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1. HI! The issue concerns more visual than sound problem, even though.. Our presses become covered by visible spots (rubbing marks) when inner cover paper or some fabric touch the vinyl, even slightly, on grooves area. there is no effect on flat zones. This spots are iridescent like oil. The issue d...

We conducted an independent examination of the electrolyte. It turned out that there are a lot of impurities. He was just dirty. Unidentified small particles have been found. We had to replace it anyway.

Our scale is metric. We did photos by mobile phone camera, may be it does some visual distortion.
Problem gone.
We changed electrolyte, sounds better at all costs.

Thanks for your tips, Chris! we'll see this issue as thoroughly as possible. Fortunately, our production is not too big and we have close communication with all who involved in the process. I do laquers and others does platting and pressing next door. not quite clearly understood about argon, do you...

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Thanks for all! Sorry for silence.
the problem was solved by changing styli angle.

Hi, platting gurus! Some strange issue with deep grooves (especially on deep spots, but not only on it, some were seen on common grooves) after platting and pressing. It looks like metal chips. But it ain't on laquer in the same places. I've attached some pics. Groove chip1.jpg Groove Cjip2.jpg Groo...

Hi to all! For solve some current problems with Neumann VMS 70 (sx 74 head) and prevent others, we are looking for outside specialist who able to come to Russia (Moscow) for 1 (max 2) weeks and fix, maintain lathe and get some advise to our engineers for further instances. We are ready to pay all re...

So, to solve this problem and prevent others, we are looking for outside specialist (special topic has posted) who able to come to russia for 1 (max 2) weeks and fix, maintain lathe and get some advise to our engineers for further instances. We are ready to pay all related expenses including flight,...

Thanks, mossboss. You may believe or not other guy did it with loupe and groove-scope. Our VMS was assembled from various components series and we didn't have any of this tools from the beginning And location is on more problem - we in russia So, as i right understood, does wrong stylus placement is...

Hi trolls,i'm new one on the forum. So i got some problems with my lathe. I'm a mastering engineer, and i used to work with cutting engineer together, but he has gone a couple of day ago. I am alone in front of all technical aspects now. Our lathe in Neumann VMS-70 with SX-74 cutterhead Yesterday my...