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Wish some company would make something adequate for cleaning cart clips.
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Posted on March 24, 2017 at 12:50:24 | ||
The mm cart I've been using for over 3 years employs a user replaceable stylus which can be inserted without taking the cart off my arm tube. Due to that I hadn't removed the clips from the pins since I mounted the cart over 3 years ago. Finally decided to clean clips/pins yesterday. Man, the clips were filthy inside and out. The only thing that fit inside my clips was a toothpick. I first sprayed a small amount of Deoxit on a toothpick, inserted it and gently "rubbed" the inside of the clip. After waiting a minute I inserted a clean/dry toothpick and likewise gently rubbed inside of clip. This is obviously a pretty ineffective cleaning job, but nevertheless I was pretty surprised how much black was on the toothpick. I used pipe cleaners to clean the pins, but they are way too thick to fit inside my clips. I realize there are different size clips, but damn, with all the different vinyl related tools/tweaks available wouldn't ya think somebody would offer a product with at least a couple different thicknesses that we could use to clean the inside of cart clips? |
Found interesting posts here, and I have used tube socket brushes as well., posted on March 24, 2017 at 13:02:06 | |
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Whuddya know. Seems like exactly what I was looking for. Just ordered some. Thanks! nt, posted on March 24, 2017 at 15:58:51 | |
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Thanks for posting this again. I forgot to order some last time. nt, posted on March 24, 2017 at 18:51:08 | |
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RE: Proxabrush..... got some, posted on March 24, 2017 at 18:54:54 | |
yup, nice idea. These are cheap enough to pick up at your local pharmacy/grocery store. I'll try some next time! -Steve |
The best thing you can do...., posted on March 24, 2017 at 20:52:02 | |
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After you clean the cartridge "clips" is apply Mapleshade Silclear to the posts on the cartridge. A little will do. It will make a difference and you can hear the effect immediately. Silclear is great stuff but the most important place to use it is on the posts that extend from the back of the cartridge. Very highly recommended. Ed Life is analog...digital is just samples thereof |
RE: Wish some company would make something adequate for cleaning cart clips., posted on March 24, 2017 at 22:57:45 | |
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Cartridge clips should not need cleaning. They should be gold plated. If yours are not gold, you should replace them with gold cartridge clips and always use Caig DeoxIT Gold liberally on the clips and cartridge pins. The cartridge pins should also be gold. They should remain clean if you use DeoxIT Gold on the connections. Good luck, John Elison |
Plain...as in..., posted on March 25, 2017 at 17:05:42 | |
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"The plain, the plain..." Sorry, Dan |
You never clean rca, spade, banana or power plug connections?, posted on March 28, 2017 at 11:37:31 | |
Most of us do. Why you'd think cart connections are different is a mystery to me. |
You're so right. I just imagined my clips were dirty. nt, posted on March 28, 2017 at 13:57:33 | |
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Thanks, I look forward to further pronouncements in response to nothing I say :-) nt, posted on March 28, 2017 at 17:33:21 | |
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