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RichW
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Glad someone's mentioned tweezers . The soldered joint where the fairy's pube wire meets the cartridge tags is the weak point. It's almost like an audiophile's penance.... |
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Majestic/Enigma, Accession MM & MC.
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Fatmangolf
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I found that straight tweezers from a craft shop can be bent with pliers around a thin bolt/screw to get a better grip on the tag with less squeezing force. I second Richard's advice about avoiding the solder joint when sliding the tags off the cartridge pins and not pulling the fine tone arm wires out. |
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Jon
Open mind and ears whilst owning GSP Genera, Accession M, Accession MC, Elevator EXP, Solo ULDE, Proprius amps, Cusat50 cables, Lautus digital cable, Spatia cables and links, and a Majestic DAC. |
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RichW
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Thanks for everyone's advice on this.
I've postponed the job until I can get hold of a decent illuminated magnifier & suitable tweezers. My eyesight & steadiness of hand are not what they were & I think removing the arm from the deck might be the best way in my situation to tackle the job to gain best access to the tags. |
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McHolmeM
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I can certainly relate to that. Over the past couple of years each time a cartridges has been replaced it's more challenging than the last due to changes in both eyesight and finger dexterity. In fact got a letter from the DVLA at the weekend advising my driving licence is soon to expire... Having just ordered an Accession MC I hope the ears don't go down the same path anytime soon!
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Richardl60
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100% agreement
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Fatmangolf
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Indeed. I bought a magnifier lamp in Maplin (sob!) for £30 some years ago and it's been very helpful for cleat light and occasional zoom function on small print, wires, etc.
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Jon
Open mind and ears whilst owning GSP Genera, Accession M, Accession MC, Elevator EXP, Solo ULDE, Proprius amps, Cusat50 cables, Lautus digital cable, Spatia cables and links, and a Majestic DAC. |
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RichW
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Eventually got round to doing this & it was much easier than feared using a magnifier & fine tweezers
with the arm in place on the turntable. Nothing broken. Cartridgeman Music Master now installed & sounding exceptionally good into Accession. |
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