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Please help me I am in trouble with my new table..

Hello,

I have been waiting for my cartridge to arrive to set up my new Nottingham Spacedeck w/ Anna arm. This is the first time I have ever attempted to set up a table. I have been getting prepared for this for months. I had everything ready and just when I was almost done I broke a tonearm wire at the clip where it connects to the cart. I can't believe this. I was trying to be as gentle as possible having been warned they were fragile. I am beyond upset. Can someone please tell me how hard this is going to be to get fixed. Can I do it here? This is unbelievable. Please direct me to a thread or how I can get this figured out. I have been buying albums for the past 3 months and now I just feel like I am about to give up. Thanks and sorry for the complaining, just massively disappointed.
nicksgem10s
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albertporter
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I don't guess you live close enough for me to repair the problem?

If no, anyone with a little repair experience can reattach the cartridge clip. You need a fine point solder iron and a bit of patience :^).

You have NOT permanently damaged anything nor reduced the quality of your investment. Relax, just get it fixed and go on with the music.

Most of us have made this same mistake (or worse).
simon74
216 posts
 
Hi there,
feel your pain !
a) can you solder?
b) if not find a local dealer who can
if you still have the tag & have any qualms about soldering give it to someone who can - there will not be much leeway so it has to be done right or you will be looking at having the arm re-wired, not cheap.
It's part of the joy of tables & when you get it up & running it will be worth it!
Si
nicksgem10s OP
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Thanks for the replies. Albert, I live in the suburbs of Detroit. I wish I did live near you. I don't know if I should attempt this project myself or not. I thought I could set up the table/cartridge without screwing up and look what happened. I would love to have someone local help but I don't know if that is possible. Would it be wise to have an electronic repair shop solder the clip back on for me? Do they have to be an audio dealer to do the job correctly? Thanks again. I feel better knowing that this can be fixed. I appreciate all of you. Thanks for the warning Simon, I would really like to avoid any additional expense for the repair.
bemopti123
303 posts
 
Send it out and pay the $75 worth of trouble to get the arm repaired properly. I am sure with the small are of soldering, there is little margin of error. $75 investment for 1 hour of a good technician's time is not expensive, in consideration to what you have invested in your system.
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