Stylus cleaners

A Brush that has a fibre that can tangle, is able to snag on the Stylus. The Finer the Fibre the easier the snag is able to occur. What is the outcome following a snag?

Possibly a dislodged Stylus from the Cantilever, the Likelihood / Unlikelihood will have to be a Jury Decision.

What is the outcome following a snag?

Very Likely is a strain place on the Tension Wire, which could change the optimised tension.

Loss off optimised tension on the Tension Wire, can be seen as a bad case, where the Cantilever and Stylus are no longer at the correct SRA and the Cart' Body is descended to be nearer the LP. In some cases the LP is to have made contact with the LP.

Loss off optimised tension on the Tension Wire, is more likely to change the interface between the Armature and the Damper. This will allow the Cantilever to increase its range of movement, which then impacts on the set parameter for the Stylus in contact with Groove Modulation. I'm sure Bass will be quite noticeably poor if two same model Cart's were compared, where one has an optimised tension wire setting and the others tension wire setting has been compromised. 

A Putty used by Jewellers (Watchmaker) can't create this condition, and is not sold with the attachment of stupid Audio Mark Ups on the price.  

@pindac hopefully we’re all responsible adults and we use these tools available to us as directed with enough care to be safe. 

There are probably very few of us who haven't had an accident at some time with a stylus or cantilever. You should never assume you are safe!

This thread prompted me to order another one of the vibrating stylus cleaning gadgets from Hudson Hi-Fi that I reported on earlier in this discussion.  This one for our second home.  Anyway, unlike the first one labeled as ultrasonic, this one, otherwise identical, is labeled "lowave" whatever that means.  It vibrates.  You put a wee drop of the provided fluid on a dense brush that faces upward in the base, which is placed on the stationary turntable platter, cue the stylus down onto the moistened brush, turn on the device by pushing the button (I actually push the button first), let the stylus rest on the vibrating brush for 5 seconds and then lift the stylus or push the button to turn off.  This is a very effective way to clean a stylus.  Evaluated using my microscope, it is the best method I have found.  A reliable source informed me that the fluid is actually water.  The unit cost about $30.