I am hoping you disconnected the plug before dressing the wires to obtain the desired antiskate.
VPI JMW 9 wire problem
I just bought a used VPI Aries Scout with the JMW 9 tonearm. It sounded great and everything was working fine until I decided I had to try and optimize antiskate. Perhaps I misunderstood how that was supposed to work because when I rotated the plug to try to add more twist to the wire the wires seemed to slip in the connector and now I don't have my right channel and there is hum.
I'm afraid I may have pulled a wire loose inside the connector or even worse inside the tonearm and I can't find any information about whether this is something I can fix, or if I need to have somebody else to repair it, and who that somebody else might be.
Any suggestions? I live near Seattle if there is anybody local that might help.
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@wlutke Yes, I figured out how to unscrew the connector and I didn't see anything obvious inside. I'm not quite sure how to reorientate the pins so that they are correct when I reassemble it. Also, I don't know if it is safe to use a multimeter to test connectivity while the cartridge is still attached? Does a digital multimeter put out enough voltage/current to damage the cartridge if I use it to measure resistance to try and figure out where the problem is? |
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