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Post by Bigman80 on Sept 27, 2020 9:25:17 GMT
What i do is to use vodka. To deliver it, i cut a cube of magic eraser sponge, put it in a beer bottle cap, pour the vodka onto the sponge, enough so that it saturates the cube and there is abit in the bottle cap. Drop the stylus into it using the arm lift for a short while and lift it out. The vodka wont attack the epoxy holding the stylus on, and wont wick up the cantilever because it sits on the surface of the sponge not in it. But the stylus will sit in the sponge and thus in the vodka. Could also use record cleaning fluid, same idea. Funnily enough, that's exactly what I've done! Used the brush though as I have no sponge yet  |
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Post by Bigman80 on Sept 27, 2020 9:26:14 GMT
Yes, that's correct Jamie. I wasn't sure without looking but have since checked. 62.350mm to be exact lol different to mine which is 63.000
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Post by karma67 on Sept 27, 2020 9:32:54 GMT
nothing to worry about.
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Post by electronumpty on Sept 27, 2020 9:36:39 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2020 9:50:02 GMT
I use one of those polymer things, i just use the vodka every now and again.
For alignment i use a dr feickert jig. Expensive, but as i do alot of setup work for other people its worth the cost to me.
For the linear tracker i made a perspex jig that has a tangent line intersecting the spindle centre.
The linear arm is more time consuming to get right as it needs very fine adjustments to get the air beam aligned parallel to the tangent line, but once in and locked down its easy to swap carts by adjusting them fore/aft in the short slots in the headshell.
With that arm there just isnt any tracking distortion. Which is nice
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Post by Bigman80 on Sept 27, 2020 10:07:43 GMT
I use one of those polymer things, i just use the vodka every now and again. For alignment i use a dr feickert jig. Expensive, but as i do alot of setup work for other people its worth the cost to me. For the linear tracker i made a perspex jig that has a tangent line intersecting the spindle centre. The linear arm is more time consuming to get right as it needs very fine adjustments to get the air beam aligned parallel to the tangent line, but once in and locked down its easy to swap carts by adjusting them fore/aft in the short slots in the headshell. With that arm there just isnt any tracking distortion. Which is nice I did think about a Feikert, but as I only do setup once a year, I felt it wasn't necessary. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2020 10:12:51 GMT
I use one of those polymer things, i just use the vodka every now and again. For alignment i use a dr feickert jig. Expensive, but as i do alot of setup work for other people its worth the cost to me. For the linear tracker i made a perspex jig that has a tangent line intersecting the spindle centre. The linear arm is more time consuming to get right as it needs very fine adjustments to get the air beam aligned parallel to the tangent line, but once in and locked down its easy to swap carts by adjusting them fore/aft in the short slots in the headshell. With that arm there just isnt any tracking distortion. Which is nice I did think about a Feikert, but as I only do setup once a year, I felt it wasn't necessary. You changed cartridges more than once a year, until recently. |
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Post by Bigman80 on Sept 27, 2020 10:15:08 GMT
I did think about a Feikert, but as I only do setup once a year, I felt it wasn't necessary. You changed cartridges more than once a year, until recently. Ah, well yes. The KB was here to stay until it died. The HA103-SEL isn't going anywhere, ever and as it only needs setting up when I take it off, or when the temperature changes and causes the wood to loosen its grip on the mounting screws, which is what we believe has caused this slight movement |
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Post by sq225917 on Sept 27, 2020 13:33:23 GMT
No alcohol in the stylus cleaner Oli, it can get wicked up the canti and leach into the suspension components.
A drop of E3 on that carbon brush of yours will shift anything organic. Ive been using it for eight months on my AT electric cleaner.
