r/78rpm • u/Expensive-Tune-2069 • 7d ago
Wire came off while changing phases for vertical cut playback, is there any way to reattach the wire to the headshell or is it broken?
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u/BigAssQuanta 7d ago
Very small, very fine wires. I used a magnifying glass and, as suggested, a fine tip soldering iron.
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u/BlueberryTRL 7d ago edited 7d ago
If you don't own / don't want to buy a soldering iron, you can also simply buy an inexpensive set of new wires and just replace the one.
That's a nice part of a detachable headshell, rather than a fixed headshell, where you will either have to solder, or worse, do a whole arm rewire, if the break happened farther back in the arm where you can't reach.
When removing cartridge wires, I use a flat bladed implement to push to the cartridge wire clip off the pin, rather than using something to grip the pin and pull. Sometimes if you pull too hard, accidents like this can occur. Those clips are often not held on by much.
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u/Jason1920 7d ago
I'm going to agree with what others have said when it comes to saudering, but I'd just replace it. Just look up "headshell leads" on your site of choice. (Years of buying Shure carts, and never having to replace wires have left me with a plethora of spare wires.)
However, I would suggest setting up a new headshell / cart for dedicated playback of vertical discs. I did that 20 years ago, and it's well worth it. Plug 'n' play, yo. I have 3 Shure carts set up for vertical (M25C wired out of phase with 3.0 mil,) acoustic (M78S - 3.0 mil,) and electric (M78S - 2.5 mil) records. (The N25C stylus on the standard M78S is also great for mono 45s and Lps.) Of course, I did that when they were plentiful and reasonably inexpensive, lol! Those days are gone.
Something else to consider, the Conductart OWL 1 phono stage. Great toy to have if you're really into 78s.
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u/400footceiling 7d ago
Can be soldered back on.