And to Folkfreak.... Ouch!
Expensive whoopsie!
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Expensive whoopsie!
😞😞😞
Real world life expectancy of a high end cartridge?
While I know they’re supposed to last 1000 hours how many make it all that way?
Question prompted by my brushing a knuckle on my AS Palladian this afternoon and trashing it ... lesson learned not to try tonearm adjustments without full access to the table (normally I move the table off the wall shelf to a more convenient location to make adjustments, but not this time 😬)
And doesn’t it just happen that the cost of a recipe/trade is exactly my deductible so even insurance is no help 😲
Anyway just needed to vent ... but anyone playing with these expensive baubles better be prepared to reup on a replacement at any moment 🤪
Question prompted by my brushing a knuckle on my AS Palladian this afternoon and trashing it ... lesson learned not to try tonearm adjustments without full access to the table (normally I move the table off the wall shelf to a more convenient location to make adjustments, but not this time 😬)
And doesn’t it just happen that the cost of a recipe/trade is exactly my deductible so even insurance is no help 😲
Anyway just needed to vent ... but anyone playing with these expensive baubles better be prepared to reup on a replacement at any moment 🤪
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Stylus life? Maybe shorter than you think:Beat me to it. Seems 500 hours is likely the safe limit for most styli. |
For tracking stylus life I built a little click on/click off elapsed time timer using an electronics module that is good for 999 hours -- most other counters have far too short a period. You can see a picture of it in my system description -- it was a simple enough electronics project. Of course now I need to take it apart to do a reset! |
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