Clearaudio universal tonearm re-wire.
ClearAudio uses the thinnest tonearm wire imaginable. I have had to situations were I have broken the very delicate wires. I would like to replace the wire with something more secure but don’t want mess it up. Has anybody re-wired a Clearaudio tonearm before? It took almost a year to get it back from Clearaudio last time to have it fixed. I don’t want to deal with this anymore and I’m willing to sacrifice a little sonically for this headache to go away.
@mijostyn I’m 65 and still cycle about 5600 miles year. I don’t plan to slow down, although the last months have been on hold after a motorist in May decided their iPhone was more important than my safety. I’m just getting back to riding after several injuries. :( They also destroyed my bike, but I have a new Moots on order. :) |
I'm 70 and just had a knee replaced and a shoulder repair. I'm struggling to get back in shape. It blows my mind that people worry so much about guns. The automobile is handily the most destructive weapon in the general population and nobody knows that better than a cyclist with or without a motor. The older you get the longer it takes to get it back. It just requires more determination. Good Luck! Nothing like a Ti Bike. I rode an original Merlin for 30 years. It is now in the hands of a young racer. I decided to shift to gravel bikes, the Specialized in particular because I have a bad wrist and the Specialized has a shock in it's stem. But, a huge plus is 38 mm tubeless tires on Fulcrum rims. It is a much kinder ride and surprisingly fast. Tubeless tires have lower rolling resistance the sealant works great. I only carry a few CO2 cartridges now, no tubes or patches. Just for fun I rode an additional 500 miles on a punctured tire until it was worn out. I had a 1/4" gash seal, but I lost a lot of air in the process. That one was replaced immediately, but it was about 30 miles getting home on it and it made it fine. Which Moots are you going to get? Group?
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I like that arm. The only change I would make is I would nix the RCA junction box and get shielded double pair Litzed wire, strip 14" off one end and use a single wire clips to RCA. Schroder's wire is excellent. You might ask him where he gets it. I use a tiny torch to burn the insulation off. I have an 850 degree Weller station and with a blunt tip it will work but the little torch works faster. @ dBx I used a soldering pot. I wired the chassis and power supply of 32 channel noise reduction units. 2 channel modules plugged in to 16 stations. It took me a week to do one unit. The Who got one I wired. |
@mijostyn I am getting a Moots Vamoots RCS, SRAM Red AXS 46/33 x 10-33, Zip 353 NSW wheels. I'll run 32mm tires tubeless. I ride gravel, a '18 Salsa Warbird Carbon with a Lauf fork, Shimano GRX Di2 38T x 10-42, and Easton gravel wheels tubeless with WTB Raddler 44mm tires. I also ride single-speed (42 x 16), a custom built All-City Nature Boy. My 60th birthday fell on the day of Copper Triangle 2018. I trained for a year and did that event on it regeared to 42 x 21. 80 miles, four climbs up mountain passes for a total 6300' elevation gain, all at 8000-11,500' elevation. I finished...what a birthday to remember. Good luck with your knee and shoulder. I had four broken ribs, a broken foot, and a torn up knee (among other things). I still have knee pain, but it doesn't hurt to ride, so I am getting back in shape for that. If people want to use their phone while driving I suggest they they get a $1M Umbrella Policy to protect their assets. Otherwise, I'm happy to take it away from them. I have an excellent personal injury trial lawyer, and I ride with cameras to show juries what happened. |
