First of all don't throw your damage or broken stylus needle let's try to repair it. In repairing stylus needles there are two situations repairable and unrepairable.
I must say that you have done a great job there because not everyone can afford a new stylus & to see that you can repair that little 95E is just proof that it can be done .. Well done again & great video for us guys out there who love anything to do with Hi Fi but don't have the big $$$$ to spend.
Genius! Kinda thing I was thinking as I got the wrong needle so for now I wondered if I can super glue on, now I need to find a safety pin to do why you done. Thank you
You really should just replace the stylus. They're designed to be easily replaced because they wear out. I wouldn't trust the condition of the stylus if the cantilever was broken. A damaged stylus will destroy your records.
The tip is still intact and this stylus is from friend newly purchased and he accidentally bend the cantilever. Anyway sound is great just like a new stylus needle. My friend save a few bucks from this. About destroying the record with this well I never agree to that. If you play a record their is always the wear and tear even with new needles. And also if the tip of the needle is broken it always cut in half horizontal unlike the sapphire needles if it is broken it is just like a glass. That's the cause of damaging the records. But in fairness sapphire needles are great but be careful when sapphire needle is broken its deadly to the records. This is my experience about needles. That's why some people hate Crosley because the needle Crosley used is a sapphire. Usually sapphire needles used in ceramic cartridge.
Very nicely explained .You did the wonderful job meticulously In my case one shure stylus the cantilever is there but tip is lost, kindly just advise what to do or make a video on this issue of fixing a diamond tip on a cantilever. Another issue is with my JVC TT,a QL model, the platter stops after 4 to 5 minutes and one transistor becomes very hot .What would be the reason the transistor itself or the capacitors around it. Thanks for reading.
Thanks!!! About your Shure what I will do is pull out the cantilever and I will replace it with a salvaged stylus needle from other brand. Make sure it has the same diameter to fit in the rubber damper and also the length of the cantilever. Anyway I will make another video in the future. About your JVC replace the transistor it is leaky and it is best to recap.
Woody, what piece of metal did you use to combine the needle pieces and was that flux you applied and then soldered? Thanks in advance. Great job by the way
I like what you did but would never do it: There was a lot of stress on the cantilever part that was still connected to the magnets and I am surprised they returned to what seems to be their original position. You did however increase the total mass a lot. It will totally change tracking. Mass is slow as they say. It will totally damage your grooves (like driving a car with broken suspension, which hammers the road). And azimuth seemed to be off. But, again, great effort. Now better add tracking force instead of lowering it. And set money apart and buy a replacement.
About the mass no worry because you can calibrate the tracking force. Any material you place in the headshell part the "wire" the "connectors" or even new cartridge it has different weight so you must always calibrate the tracking force if you have replace a new parts.
In volume and separation no difference. In sound I can tell about from 0 to 10 and 10 is the best it's in the range of 8 to 9. In my part when I test this I cannot tell the difference.
That proves that however delicate the cantilever is, in some instances it can be repaired with minimal impact. Good to know! Just might save the day one day
Impressive you got it to work, but you prob tripled the cantilever mass, which means its resonant frequency dropped a lot. Guessing it killed the high frequency response, but at least it makes music
No their is no connection in the mass its the same. After doing this make sure to calibrate your turntable tracking force. you do manual calibration or using digital weighing scale.
@@Woodys_Hobbies I'm talking about the stylus cantilever not the tonearm. You added a solid copper rod to the center of an aluminum pipe. You for sure more than doubled the mass. Has nothing to do with tracking force.
@@Woodys_Hobbies *the stylus has to vibrate at the same frequency as the sounds being generated. You added mass and didn't change the spring rate, therefore the resonant frequency had to drop
But all repairers do the same when they attach a cantilever? Or they just use a larger (or smaller) cantilever in diameter than the original one so they don't add mass?
No need to align the small cantilever that connects with the rubber damper has the original alignment. All you need to do is to bond the broken part of the cantilever in its exact position. No need for meticulous idea.
I will not say the same but you can't compare the new needle with this repaired needle when you listen to its sound when playing. In this way you can save money.
I've got one coming with a very similar break. I'm going to have a go at fixing it in the same way. My comment was that it would only need to be a fraction of a millimetre off line to cause it to not sit in the groove correctly and it's almost impossible to judge it by eye. I wasn't referring to the cartridge alignment. I have to say though it looks pretty good. What glue did you use? What's the ID of the needle?@@Woodys_Hobbies
@@BulletmanDoom I'm just using super glue but be cautious just dip a sewing needle in the glue to control the amount of glue then dip the sewing needle in the broken part of the cantilever.
Thanks for the help and advice. What did you use inside the needle? I thought it might have been a pin or needle but the ones I have here look too big.@@Woodys_Hobbies
Luego ya...las perdidas de vibración en un soporte hueco poniendo un tubo entre medias...lo descartamos...y la calibración de fabrica técnica que hace el el proveedor...pues para que🤣🤣🤣
Yes your right but at least I can still use this you can't compare the sound of the unrepaired and repaired stylus needle unless you use a tool to detect the sound. 😊😊😊
No. The rubber damper is intact I did not glue the rubber damper. I never glue the rubber damper. The cantilever is not stiff because I did not glue the rubber damper.
About dynamics if you're here in my place I can share to you how it sounds. You can't differentiate from original and repaired cantilever. But if you're too meticulous then buy new one.
What kind of glue did you use at the end? And What if you find a stylus where the needle is missing from the shank? Can you buy new needles just by themselves?
