Left channel cutting out...

[plan-b]

On one of my decks about 50% of the left hand channel cuts out.... I've narrowed it down to be the tonearm on the deck, and putting a bit of saliva on the contacts seems to fix it for a while, but that can't be good for corrosion over time... is there an easy way to fix this pernamently???

[plan-b]

Hrmmm... managed to fix it for now with a pair of metal tweazers by scratching away any bits of gunk on the tonearm contacts... hopefully that's all it was :)

[Axel Axis]

Is it a concorde?

[plan-b]

Nope... Ortofon OM cart with the headshell that came with the SL1210 M5G's...

[Axel Axis]

Ive experienced my concordes having similar issues, I think other members mentioned they have too. IIRC an issue with the length of the contacts.


Search and see if you can fi...... ah nevermind..

[djwaz]

bit of CRC226 or electrical contact cleaner on the contacts should fix it up.

[plan-b]

bit of CRC226 or electrical contact cleaner on the contacts should fix it up.
actually though of this last night... bit of WD 40 sprayed onto a tissue and applied to the contacts auto do the trick :thumb:

[TurntableTech]

scratching away any bits of gunk on the tonearm contacts... hopefully that's all it was :)

The gunk is more than likely years of your saliva changing it's chemical composition due ti electrical current passing through it and thus creating a barrier between the contact surface area of the tonearm and cartridge there by dropping a channel.

Scratching it off isn't too intelligent either as you just gouge the surface of the contact there by reducing the surface contact area on the tonearm contacts.

PCB cleaner on a contact swab is the best things to keep all contact areas clean.