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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
nicksgem10s OP
98 posts
 
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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albertporter
4,949 posts
 
Nicks,

Soldering the clip back is a five minute job, tops. If you have a local dealer with some solder experience they should be able to do the job.

If we keep this thread open for a few days, there may even be a fellow Audiogon member near you (Detroit area) that could help you out.

Did you purchase the arm separately and install it yourself? I ask, because if no one else offers (near you), ship the arm to me. I will repair and return the same day for cost of shipping only.
nicksgem10s OP
98 posts
 
I really want to thank everyone for the help and the offers to repair the damage. I talked to the person I bought the table & arm from (audiogon member) and he is willing to repair it for me. Enjoying this hobby is much easier with all the great people who participate. My wait will be a little longer than I originally thought. I am hoping the resulting sound will all be worth it in the end. Thanks again, especially Albert.
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marakanetz
5,473 posts
 
Here's what can be done in this situation:
Take a piece of solid-core cooper wire 12AWG and pry it at the end with pliers so that you will have a screwdriver-like ending.
Then take a thin wire i.e. 22...24AWG and affix the made-up solid core one to the soldering iron tip.
Try to pool the damaged wire from the armtube gently and than strip it a-bit deeper so that you can join clip and wire together easier. If you can't you'll just have to be more patient and careful not to loose this wire forever.
While holding the clip with tweezers dip the above described "adapter" end onto the solder and quickly touch the clip joined with an arm wire.
The solder should slide onto the joined surfaces.
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