Stylus cleaners

@richardbrand 

"Good tip on the clip-on desk lamp.  Looks as if it might be a NÄVLINGE from IKEA?  It should double as a strobe light, too?"

The one I have has a ballast, so doesn’t strobe. Interestingly, the ceiling fixture I rely on as the reference has LED bulbs in it that when I replaced the incandescents as they blew out do strobe.

"Next time I have a spare 3 hours I will pop into IKEA then try to find my way out again ..."

You can order the lamp online.

@pindac 

Answer to your question, no amount of stylus cleaning can correct alignment errors that are baked into the stylus–cantilever relationship. Cleaning helps, but it helps in a very specific way.

In short, Alignment determines (allows) what that truth is. A clean stylus lets you hear the truth. 

@audphile1 

Thanks for mentioning Lepro LED light. It appears to be well made. I got my heart set on Reliable UberLight 7200TL LED Light due to its clamping and swivel/tilt options. My shelf is 2-3/4” thick and most other light clamps taps out at 2” or less. 

And I’m glad to see, you did not fall for any gobbledygook type of stuff for your stylus care. 

@lalitk 

And I’m glad to see, you did not fall for any gobbledygook type of stuff for your stylus care. 

other than occasional (every other week) cleaning of the stylus with my angle grinder I’m pretty much set on stylus brush and proper liquid cleaner. Just kidding :)

I was looking at Reliable Light. Music Direct has a $479 version of it. 
I’m not too sold on Lepro due to base. I’m worried I’ll knock it over and will take out some critical components or cables. So most likely it will head back to amazon. 
I’m still looking at clip on lights there…if I find anything cool I’ll let you know. 
 

“I’m worried I’ll knock it over”
@audphile1 

Exactly, my concern as well with most lights. The one on music direct site is available on Amazon for $399. I see this as long term investment and be done! 
https://a.co/d/i4YIZoI