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In Reply to: RE: Flux Electronic Stylus Cleaner posted by PAR on April 24, 2016 at 15:37:53
> I used one of the old Audio Technica ones for years with no apparent ill effect and have never come across any verifiable cases of these alleged problems.
I think you probably answered your own question.
I also used the old Audio Technica electronic brush and I never had any problems. However, I quite using it because I found that a regular stylus brush worked just as well and was simpler to use. My technique includes applying Stylast before playing each LP and brushing the stylus afterward. It keeps my stylus pristinely clean. In fact, my stylus stays so clean that I never have to use a solvent stylus cleaner -- only Stylast #5 Treatment.
Best regards,
John Elison
Follow Ups:
Since my posting I have found one report elsewhere concerning the loss of a stylus on a Shure V15 from using an electronic cleaner. When this happened is not revealed.
I agree with you in regard to a good liquid cleaner/preservative and brush. In my case I have been using Lyra SPT for no better reason than I also use a Lyra cartridge and it is the recommended stuff.
Unfortunately my days of being able to offer a brush up to a stylus are now virtually over due to my loss of vision. I now have no effective binocular vision for distances under 2 or 3 metres. My second arm and cartridge being at right angles to the usual arm position and at the rear of the 'table means that I cannot see if there even is a cantliver :-(. Setting up the new arm was rather difficult to say the least. So I am now using a modified Onzow goo "dipping" cleaner and trusting that it works. NB; the modification was to transfer the goo to a portion of an old credit card so that it is at a more usable height than is offered in the original product.
Kind Regards
Pete
i also used to do that with Stylast but i have foolishly and accidentally left the top off the bottle and ZIP, much is gone.
the very best method i have found, and perhaps the very least expensive of them all is Magic Eraser. if done as recommended, just as safe or safer than all other methods with no fluids. adding stylast would be an added bonus but not necessary.
...regards...tr
I still use my Signet SK305 a few times a year (using a drop of Discwasher fluid) and have never had any cartridge problems. Perhaps those (over)using a potent chemical that travelled up the cantilever had the "urban myth" problems. Like anything else, intuitive moderation is a good thing.
The price of the electronic stylus cleaner that PAR referenced in his post looks to cost a minimum of about $150 (musicdirect and $171 on ebay) - "Maximally priced for audiofools!" I paid about $30 for my Signet back in the early-'eighties and given the fact that the Flux is likely made in China, it shouldn't cost more than $30-$40 now.
I also use Stylast, but not all the time. If I was using a cartridge with a Jico SAS stylus (it's complex design looks very susceptible to wear), I'd use it every play.
Ripple
Everyone has their own ritual. Mine is to use Stylast every time without fail. It's a religion, I guess! ;^)
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