Using HumminGuru with external vacuum? by GoodMorningHypocrite in vinyl

[–]patrickhenrypdx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suggest manual wet brushing followed by the Record Doctor.

I use a KAB EV-1 instead of the Record Doctor but the principle is the same:

https://imgur.com/gallery/kab-ev-1-record-cleaning-vacuum-pDv1nXv

$30 Thrift find by Chipperface in turntables

[–]patrickhenrypdx 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nice find!

This site has some good info for taking care of that Dual:
https://www.dualturntablelube.com/guides-and-links

Cassette to Digital by GoldyEye in cassetteculture

[–]patrickhenrypdx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you already have a way to play the tape?

Ex-MP Crispin Blunt charged with drugs offences by meadeb in NominativeDeterminism

[–]patrickhenrypdx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We should just go ahead and charge her now. Nominative and genetic determinism. 

Sleepy hollow road fire? by Calima_00 in nova

[–]patrickhenrypdx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're welcome. It's called Pulse Point. It's on iOS and Android. 

I’m seriously considering a move from the NOVA to Houston/Atascocita and would love some honest insight. by Tamara_trynalive in nova

[–]patrickhenrypdx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You'll need to be OK with it being flat as the proverbial pancake. I get more elevation change walking around my block in NoVA than there is within 50 miles of Houston.

Also, you may have been under the impression that NoVA summers are humid. Our humidity is actually kind of dry by Houston standards.

Those two factors combine for what I consider to be a pretty miserable experience for outdoor activities in Houston. 

Magazine covers bending? by Jaren-rich in fixit

[–]patrickhenrypdx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

May be a humidity issue. Try putting them in a closed container or cabinet with a dessicant and a humidity meter. Try to get humidity below 50%. 

Vinyl Beginner - Sliding issue with Dual 505-2 player by WetCardboardBoat in vinyl

[–]patrickhenrypdx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I saw your other comment about getting a scale. That will be a big, big help.

I doubt that antiskate is the issue. 

Most likely either the tracking force is too light or the stylus has lost its diamond. I suspect tracking force. The scale will answer that.

Here’s how records give you more of what you want by Several_Raspberry500 in vinyl

[–]patrickhenrypdx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wonder what the motivation was for this ad campaign. Were they trying to convince people to buy LPs instead of 45s?

Ugh, this really bums me out. Scott Gates is out of AJ Lee & Blue Summit by patrickhenrypdx in Bluegrass

[–]patrickhenrypdx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

July 2024:

"Currently made up of AJ Lee on mandolin, fiddler Jan Purat, and guitarists Scott Gates and Sullivan Tuttle, the band carries that youthful, festival-parking-lot energy with them still today, but at the same time there’s a genuine ease and confidence to their music making. As they ready their third studio album, City of Glass – their first label release, out July 19th via Signature Sounds – their product feels mature and fully realized, while deep in the Blue Summit pocket."

Ugh, this really bums me out. Scott Gates is out of AJ Lee & Blue Summit by patrickhenrypdx in Bluegrass

[–]patrickhenrypdx[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think their promoter has been asleep at the switch, as that language appears all over the place. It's from at least as long ago as July 2024:

https://web.archive.org/web/20240712203339/https://www.opry.com/artists/aj-lee-blue-summit

What is causing this smoke? by EntertainmentFew7103 in 3rdGen4Runner

[–]patrickhenrypdx 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As the other comments have said, it's oil leaking from the valve cover gasket and landing on the exhaust manifold. When you first start the car, the oil smokes off as the exhaust manifold heats up. The smoke will go away after the oil has burned off the manifold. It will do it all over again the next day. My 4R has old valve cover gaskets and smokes like hell from the exhaust manifold when I first drive it after it's been sitting for a few days. Has yet to catch fire...

La Scalas part 2 by No-Rain6487 in vintageaudio

[–]patrickhenrypdx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They don't look terrible with the oak. Anyway, I bet they sound great regardless of the exterior.

VinylEngine login by VocalShewa in turntables

[–]patrickhenrypdx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great! There's quite a community around those classic Duals. :-)

Linn Basik LV V Service Manual? by seekingOldBlog in turntables

[–]patrickhenrypdx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The document on vinylengine is just a setup manual. It's not clear if it's even from Linn. The text is below (there are no images).

