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In Reply to: Bought some Last, do I need Stylast? posted by Paully on July 31, 2012 at 10:07:33:
My understanding is that Stylast is a solvent.
The instructions that came with my Ortofon 2M Blue recommend against solvents to clean the stylus; indeed, it will void the warranty:
". . . Ortofon do not recommend the use of solvents of any kind for cleaning of either record surface or stylus. . . .
The use of solvents on the stylus and cantilever may damage stylus cement; interior parts of the cartridge can be affected seriously by the intrusion of solvents. The Ortofon warranty service will not be valid in cases where such treatment has caused malfunction of your cartridge.
For cleaning the stylus, use carbon fiber brush a few times along the cantilever in the direction of the stylus, whenever you play a new record or change sides. This will take all normal dust and most of the slick release agent from new records. Remove dust from the stylus tip using a suitable small brush, such as one of the Ortofon types with the packing, which should be guided carefully along the cantilever in the direction of the stylus tip. Following this treatment there will normally be no need for further stylus cleaning.
Please remember to remove dust from the diamond tip before and after playback of each record."
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Follow Ups
- Isn't Stylast a solvent? Voids warranty? - dvb 15:21:42 07/31/12 (5)
- Years back some folks would be angry because they felt Stylast made the diamond fall off the cantilever. - Elizabeth 18:47:46 07/31/12 (2)
- Me too. - Quadzilla 07:51:07 08/02/12 (0)
- RE: Years back some folks would be angry because they felt Stylast made the diamond fall off the cantilever. - Karma16 20:30:09 07/31/12 (0)
- RE: Isn't Stylast a solvent? Voids warranty? - Karma16 16:06:59 07/31/12 (1)
- RE: Isn't Stylast a solvent? Voids warranty? - dvb 17:14:52 07/31/12 (0)