Hi Greg & welcome to the forums. I was in the same boat a few years ago and had already had the arm rewired by Magnepan once. Thread string here: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/need-a-magnepan-unitrac-i-tonearm-repaired. The 44 gauge Litz wire used in the arm tube isn't available anymore and anything else restricts the free motion of the arm on the unipivot. The guy I ended up working with tried really hard to fix it over several months, but just couldn't make it right again. I've checked over a few threads about the Magnepan arm since and this is a common problem. One respondent mentioned that there is a burr internally in the arm assembly that causes the wires to fail and can't be removed.
The final call is yours, but I'd suggest looking for a replacement arm. There have been a couple of Graham 1.5 and 2.0 units that have popped up here for reasonable money recently, and they are definitely an upgrade from the Unitrac.
Good luck & happy listening.
The final call is yours, but I'd suggest looking for a replacement arm. There have been a couple of Graham 1.5 and 2.0 units that have popped up here for reasonable money recently, and they are definitely an upgrade from the Unitrac.
Good luck & happy listening.