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In Reply to: Transcribing old homemade records posted by Bry on December 17, 2005 at 15:44:07:
Forget the soap. Get a Discwasher brush and fluid scrub away, let dry. The discwasher brush kit isn't too much money. As for the trackin problem I would say the tonearm is a junker. Instead of maxing out the force on the tonearm weight add a penny or two to the top of the headshell. A ghetto but functional way would be to cut a small piece of duct tape into a square fold it over in one piece and adhere it to the to of the headshell. Press a penny on the sticky side. The weight of the penny should help. Another possibility is that the cartridge has a bad stylus with a worn suspension. It sounds like one of the generic tables where the cartridge simply pops into the arm. Those little arms are cheaply made and don't have much weight. I bet the penny trick will help. As long as your not concerned with preserving the records too much dont worry about the excessive tracking weight.
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- don't use soap try the allmighty penny. - Scott Woebcke 16:44:37 12/17/05 (2)
- Re: don't use soap try the allmighty penny. - Bry 16:57:50 12/17/05 (1)
- Re: don't use soap try the allmighty penny. - all 3 speeds 21:28:58 12/18/05 (0)