How do you clean your LP12???
Posted by: Gram Parsons on 16 February 2004
Hei, please can you tell me, how you clean your LP12? What do you use for example to clean the inner platter, the platter and the steel top plate, a dry or damp cloth......? Any suggestions...?? 
Thank you 
In the interests of safety, I think 'reductionist' should have pointed out the necessity of unplugging your LP12 from the mains before attacking it with the pressure washer.
You should also avoid pointing the lance directly at the cartridge, as they have a habit of ripping the stylus off at the root (or even the arm if your unlucky enough to get the angle wrong
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Failing that, I find a slightly moist lint-free cloth is adequate for day-to-day cleaning.
David
You should also avoid pointing the lance directly at the cartridge, as they have a habit of ripping the stylus off at the root (or even the arm if your unlucky enough to get the angle wrong
)Failing that, I find a slightly moist lint-free cloth is adequate for day-to-day cleaning.
David
Very carefully and I find that the lid, although frowned on by many on the forum for "sound" reasons 
helps to keep the platter and top plate clear of dust. The lid also gets a good clean with a dry duster every so often and I always give it a zap with a zero stat pistol as I found out a while ago that a charged lid reduced the tracking force of the TikTok by about 1 gram. I wonder if this could be the reason why so many on this forum prefer the sound of the LP12 with the lid off?.
Yours in Music
Syd
helps to keep the platter and top plate clear of dust. The lid also gets a good clean with a dry duster every so often and I always give it a zap with a zero stat pistol as I found out a while ago that a charged lid reduced the tracking force of the TikTok by about 1 gram. I wonder if this could be the reason why so many on this forum prefer the sound of the LP12 with the lid off?.Yours in Music
Syd
Now, all this is about as 'nerdy' as you can get and I hope nobody I know finds out about me discussing LP12 cleaning on the interweb thingy; but ............ for cleaning the lid, I find a double thickness of mansize tissues folded twice to form a pad and lightly moistened (with water) is excellent. Removes all the dust and haze that builds up and helps prevent static from forming. Zero-Stat is thereby rendered redundant 
David
David
Forgive me being a little off-beat here, I suspect Jonathan is suggesting that ownership of CDS3 renders unecessary the need to play LP's. 
Rico - SM/Mullet Audio
Rico - SM/Mullet Audio
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Three easy steps to ruin your LP12
Count.d,
As the owner of the same LP12 for the last 14 years or more and as witnessed by those that have heard my LP12, I respectfully suggest that your post is bollocks
..except for the Mr. Sheen bit.
In fact what is Linn's suggested method for cleaning the mat?
Indeed, what is the reason a new mat sounds better than an old one - one and the same!
To quote (cut and paste from LP12 owners manual): -
"MAT. The felt mat can be cleaned with masking tape.
If the mat becomes really dusty, you can beat it like a carpet or rug. If you have a problem with static and the mat clings to your records, you can use some doublesided tape to secure it."
Andy.