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In Reply to: RE: In my experience, a hum is caused by a bad connection and no sound posted by alaskahiatt on February 27, 2024 at 23:31:44
George, ah makes very good suggestions here.Upon reading your OP here my initial impression was shorted wire for hum and broken wire for no sound. The good news and bad news is the wiring with the arm is very thin and delicate. With original condition that produces very little distortion on the signal. But with wear damage can easily happen.
So just a guess but arm wire seems your most likely suspect. Check as advised by ah. If that is the problem then rewiring may be your best option. I expect repairing the original AR wire could be very difficult. Cardas wire is highly recommended and available from a few sources.
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the RCA connector on my Dual 1229. After nearing the loud hum, I unscrewed the connector and found a broken solder connection. That broken wire may have then touched another part of the connector creating a short. I wish I had observed that, but I just made a whole new RCA connector and forgot to research.As others have stated, the link below is an excellent description of rebuilding the AR-XA.
Dave at vinylnirvana.com is also excellent, and look for the tonearm re-wiring under the link titled AR Resources.
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