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When to replace turntable cartridge?
 

offline fleetmouse from Horny for Truth on 2005-08-31 09:51 [#01711176]
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Can one of you turntabley guys tell me how often you have
to replace a turntable cartridge?

I have come into possession of an old Technics SL-Q2 that
has a Shure SC35C cartridge. Seems to be a decent model from
what I've read.

The cartridge may be ten years old or more... can I just
replace the needle or does the cartridge degrade over time?
Like sometimes "permanent" magnets can lose their juice over
time.

Any info greatly appreciated!

 

offline vlari from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2005-08-31 10:02 [#01711199]
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I'd change the stylus, if you can track down the one that.
There shouldn't be any problems with the cartridge itself.
Shure make pretty sturdy Cartridges from what I've heard.
Seems like you got yourself a pretty good setup there.


 

offline Drunken Mastah from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2005-08-31 11:10 [#01711279]
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I'm not so sure how your cart is, but go with what vlari
said.

my reason for this post is an addition: you could clean the
connectors.. both the ones that go from the cart to the
turntable and the ones that go to the stylus to ensure your
cartridge a longer lifetime... it said so in my carts
manual, anyway, but that's an ortofon. No reason why this
shouldn't be "universal," though.

I'm not sure what you should use to clean it.. that is, I
can't be sure of it's true name, but I think it may be
ethanole or something. Check first, though, as I am very
likely to mean other chemical compounds, if ethanole even
is something... it should be something that "removes
itself" (vaporises (sp?)) and doesn't leave any traces.


 

offline vlari from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2005-08-31 11:22 [#01711285]
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isopropanol: your #1 choice in cleaning agents

 

offline Drunken Mastah from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2005-08-31 11:37 [#01711289]
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that is probably its name, yes! thanks! I'll probably have
to get some myself soon...


 

offline fleetmouse from Horny for Truth on 2005-08-31 15:52 [#01711560]
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Xcellent, isopropanol and sandpaper it is.

Thanks!

 

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