In , on 08/13/03
at 11:14 AM, Bill said:

Thanks to everyone for their help. When I removed the cartridge and
also the stylus and put them back, the problem went away.

A common outcome.

I wasn't clear about why I was concerned that cleaning the LPs may
have had some effect. The cleaning kit I use cleans the LP with it
turning. So, it does load the turntable down some and also I didn't
wait for the cleaning solution to dry and I was concerned that the
solution getting on the stylus could have mess it up.

While there are a few who swear that "wet playing" their records is the
only way to go, I don't think it is a great idea. I've seen some
Scanning Electron Microscope images of records after they have been wet
played -- they show significant damage.

I don't think playing damp records would hurt the cartridge. Playing
through puddles of cleaning fluid may cause some trouble if the solute
load was high (dissolved dirt and/or detergent) because deposits may
have formed on the stylus bar or inside the stylus assembly at the base
of the bar. It's hard to know what the solvent base of your LP cleaner
is, but if the stylus assembly hasn't disintegrated by now, don't worry
about chemical incompatibility.

At one point there was a cheap record cleaning fluid on the market that
would leave a characteristic deposit on the stylus. Eventually, such a
large clump of the stuff would collect on the diamond, the sound would
degrade significantly. I could easily recognize that clump when
inspecting a stylus.

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