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Lyra Delos 'belly cover'

For a lack of a better description or name the 'U' shaped piece of material? / plastic? on the underside of my Lyra Delos cartridge is starting to fray. This cover is behind the boron whisker cantilever and covers the area where the 4 wires pass from the cart to the tonearm connector interface. So, the question is....I am debating removing this cover because it is starting to drag on my LP's. (other nude cartridges don't utilize the 'belly cover'.) Bad idea? Any thoughts on how to proceed in its removal? Thank You in Advance!!
quincy
palasr
529 posts
 
Regarding the use of forceps/tweezers around cartridges, I find a good pair of bamboo tweezers to be indispensable:

http://www.amazon.com/Hozan-P-863-150-ESD-Bamboo-Tweezers/dp/B004K0KT7K

quincy OP
373 posts
 
Thanks for sharing your experiences Moonglum!
moonglum
619 posts
 
You are most welcome, Quincy. ;^)
quincy OP
373 posts
 
Should be end of discussion.... Sunday July 12th 2015. I examined the underside of the Washi paper mounted to the bottom of the cartridge with high power magnification. Still clean, no threads, smooth like a babies behind. I believe the steam distilled water method worked! If your have a similar issue I would give this method a try before you disassemble your system.
ebm
9,311 posts
 
Sounds like a stripper!!
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