[bcowen]

Well the vinyl is clean, so there is only one thing left to do.

De-magnetize the CD's?

 

[JazzVinyl]

Well the vinyl is clean, so there is only one thing left to do.

Spinnin' and Grinnin'...
Playing some unusual vinyls here tonight..

Pete Heycock, a solo LP (he was the guitar player for the Climax Blues Band)
and
Roger Hodgson, a solo LP...(he of Supertramp fame)

Both are very powerful albums in the olde cans...

 

[JazzVinyl]

 

[jonathan c]

De-magnetize the CD's?

De-magnetise the mc-cartridge?

 

[CJG888]

You do have that Cardas LP, I presume...

 

[L0rdGwyn]

You do have that Cardas LP, I presume...

I don't have the Cardas test LP, but I do have two others, including an old CBS STR100 test LP.

 

[CJG888]

The Cardas LP has a cartridge demagnetisation track!

 

[bcowen]

I don't have the Cardas test LP, but I do have two others, including an old CBS STR100 test LP.

This is, of course, the way.

 

[Xcalibur255]

De-magnetize the CD's?

Don't forget those special markers too.

 

[CJG888]

You can degauss your CD player. Try the Densen CD!

 

[bcowen]

Don't forget those special markers too.

And the magic rainbow foil too. No sense in going just halfway.

http://www.pwbelectronics.co.uk/images-of-our-products

 

[Xcalibur255]

So fellas any advice on nursing a VT-231 Raytheon that's making a fairly loud and high pitch staticky/whistling noise on one side? I took it out last week and gave it a couple of good hard smacks in the palm of my hand keeping the plates aligned to the direction of the force. That actually fixed the tube for about a week but now the noise is back with a vengeance. It doesn't sound like a short, there isn't much of a crackle to it. Maybe it's leakage? This is the "king of the 6SN7 Raytheons" the WWII era version with the extra support rods. I'd hate to have to toss him out.

 

[bcowen]

So fellas any advice on nursing a VT-231 Raytheon that's making a fairly loud and high pitch staticky/whistling noise on one side? I took it out last week and gave it a couple of good hard smacks in the palm of my hand keeping the plates aligned to the direction of the force. That actually fixed the tube for about a week but now the noise is back with a vengeance. It doesn't sound like a short, there isn't much of a crackle to it. Maybe it's leakage? This is the "king of the 6SN7 Raytheons" the WWII era version with the extra support rods. I'd hate to have to toss him out.

Did you try resoldering the pins?

 

[Xcalibur255]

Did you try resoldering the pins?

Nope, I'm terrible at stuff like that. I should just try it anyway, since it may be the only thing *to* try. I'll probably ruin the tube trying though so I wanted to hear what people thought first.

 

[bcowen]

Nope, I'm terrible at stuff like that. I should just try it anyway, since it may be the only thing *to* try. I'll probably ruin the tube trying though so I wanted to hear what people thought first.

Sucking all the old solder out and replacing with new solder is the best method, but if it's not up your alley then just reheating the pins and adding a bit of solder might at least tell you if that's what's causing the problem.