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Post by Bigman80 on Sept 27, 2020 14:08:21 GMT
No alcohol in the stylus cleaner Oli, it can get wicked up the canti and leach into the suspension components. A drop of E3 on that carbon brush of yours will shift anything organic. Ive been using it for eight months on my AT electric cleaner. Oh cool. I was worried about that a little so used very sparingly. I will realign the arm and cart later hopefully and use a drop of the E3 Thanks for the tip |
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Post by stevew on Sept 29, 2020 7:50:12 GMT
No alcohol in the stylus cleaner Oli, it can get wicked up the canti and leach into the suspension components. A drop of E3 on that carbon brush of yours will shift anything organic. Ive been using it for eight months on my AT electric cleaner. Sorry I’m lost. E3? Have an AT electric cleaner and was pondering what to use on it. Thanks |
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Post by Bigman80 on Sept 29, 2020 8:37:20 GMT
No alcohol in the stylus cleaner Oli, it can get wicked up the canti and leach into the suspension components. A drop of E3 on that carbon brush of yours will shift anything organic. Ive been using it for eight months on my AT electric cleaner. Sorry I’m lost. E3? Have an AT electric cleaner and was pondering what to use on it. Thanks It's sq225917 brainchild.....review to come later today. |
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Post by stevew on Sept 29, 2020 9:09:21 GMT
Oh excellent.. !
Thought it was me being fick.
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Post by Bigman80 on Sept 29, 2020 9:25:23 GMT
Oh excellent.. ! Thought it was me being fick. Hahaha, no, it's a new product and as such isnt well know yet, but it will be. It's rather excellent stuff. |
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Post by sq225917 on Sept 29, 2020 10:32:40 GMT
Looking forward to the review Oli.
Steve pm me your address and I can forward you a sample bottle. E3 Enzymatic Record Cleaner. A single undiluted drop on a carbon brush will get your stylus shining too.
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Post by Bigman80 on Sept 29, 2020 11:56:42 GMT
Looking forward to the review Oli. Steve pm me your address and I can forward you a sample bottle. E3 Enzymatic Record Cleaner. A single undiluted drop on a carbon brush will get your stylus shining too. I'll post it up when I get a second mate, been mayhem here this morning and off to work in a minute, so hopefully I'll get five minutes later just to proof read, correct the mistakes and get it online. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2020 16:12:49 GMT
I've mentioned it before but a tacky window Walker cut into squares will last you a lifetime of stylus cleaning.
Ther inner groove distortion is a geometric anomaly which we try to minimalise with things like head offset angle and overhang . It's all to get the compromise between in inner and outer. I'm afraid the grooves aren't closer together and the relative speed on the stylus is actually slower not faster at the inner grooves .. Which adds to the degredation in sound quality.
Go for the inner groove emphasis though as already said.
The speed and tolerance of the outer grooves make them a lot more forgiving .
Oh...no alcohol on a stylus. Some of them can even come loose !
Spit on the brush does indeed work a treat.
And don't Ever use the blue stuff advocated by Linn.
Its lapping paper and is mega abrasive.
Thay came from the man who thought the best thing to clean the grooves with was the stylus ! Doh !
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Post by Bigman80 on Oct 3, 2020 16:22:46 GMT
I've mentioned it before but a tacky window Walker cut into squares will last you a lifetime of stylus cleaning. Ther inner groove distortion is a geometric anomaly which we try to minimalise with things like head offset angle and overhang . It's all to get the compromise between in inner and outer. I'm afraid the grooves aren't closer together and the relative speed on the stylus is actually slower not faster at the inner grooves .. Which adds to the degredation in sound quality. Go for the inner groove emphasis though as already said. The speed and tolerance of the outer grooves make them a lot more forgiving . Oh...no alcohol on a stylus. Some of them can even come loose ! Spit on the brush does indeed work a treat. And don't Ever use the blue stuff advocated by Linn. Its lapping paper and is mega abrasive. Thay came from the man who thought the best thing to clean the grooves with was the stylus ! Doh ! Send us a link!!! What's a window walker? |
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Post by mikeyb on Oct 3, 2020 17:22:10 GMT
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Post by Bigman80 on Oct 3, 2020 17:22:59 GMT
Haha! That's what I thought! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2020 18:43:35 GMT
I was thinking more of the whole body ones.
I swear ...they work a treat and I've used them on a Koetsu with no probs.
Mind you ...it wasn't mine. ☺
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Post by sq225917 on Oct 3, 2020 18:45:03 GMT
Re isopropyl in stylus cleaner, linn recently has issues with cantis dissolving at least it looked like that 9n the two pics I saw.
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Post by jimbo on Oct 3, 2020 20:36:16 GMT
I start off with L art de sol cleaning fluid which stays on for five mins. This is vacuumed off. I then wash with distilled water followed by a weak solution of IPA with water and then finish with more distilled water.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2020 21:11:42 GMT
Quite right.
Except the five minutes obviously.
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