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CageyH
29-09-2023, 17:41
On track one of an LP it works on both channels, part way through track 2, the LH channel drops in level.
I have never experienced this before, and it has caused much head scratching tonight.

I have swapped the cartridge out, and everything is fine.
struth
29-09-2023, 17:44
maybe a poor connection?
CageyH
29-09-2023, 17:45
The stylus is also no longer central, so I guess that the suspension has gone.
The coils still measure ok.

A sad day. I liked that cartridge.
CageyH
29-09-2023, 17:46
maybe a poor connection?


I checked all of the connections. Redid them all etc. Same effect.
Plugged in an AT150mlx, and both channels are singing.
struth
29-09-2023, 17:50
I checked all of the connections. Redid them all etc. Same effect.
Plugged in an AT150mlx, and both channels are singing.

maybe a wire inside the cart then...
CageyH
29-09-2023, 17:56
Yes, unfortunately.
I will have a fiddle tomorrow and see if refitting the cart changes anything.
It had a nice synergy with the BB3.
CageyH
29-09-2023, 18:22
Just now the AT150mlx started doing the same.
It turns out it is my new JJ ECC83 that is playing up. Not impressed. Less than 200 hours on it…
CageyH
30-09-2023, 06:04
False alarm. Loose connection on the RCA connector at the TT output.
Thanks Grant.
Pigmy Pony
30-09-2023, 06:52
Hmm. Intermittently dodgy channel, malfunctioning electric gates, occasional hum issues... It's time to face facts Kevin, French electricity is rubbish :ner:
Macca
30-09-2023, 08:11
it's cheaper than ours though.
Stryder5
30-09-2023, 08:39
it's cheaper than ours though.

French company owns ours though!
CageyH
30-09-2023, 08:52
French company owns ours though!

Yes, and we keep the best stuff here, and just send the crap abroad. :lol:

By the way, the gates work fine now, and it has been a long time since I heard the hum (except when the crash test dummies single is playing).


https://youtu.be/eTeg1txDv8w?si=dUcpkTueVdMUB8ZE
Macca
30-09-2023, 09:04
French company owns ours though!

EDF own the nuclear plants, and SWEB. National Grid is a UK company but since it's a PLC it's mostly 'owned' by pension funds.
CageyH
30-09-2023, 09:05
And ENEDIS own the network that gets the leccy to the coast of France.
dave2010
30-09-2023, 16:10
And ENEDIS own the network that gets the leccy to the coast of France.Is ENEDIS a sort of privatised French equivalent of the UK National Grid? Seems to be still "owned" by EDF.

https://en.selectra.info/energy-france/guides/electricity/enedis-erdf
CageyH
30-09-2023, 16:51
Yes, 100% owned by EDF.
CageyH
03-10-2023, 04:51
And of course, EDF is state owned.
CageyH
04-10-2023, 15:55
Back on topic - I did find a valve casualty. My Mazda Silver plate 13AX7S.

A sad day, but the problem with NOS valves. The flashed getter has turned white, so it is only fit for landfill now.