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No Sound in Left Channel From Cartridge???

Well tonight I was setting up my new P3 with a Grado Gold cartridge. This is the first in about 20 years in setting up a turntable and I know at first I had the wiring wrong on the cartridge and got no sound from the right channel just a dull "hum". I finally figured out the correct wiring and now I have no sound from the left channel. I had another cartridge (Micro Acoustics 2002) and installed it on the P3 and it both channels worked fine. My first wondering is did I "fry" the cartridge when I first wired it incorrectly. Or could it just be something wrong with the cartridge. It's amazing how fast excitment turns to frustration.

Thanks all~~
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rauliruegas
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Dear Joarda: No, you don't " fry " anything. The problem is that you are wiring the Grado in the wrong way. That's all.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
gregm
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Relax. It's most probably as per Raul, above. Maybe as per Swampwalker further up. The worst case scenario, which is most unlikely, is a problem with one magnet.
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joarda OP
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Thanks for the feedback. Well I called Grado and went over the wiring with them very carefully and I do have it wired correctly. So they said it must be something with the cartridge and will be sending me out a new one. Can't ask for better customer service than that!!
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rauliruegas
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GREAT.
Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
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