Problem with cartridge

the wiggle baron · Post by **the wiggle baron** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:32 am

...its only playing the right channel.

Fucked?

derek · Post by **derek** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:35 am

make sure it's not something else like cables or the tonearm - check the cartridge in other decks. you can try cleaning the contacts on the back of the headshell and inside the tonearm with an eraser. if that doesn't work, try re-attaching the little wires that go from the cartridge to the headshell. should be fine.

the wiggle baron · Post by **the wiggle baron** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:44 am

Right ive already checked it in other turntable/stylus and its definitely the cartridge. Contacts at the back seem fine, but I cant work out how to open it up to check the cable majobbers.

derek · Post by **derek** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:54 am

you've got a one-piece then, eh. if it performs the same on both decks, I don't mean to insult your intelligence, but check silly things like master balance, etc. first and then try cleaning the contacts on the back of the cartridge very thoroughly (gentle) and taking the stylus off and making sure it's seated properly.

what kind of cartridge are you using?

the wiggle baron · Post by **the wiggle baron** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:00 pm

Ortofons, the blue pro dj ones. And yeah ive checked everything I can think of/find and its seems to have boiled down to the cartridge.

And dannys cooking bacon and it smells fucking lovely. The bastard.

batfink · Post by **batfink** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:16 pm

concordes are well known for doing that. over-tightening the headshell pushes the gold contacts in, and once you've removed and replaced them a few times can stop making contact completely.

First thing to try is screwing them on a little bit tighter, if you haven't already....

stanton · Post by **stanton** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:16 pm

Did you check to see if PK did a Hand Of Doom TM rewind on it?

the wiggle baron · Post by **the wiggle baron** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:21 pm

...not even kidding that is ridiculously funny. Fits

And i cant get em any tighter :S Any clever ways round this?

spiro · Post by **spiro** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:24 pm

a bit of spit on the plugs does the job, sounds nasty, but makes the contact stabilize . . . the both channels should be back . . .
mine [nightclub S] does this all the time . . .

the wiggle baron · Post by **the wiggle baron** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:29 pm

How much we talking here? A nice big mouthful of the chewiest? Or a wipe with a wet finger?

spiro · Post by **spiro** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:29 pm

touch of the finger tips/tongue . . . very little

the wiggle baron · Post by **the wiggle baron** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:33 pm

nothing

spiro · Post by **spiro** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:35 pm

hm . . .
how about the contact spot on the tone arm ?
fits perfect or a bit sloppy ?
If you can wriggle the cartridge a bit it might fall into place . . .
but maybe this is a different problem from mine . . .

batfink · Post by **batfink** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:51 pm

do you only have a right hand speaker?

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