Do you stop the turntable or let it spin while you run e record brush


Hi all,

Since I acquired and have been using the Luxman pd441 I realized that this table has a low torque motor and the plater slows down considerably if I apply the brush with the motor running.
Which does more damage to the unit, the motor fighting the brush or the electronic being turned off and on dozens of times during a listening session?  Thanks all with more experience.

sukeun



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wash batches of lps OFF the turntable while listening to clean ones.

then, after clean, all I deal with is paper dust from inner sleeves, or airborne dust on the surface, not in the grooves. I have a large lint free cloth like a giant camera lens cleaner. I lay it lightly on the LP, turn the platter by hand, a simple lift of the dust, play. 

No more habitual anti-static dust brush, i.e. discwasher. no squirting fluid and being to impatient to wait for thorough dry.

have a peek at my system photos, around the 10th one shows my manual batch cleaner. 10 lp. the drying rack is the thing.

I scrub aggressively with a baby scalp brush (amazon, 3 pack), use the lid of a Chinese soup container to protect the paper label, and the bath is rinse only, distilled water. my mix, kit cleaner, add more alcohol, add a few drops of dishwasher anti-spotting i.e. jet-dry as a surfactant.


I guess I need to take a deep breath, slow down the process of listening to vinyls and be more religious about washing my records.
In the past records where just a tool and not some jewel.
In the old days (don’t know currently) if you are a “pro” dj, you join a few record pools and you get an allocation of the new release records (mostly singles/12” 45rpm) and don’t treat them well.
Only the ones you purchase (jazz, classic and some vocals) treat them well, and those albums are the ones in cleaner condition.
Thanks to all in showing me the multiple steps I should take to extra better fidelity from my vinyl.

sk
Vinyl is the Source on a System that has the Turntable as the Front End.
The Monies spent on the TT and Ancillaries will be nest served if the Medium delivering the information is at its most readable when being read.
Alien Information can be removed with the care methods that is being discussed .
I clean ultrasonically, so that only a small amount of surface dust remains. I get rid of this by

1. platter and record powered up to speed
2. flop a corner of 'Tiger cloth' conductive microfibre on the moving record for 2 rotations

Good luck!