling magnets, these two materials are connected to its cantilevers. The permanent and the bigger magnet is positioned above the coils that provide a needed magnetic flux.
The MC cartridges design is an electromagnetic generator. Unlike the MM design, the coils and the magnet are arranged in a reverse manner. The coil is attached to the stylus and it moves within the constant magnet. A coil is made from a very fine wire and are mostly tiny. However, there may also be some MC cartridges in which the output is the same with the MM cartridges.
Another one is a moving micro cross type of cartridge. The MMC design is said to be one variant of MI design. Both coils and magnets stay in one area while the micro cross goes with stylus.
Another type is the London Decca cartridge. This has a unique design and it has fixed coils and magnets. Its styluses have diamond tips, have short iron, and have an L shaped cantilever made of non magnetic steel.
The iron is positioned very near to the stylus tip, thus, resulting to an accurate tracking of the motions. The engineers of this type referred this tracking as a positive scanning. These types are usually very musical.
Some other components include styluses, cantilever, coils, body, and magnets. A stylus which is being mounted will serve as contact to record grooves. Most styluses are made of industrial gemstones or may be small polished diamonds. A cantilever will serve as support to stylus and will transmit vibrations to the coil or magnet assembly. Cantilevers before were made of boron or aluminum. There are also other turntable cartridge types containing detachable styluses and cantilever, which is an advantage since there will be no need of replacing or removing cartridges when styluses worn out.
Cartridges come into many types, each different sizes and shapes. Moving magnet and moving coil are the two most common principles of technologies that powers the types. Moving coils have more advanced designs and also, it is more expensive compared to moving magnets. There are some MC variants that have cheap designs, but it definitely have poor sounds.
For magnetic cartridges, the cantilevers are always carrying permanent magnets located between two fixed coils in a form of electromagnetic generator. If the magnet responses to stylus through vibration, it will be inducing some current. And because magnets are small and have little mass, it will not be connected mechanically to its generator and the adjusted styluses follow grooves and are demanding less tracking force.
The induced magnetic types and also iron types have ferrous alloy or pieces of iron that moves. Instead of coupling magnets, these two materials are connected to its cantilevers. The permanent and the bigger magnet is positioned above the coils that provide a needed magnetic flux.
The MC cartridges design is an electromagnetic generator. Unlike the MM design, the coils and the magnet are arranged in a reverse manner. The coil is attached to the stylus and it moves within the constant magnet. A coil is made from a very fine wire and are mostly tiny. However, there may also be some MC cartridges in which the output is the same with the MM cartridges.
Another one is a moving micro cross type of cartridge. The MMC design is said to be one variant of MI design. Both coils and magnets stay in one area while the micro cross goes with stylus.
Another type is the London Decca cartridge. This has a unique design and it has fixed coils and magnets. Its styluses have diamond tips, have short iron, and have an L shaped cantilever made of non magnetic steel.
The iron is positioned very near to the stylus tip, thus, resulting to an accurate tracking of the motions. The engineers of this type referred this tracking as a positive scanning. These types are usually very musical.
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