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Post Subject: Par for the CoursePosted by Paul S on: 2/28/2017
Jarek, sorry to hear the job has been a PITA! When in doubt, I use magnifying glasses to do this sort of work. For (now) obvious reasons, I try to leave tonearm wires alone, as much as possible. Alhthough I don't like the idea of plug-in headshells, this might be a case where the practical facts of actual useage swamp my OCD concerns about "best connections". Anyway, if it's been a while (a year...), I re-clean and re-grease the connection. If it's not been long since the previous cleaning, I either just plug it back in, or I MIGHT apply more grease, VERY sparingly. Since I don't use pre-amp switching to change sources, I swap input ICs fairly often. The Si grease actually holds up pretty well. Dust will stick to it, however, so keep this in mind when you are working with it, or if you leave it lying around. Darkening of metals means oxidation, which means cleaning is in order. Likewise, "stuffy" sound or "static" from poor connections means they should be cleaned and re-greased. The worst case is removing DeOxit that has fried on HV connectors, like tube pins! I've never encountered this with Si ignition grease.
Best regards,
Paul S
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