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New Cartridge- Broke the Stylus

New to vinyl, bought a real nice Rega Planar II and listened for a couple weeks with the original R100 cartridge- enough to get hooked. I had the turntable checked, set up and had a new Ortofon 2M Blue put on.

I went to clean it with the supplied brush and tried to follow the diagram how to use it. I had no problems with the "LAST" brush that came with the turntable. The stylus broke off......

At least I got about 4 hours listening in. Now I am in addict mode waitng for a solution to play the great vinyl I scored recently. The store where I got the cartridge needs to check whether the stylus is replaceable- It doesn't look like it. Guess I will have to spring for a new stylus= $165.00

Any tips on cleaning?
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dougdeacon
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Agree with Rauliruegas, Elizabeth and Stringreen. They covered it.
a_white
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i'm also looking for a stylus cleaner, Mr.Clean Magic Eraser- do you wet this or use it dry ?
dougdeacon
3,338 posts
 
A_white, for stylus cleaning, use it dry.

Here are links to my original post and an an article describing the Magic Eraser's material properties, with electron microscope photos .

If you search here you'll find additional usage tips but the basic principles have not changed except in one respect: several cartridge manufacturers have recommended cleaning the stylus after every side. This is to prevent the buildup of loose vinyl molecules which get attached to a stylus by heat and pressure at the stylus-vinyl interface. This happens even with perfectly cleaned LP's. A 5 second cleaning after each side will keep any stylus as clean as a new one.

Of course I'd recommend reading the instructions before using this or any stylus cleaner.
a_white
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awesome, thanks !
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