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The Spin Clean Vinyl Record Washing System

The Spin-Clean Kit
The Spin-Clean unit has been in production since 1968. Besides its economy, there are a few things that differentiate the Spin-Clean from its competition. First, the unit requires no power as everything is done by hand. Second, because the record is inserted between two tight fitting cleaning pads and submerged in the cleaning solution, both sides of the record are scrubbed simultaneously. To me, the most important part of the system is the Spin-Clean Washer fluid, which has already become my favorite solution for cleaning vinyl. It is a concentrate, designed to be mixed with distilled water in the Spin-Clean unit, and is the least expensive cleaning solution that I am aware of.
The fluid appears to be a very mild cleaner to dislodge the dirt from the groves, along with a flocculent, which causes the dislodged dirt to fall to the bottom of the Spin Clean, where it remains so that the next record is not contaminated by the dirt from the previous record. When the record is removed, it is dried by hand with the supplied lint free drying cloths.

A couple of other things to point out: first, the Spin-Clean can clean records of all diameters from 7 inch singles to 12 inch LPs. The unit is bright yellow for a reason: it allows one to see the amount of crud that has been removed from the grooves, as the dirt will rest at the bottom of the Spin-Clean Unit.
Spin-Clean states that each batch of cleaning fluid can clean up to 50 records. Because very little of the cleaning solution is used along with the distilled water, the four ounce bottle will clean hundreds of Vinyl Records.

 

The Spin Clean Record Washer In Use
The Spin-Clean system works exactly as advertised. To test its effectiveness, I decided to re clean some vinyl  records that had been cleaned on the Nitty Gritty 2.5FI-XP. Lo and behold, the first Vinyl Record yielded, well, stuff that was still embedded in the grooves after a machine cleaning. It was right there in the bottom of the Spin-Clean. There was no denying it. Off to the turntable I went, and before the music started I could hear it. Nothing. The record didn’t have surface noise before a bath in the Spin-Clean, and yet the truth was undeniable- the record was even quieter after using the Spin-Clean.

Here is one of the Vinyl Records Cleaned with the Spin Clean Vinyl Record Cleaning System, Autobahn by kraftwerk, a classic!!! brand new pressing on Vinyl!!
Here are some T-Shirts from Kraftwerk!!

Setting up a Tonearm

Here is a video about the Ortofon-cartridge company

How to set the tone arm on a vinyl turntable

Plattenspieler Tutorial Deutsch

let s talk about….vinyl records!!!

Cheap Vinyl Record Storage

LP Storage made affordable

A Cheap and good and good looking way to store your Vinyl Records is…

Expedit from Ikea.

or like this

Expedit is hard to beat when considering the price and possibilities for

to store your Vinyl Records.

Peter s Tip: please make shure that for the larger expedits you secure

these furniture on the wall!!

we use the expedit from ikea for years now and as said before it s hard to beat.

Technics 1200 setup

Technics 1200 – The Balancing Act

Technics 1200 – Keep It Clean

Technics 1200 – Keep It Clean PT2

What should the dots do on a Technics SL1200 Turntable?
Many readers asked us: what function have the dots on the side of the DJ Turntable platter?
Here is a short video, explaining these dots.

Set the Anti-Skating

Pimp the Technics!!

Pimp the Technics an other video!!

alignment tool

1) I recommend mounting the cartridge on an official Technics headshell:
2) Don’t tighten the screws just yet, but get them close to tight.
3) *IMPORTANT* You need that white plastic tool that comes with all Technics..

Put the headshell with 447 into that tool. Turn the tool upside down so you are looking directly at the needle from the bottom. Align the middle of the needle to the “V” groove in that tool. This ensures that your needle will track properly from left to right and front to back.
4) Mount the headshell with 447 onto the Technics tonearm.
5) On a Technics you will want to set the height to 3.5 on the tonearm.
6) The anti-skate settings doesn’t really do much, so it doesn’t quite matter where you set that.
7) Make sure the weight on the tonearm has the numbers facing the headshell (the proper way to set it).

Zero out the tone arm weight, by screwing the weight back until the headshell and the weight are perfectly balanced. Screw the number dial on the weight (ONLY THE FRONT PART) to 0.
9) Now apply the appropriate tracking force, by screwing the entire weight to between 3 – 3.5 on the dial.
Now you have setup Shure M447s perfectly for a Technics 1200 turntable! After using these needles for nearly 10 years and following the rules listed above, I have experiences very few setups where my needles skipped.
However, it is important to keep in mind that it’s not ONLY the cartridge/needle that can cause record skipping. There are a few other potential culprits…
A) Loose record hole

The hole in the record (”pussy hole” as some call it) needs to have a firm grip on the post from the turntable’s platter. If it doesn’t then the record can move all around and easily cause your record to skip.
All you have to do is put a few pieces of small paper in there and tape them down. Don’t make it too tight though!
B) Slipmat
Believe it or not, your slipmat can cause your record to skip. If your slipmat has a small hole, then it may rise up the post on the turntable’s platter causing your record to not sit flush on the platter. It will cause it to dome
C) Warped record
Obviously if your record is warped in any way, you are fucked. You can try to fix this by putting your record between 2 pieces of glass and putting it in the oven at like 200 degrees for a short period of time. Do this at your own risk tho.
D) Bent tonearm
Tonearms are fragile and sometimes get bent if handled improperly. If the turntable you are on has a bent tonearm, then you are pretty well screwed. Not much you can do here to remedy the situation, except to try to prevent it. Always transport your turntables in cases. I also advise you keep your dust covers on your turntables when they are not in use. All it takes is a little mishap to completely fuck your tone arm up.

The Turntable s Tonearm counterweight

AT PL120 Turntable set up

How to Pack a Sealed Vinyl Record

How to pack a sealed Vinyl Record part II

How to store your Vinyl Record

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