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Sanyo Tp 636 grado f-3+ solder in or make removable?

Shane R.

Shane R.

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Hello everyone, I just picked up a Sanyo tp636, upon getting it found out the cartridge was missing, wires are just hanging from the headshell and a grado f-3+ was rattling around underneath the turntable. The grado f-3+ has solder on its pins but should I add female pins to the wires to more easily remove it? Or just solder it back on. Is there a diagram that shows what connects to what? I imagine it's just straight from one pin to the other.
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beatcomber said:
Simple! The clips have merely come off the wires. Get some small tweezers and pluck the clips off the cart pins. You can either solder them back onto the wires or just buy some new headshell wires.
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OH.. Haha I didn't even look that closely to realize the female pins were stuck to the male. I was wondering why someone would straight wire a removable cartridge. I just need to get the screws to mount the head now. Are they pretty standard or specialized
 
Shane R. said:
I just need to get the screws to mount the head now. Are they pretty standard or specialized
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Anything that fits reasonably well through the holes will work fine. Aluminum is best, due to being lightweight and non-magnetic.

If your local hardware store can't help you, there are plenty of sources online for headshell screws (but they are pretty overpriced).
 
beatcomber said:
Anything that fits reasonably well through the holes will work fine. Aluminum is best, due to being lightweight and non-magnetic.

If your local hardware store can't help you, there are plenty of sources online for headshell screws (but they are pretty overpriced).
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Yeah, I'm seeing that. I have an ace hardware near me and they have pretty much everything! I'll see what I can find.
 
Shane R. said:
Yeah, I'm seeing that. I have an ace hardware near me and they have pretty much everything! I'll see what I can find.
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Great! Bring the cartridge and headshell with you, so that you can be assured of a proper fit.

Are you clear on how to properly align the cartridge, once installed?
 
beatcomber said:
Great! Bring the cartridge and headshell with you, so that you can be assured of a proper fit.

Are you clear on how to properly align the cartridge, once installed?
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I know there is a process and an alignment device but I haven't researched too much into it. Something about a S, B, and L curve the L curve is the most used. There's gonna be a lot of learning to do for me. This is my first record player, for $15 I don't think I did too bad. I also want to get a scale to check the tone arm weight and also check the record speed.
 
beatcomber said:
BTW, that's a very nice cartridge you have there. Older Grados are my favorites.
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Yeah lol, I had 1 grainy picture to work with when I bought it. Didn't know the model or anything about it. Had to research models until I figured out what it was then go from there (sadly I ordered a stylus for the original cartridge) but as soon as I saw Grado I couldn't help but smile.
 
Shane R. said:
I know there is a process and an alignment device but I haven't researched too much into it. Something about a S, B, and L curve the L curve is the most used. There's gonna be a lot of learning to do for me. This is my first record player, for $15 I don't think I did too bad. I also want to get a scale to check the tone arm weight and also check the record speed.
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The cartridge alone is worth more than $15, so you did very well. The current model that's most comparable is the Blue, which retails for $125.
 
Any special considerations when cleaning the cart? Can I just use contact cleaner and a q-tip or are these more fragile?
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The cart itself shouldn't need any cleaning. By all means - DO NOT clean out the 'gunk' between where the stylus comes in contact with the cartridge. It's meant to be there as a dielectric grease. Just concentrate on keeping the stylus clean. A quick search here on AK will yield more information on stylus cleaning than you'll ever need to read.
 
Thanks for the info did some research and yeah just what I figured, clean the contacts at your own risk. I had an issue with no left audio channel but I quickly discovered the issue. (white wire completely severed)
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So I fixed that up and it works beautifully
 
no soldering anywhere near the cartridge. pull pins off said cartridge and solder separately
and replace once done.

do not use anything on needle - any cleaner may unglue stylus tip from cantilever.
no Qtips, etc. search magic eraser and proper process.
 
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