Stanton 680ee ground strap

[mackat]

So I disconnected the little strap that ground the cartridge body, and I misplace it. Now I need it back as it has a hummmmmmm on my Black Widow. Does anyone have a solution?


Ben aka MacKat

 

[GP49]

Remove the connector clip from the ground pin that USED to have the ground strap. Wrap a thin wire around the pin, then put back the connector clip. Wrap the other end around one of the cartridge mount screws, so it makes contact with the metal mount ears. If you are using the Stanton-supplied insulating plastic mounting inserts, you will have to wrap that wire around a metal mounting ear, itself.

 

[mackat]

Thank you for e advice, but sadly I don't have a thin wire handy.


Ben aka MacKat

 

[NoTransistors]

Then use a cat whisker.

 

[Kappaholic]

anything conductive should work. strip/small piece of aluminum foil will do the job.

 

[mackat]

Good idea Kappa! I'll try that now.

Seth, I wish!

 

[GP49]

Thank you for e advice, but sadly I don't have a thin wire handy.

If you even have an old frayed AC line cord or a piece of old speaker wire, you could strip the insulation and take a strand of wire!

 

[mackat]

Good idea! I'm going to fiddle with it tomorrow a I am now listening to Medeleine Peyroux on my Technics 1200mk2!

A very happy MacKat

 

[mackat]

I affixed a piece of metal, didn't do the trick. Whatever combo I have of:

Arm ground

Chassis ground

Cart body ground

It seems to hum. It also hums more when I touch or go near the cart body, if that helps anyone.


Ben aka MacKat

 

[Kappaholic]

Did you make sure the blue headshell lead is touching the affixed metal strip & the cart body?

 

[mackat]

It appeared to be doing so, yes.

 

[Kappaholic]

I don't know much about black widow, but my RB300 shares the same ground with blue tonearm wire. You may want to give that a shot.

 

[Balifly]

Mackat,

You are experiencing a very high failure rate.

Time to call in some professional help !!!

風水

Feng shui

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feng_shui

 

[seminole54]

I wonder where all the missing and misplaced parts in his apartment go?

 

[boreas]

I wonder where all the missing and misplaced parts in his apartment go?

Inside the missing socks?

John

 

[NoTransistors]

Inside the missing socks?

No, buried in the litter box.

 

[gadget73]

double check your headshell wiring. I had the wires reversed on the pins at the headshell connector end on my Thorens, causing it to hum annoyingly with the Stanton 681EE. I have no idea how long its been like that, a couple years most likely, but it only hummed with the Stanton. Sorting the wires out made it stop.

 

[mackat]

This is a Black Widow, not headshell.


Ben aka MacKat