Headshell Rewire Trouble! - Page 2

KP11520 · 1st March 2008, 04:09 AM

The eBay reseller selling the Unity Audio headshell leads (Oz Enterprises) has no more and couldn't deliver. Back to square one again or spend too much! Yikes!

This shouldn't have to be so painful.

Regards//Keith

Panicos K · 9th March 2008, 06:38 PM

Why don't you solder your headshell wires directly on the headshell pins and cover the joints with some shrinkable sleeves?

kevinkr · 9th March 2008, 10:37 PM

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Originally posted by Panicos K
Why don't you solder your headshell wires directly on the headshell pins and cover the joints with some shrinkable sleeves?

Probably a good way to ruin most headshells out there which seem to have a plastic insert that melts by the time you have even managed to tin the pins. (I tried this once and was then forever plagued with intermittent connections only resolved when I replaced the entire headshell.)

Panicos K · 9th March 2008, 10:42 PM

I have done it in some of my headshells without any problem.In the less than two seconds time you need to do it,no problem,even with headshells with plastic inserts.Many have teflon inserts.You just need to be careful and quick.

Bouquet · 12th March 2008, 07:47 PM

Freeze the plastic insert of the shell with cold=spray and solder as quick as possible.
At the cartridge side , you can use the connector bushings of a female D-connector.

regards

Bouquet

1st March 2008, 04:09 AM	#11
KP11520 diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2007	The eBay reseller selling the Unity Audio headshell leads (Oz Enterprises) has no more and couldn't deliver. Back to square one again or spend too much! Yikes! This shouldn't have to be so painful. Regards//Keith __________________ If Wile E. Coyote had enough money to buy all that ACME ****, why didn't he just buy dinner?

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9th March 2008, 06:38 PM	#12
Panicos K diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2006	Why don't you solder your headshell wires directly on the headshell pins and cover the joints with some shrinkable sleeves?

9th March 2008, 10:42 PM	#14
Panicos K diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2006	I have done it in some of my headshells without any problem.In the less than two seconds time you need to do it,no problem,even with headshells with plastic inserts.Many have teflon inserts.You just need to be careful and quick.

12th March 2008, 07:47 PM	#15
Bouquet diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2007	Freeze the plastic insert of the shell with cold=spray and solder as quick as possible. At the cartridge side , you can use the connector bushings of a female D-connector. regards Bouquet