Stylus bent.salvageable?

[teebomus]

Purchased a budget at 311 ep cartridge. It arrived with crooked/bent stylus. I called customer service where purchased and they are sending another. They let me keep this one also.
The stylus appears seated crooked more than actually bent. It sits in a black cushiony looking area. It will play, but it allows the cartridge to ride very low. Almost touching record surface.
I realize it is a cheapy, but i wonder if I could adjust the cart so that the stylus is riding straight without damaging my records ?
Is it possible to straighten the stylus ? I assumed it would break off if i did.

 

[lini]

There might be a possibility, but that's hard to tell without a picture to judge the current condition... However, iirc the ATN3472SE belongs to the AT dual/V magnet needles, on which the cantilever assembly isn't fixed to its plastic holder by screw, but only by bolt/rivet - so the repair potential is somewhat limited.

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini

 

[Kingshead]

With a replacement on the way I wouldn't bother. Setting the proper tracking angle will be a bitch, and sounds like the suspension might be screwed so most likely won't work correctly anyway.

 

[teebomus]

Thanks. I'll just wait for new one.


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[Multiplex]

Yup. With a cartridge that cheap, why bother? Keep that body, though. There are some hot-rod styli available... You might look up the ViVid Line and Shibata at some point down the road.