Ceramic Vs Magnetic Cartridge

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Ceramic vs magnetic cartridge.

My record changer is a bsr c129r2h3 i m not sure if the cartridge on the tone arm is the original it says tc 8h1 i believe this is a tetrad tc8h1 cartridge not sure. As the stylus moves the magnets change their relationship with the coils in the body of the cartridge which generates a small voltage. Hi well i ve sort have been repairing an older record player cabinet by morse and would like some help determining if i can change the ceramic cartridge into a magnetic one. A magnetic cartridge more commonly called a phonograph cartridge or phono cartridge or colloquially a pickup is an electromechanical transducer that is used to play records on a turntable.

These typically have an output voltage of between 0 5v and 1 0v and this is not sufficient to replace crystal cartridges originally having outputs of 2 volts and above. 2 the moving magnet cartridge. Unlike a ceramic cartridge the back end of the stylus in a magnetic cartridge is not embedded in a block of material. A moving magnet mm cartridge is the most common type of phono cartridge.

Moving magnet cartridge. The cartridge contains a removable or permanently mounted stylus the tip usually a gemstone such as diamond or sapphire of which makes physical contact with the record s groove. This type works completely different than the ceramic cartridge. Ceramic cartridge underside view showing stylus cartridge type no.