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Onzow Stylus Tip Cleaner

I ordered a Onzow ZeroDust stylus tip cleaner to use with an Ortofon Quintet Black.  I'd read somewhere that certain chemicals in the product could cause the stylus tip to come loose from the cantilever, so I sent an email to Ortofon support asking about that.  This was the response:

I’ve heard of a few instances of the Onzow taking the stylus off because it’s very sticky. I recall a rumor where someone using on Onzow (albeit not with our cartridge) had the stylus come off at a trade show.

To be absolutely safe, I’d recommend the use of a dry brush only, as we note in the owners manual.

The ZeroDust packing has "HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by ortofon" on the insert card.  I sent that information to Ortofon support, who asked me for a picture of the card which I sent.

In lieu of the Ortofon supplied stylus brush, I've been using Blu-Tack which works well.  But the ZeroDust cleaner got such good reviews, I thought I'd give it a try.  Anyway, has anyone experienced problems using the ZeroDust product?  

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truebluephil
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I have used brushes and many other types of cleaners and none of them clean like the zero dust. 

I use Ortofon carts on all my TT and never had any issues. It is the best cleaning of the stylus that I have experienced hands down. If someone is having issues with it they are not using it correctly.
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sbank
3,379 posts
 
Read Dougdeacons old thread about Magic Eraser. It works so much better for me then Onzow or anything else. Affix it to a quarter coin and lower tonearm so it lands on the ME. Don't pull it by hand like a dry brush. Cheers,
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oldschool1948 OP
503 posts
 
@sbank  I was using Blu-Tack like you use ME.  I've never used ME, but I believe Blu-Tack worked fine.

Ortofon support new nothing about Onzow's "HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by ortofon" claim and cautioned me about using the product.  For that reason alone, I returned it.  
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uberwaltz
13,381 posts
 
Never had any issues with the Onzow although never had an Ortofon cartridge either.
I do not find it to be "sticky gunk" at all?
I can touch it and does not feel sticky or slimy.
I just dip down once or twice lightly between albums.
I also use Stylast every 3 or 4 albums or so.
Not wore out a stylus or damaged one yet......
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slaw
21,984 posts
 
I never had any issues except for price. www.SORAsound.com has it for $21.00.

I use blu tac off and on as well. Have to be extremely careful as blu-tac is not forgiving.
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