Cartridge cleaning

I agree with use of carbon fiber brush before each play, but have not used after each play by personal habit. I have been impressed how much the Zerodust collects from the stylus which I do clean before and after each play. Very simple compared to use of Last stylus cleaner with its brush. Bombaywalla's idea to see if light passes through the stylus seems quite clever, and I'll have to try it. Hope it doesn't force me back to wet cleaning again.

I use the striker on a match book.

Hey Doug,

That's right! The light passing thru my stylus is also amber coloured rather than white.
The point I was trying to make is that when the stylus is clean, then it will appear translucent (with whatever colour it is supposed to be as each manuf. is different). However, when the stylus is dirty, no light will pass thru it & it should signal the user to clean the stylus.
Best would be to look @ the colour of a brand new cart. before mounting it just so that you have a colour ref. If not possible or too late, then as long as light passes thru it, you should be fine. FWIW.

I, too, use the extremephono stylus cleaner. Works great.