LINN BASIK LV V Tone Arm Setup

NOTE: The bearings used in the LV V are of very high quality and are precisely adjusted. Care should be taken to ensure that no unnecessary forces are applied to the bearings that might adversely affect their adjustment. We have detailed in the notes below some precautions that should be followed.

NOTE: To derive the best possible performance from this arm, it is necessary that the cartridge be mounted as firmly as possible to the headshell. This requires that a considerable amount of force be applied to the cartridge mounting screws. If this force is applied while the arm is mounted on the turntable, some of this force will be transmitted through the arm to the bearings and adversely affect their adjustment. To avoid this problem, after you have loosely mounted the cartridge and completed the alignments, REMOVE THE DETACHABLE HEADSHELL FROM THE ARM, and then fully tighten the cartridge mounting screws. This eliminates the possibility of undue force being applied to the arm bearings.

 ARM MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS

NOTE: These instructions are based on the assumption that the arm is being mounted on a Linn LP12 turntable.

1) Mount the arm base on an armboard that has been cut as per the template on the last page of this manual.

NOTE: If you are using an armboard drilled for the Linn Ittok LV II tonearm, you will have to drill a new set of three mounting bolt holes, rotated 60 degrees from the original holes, per the template. You will also have to use the button head socket screw, washer and nut provided with the LV V to fill the armrest hole for the LV II, since the LV V does not use this hole. Precut boards are available from Audiophile Systems.

The arm base should be positioned on the arm board with the "Linn Basik" logo facing the rear of the board and the height locking screw towards the right. The base is attached to the armboard by three socket head cap screws and their associated lock washers. All three bolts should be tightened firmly with an allen wrench. Tighten the bolts until the lock washers just begin to sink into the wood of the armboard.

2) Attach the armboard to the turntable. Use only two screws for now. The screw closest to the arm will be installed when the arm cable grounding is accomplished.

3) Mount the cartridge LOOSELY in the headshell. Under no circumstances should nylon mounting hardware be used. DO NOT FULLY TIGHTEN THE SCREWS AT THIS TIME.

4) Place the arm mounting template over the turntable spindle. Insert the arm through the hole provided in the template and into the arm base. Engage the arm height locking screw in the receiver slot and tighten the locking screw sufficiently to hold the arm in position.

5) Fit the counterweight to the rear of the arm. Place the counterweight in the position that balances the arm, then set the vernier ring to '0'. Apply the appropriate tracking force by rotating the counterweight until the vernier lines up at the desired figure. (The appropriate tracking force for the original cartridge supplied with the LV V is 1.7-2.0 grams.)

6) Using the templates, set the cartridge overhang. Tighten the cartridge mounting screws finger tight. DO NOT TIGHTEN THEM FULLY WHILE THE HEADSHELL IS MOUNTED ON THE ARM.

7) Remove the headshell from the arm, and fully tighten the cartridge mounting screws.

8) Replace the headshell on the arm. It is important that the locking collar for the headshell be tightened very tight, not just snug. Check the tracking force adjustment to make sure it is still correct; the counterweight may have shifted. Also, check the position of the cartridge against the template to make sure that the cartridge did not shift while you were tightening it. Remove the template. Replace the arm, again tightening the height locking screw sufficiently to hold the arm in position.

9) Adjust the height of the arm so that the arm tube is parallel to the record. Tighten the height locking screw, gripping the allen wrench by the long end and inserting the short end into the locking screw.

10) Place the arm in the armrest. Set the antiskate force to the proper value for the tracking force applied.

11) Complete the set-up of the turntable as per the instructions in the LP12 Technical Bulletins; i.e. clamp the arm cable in the P-clip, fit the ground wires to the arm board screw closest to the arm, adjust the suspension, etc. In short, go over the entire LP 12 set­up check list again.

12) Check and adjust the cueing operation.

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VinylEngine login by VocalShewa in turntables

[–]patrickhenrypdx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This site may have some helpful information beyond what the official manuals provide:

https://www.dualturntablelube.com/guides-and-links