Technics EPA-100 Dynamic Damping Universal Tone Arm Pickup Arm 
Vintage Audio #11

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Description

Operation confirmed with the following contents.

Output from both channels.
Lifter descent speed (Oil refilled).
Each adjustment point, operation feeling.
Height adjustment, etc.

Polished and cleaned for each part.
There is some tarnish on the arm base.
Other appearance is a beautiful product without any noticeable scratches.

Please refer to the photo.

*Turntables and other equipment (excluding accessories for the unit) shown in the photos are for presentation purposes only and are not part of the product.

Overview

The universal tone arm was developed to address the major issue of low-frequency resonance damping in pickup systems.

The variable dynamic damping mechanism is capable of properly damping low-frequency resonances of both high and low compliance types, bringing out the full potential of the cartridge.

The main weight is split and supported by a spring on one side, and floats on the other side by the attractive force between two magnets placed opposite each other at the rear of the weight and the damping selector. The resonance of the weight is damped by viscous silicon oil and a damping cylinder, effectively damping the resonance of the entire pickup system and successfully reducing resonance to less than half that of conventional systems.

The resonance frequency of the main weight can be adjusted with the damping selector at the rear of the main weight according to the cartridge compliance, and the amount of braking can be set to an appropriate value.

The arm pipe, 9.5 mm in outer diameter and 0.5 mm thick, is made of titanium nitride pipe arm, which is made of lightweight and mechanically strong titanium that has been further hardened by nitrogen. The tone arm's support structure is made of titanium nitride pipe.

Both the horizontal and vertical rotation sections of the tone arm are supported by a gimbal suspension system that uses bearings with high-precision pivot bearings manufactured in-house. The horizontal and vertical rotation axes intersect at a single point, minimizing differences in initial sensitivity and sensitivity in all rotation directions.

Rubies, whose coefficient of friction is about 1/3 that of steel, are super-finished into balls with a sphericity of ±0.5μm, and 20 rubies are used.
Combined with the gimbal suspension system, it achieves a high initial sensitivity of 5mg.



Specifications

Type: Universal tone arm with variable dynamic damping
Effective bearing clearance: 30mm both horizontally and vertically
Arm pipe: Boron Titanium pipe
Arm effective length: 250mm
Arm length range: 322mm to 350mm
Arm rear length range: 66.5mm - 94.5mm
Arm height adjustment range: 44mm - 64mm (helicoid part 20mm)
Overhang: 15mm
Horizontal tracking error angle: +1°6'(inner circumference of 30cm record), +2°6'(outer circumference of 30cm record)
Rotation axis sensitivity: Horizontal, vertical, initial sensitivity 5mg
Arm effective weight: 22g (cartridge dead weight 6.5g, needle pressure 1.25g)
Arm resonance frequency: 9.8Hz, (Compliance: 12x10-6cm/dyne, cartridge weight 6.5g, needle pressure 1.25g)
Arm resonance sharpness (Q): 6dB or less (at optimum adjustment)
Needle pressure adjustment range: 0 to 3g
Shell weight: 9.5g (boron aluminum)
Shell terminal lug: 1.2mmφ, lug for 4-pin terminal
Applicable cartridge weight: 5g to 10g
Arm mounting hole diameter: 62mmφ


Accessories

Weights
Weight fixing screw
Mounting nut/washer
PHONO cable
Instruction Manual (copy) (Japanese)
Mounting gauge (copy)



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