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IMO to spend 4 figures on a RCM that would see 5 LPs' a month (60 a year) is like killing a fly with a .410 shot gun at 1 inch range when a fly swatter would do the job from a few feet.

You see it differently obviously.

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Old 06-26-2017, 07:29 PM
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I am sure I would reclean my previously cleaned LPs - maybe a consortium of 4 users to have 3 mons per year would be the correct way to do this.
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There is so much wretched excess in this entire endeavor, I'm surprised anyone even questions this particular aspect of it!!

Seriously though, I can't stand the thought of all of the $$ I spent on the cartridge being put at additional risk by LPs that are dirtier than they have to be. On top of that, everything just sounds so much better (which is really all of the justification I need).
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There is so much wretched excess in this entire endeavor, I'm surprised anyone even questions this particular aspect of it!!

Seriously though, I can't stand the thought of all of the $$ I spent on the cartridge being put at additional risk by LPs that are dirtier than they have to be. On top of that, everything just sounds so much better (which is really all of the justification I need).
Well stated. Cable expenses, equipment racks, stillpoints, dedicated circuits....
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I am sure I would reclean my previously cleaned LPs - maybe a consortium of 4 users to have 3 mons per year would be the correct way to do this.
I have had the same thought for some time. My Nitty Gritty has died and I am having a hard time justifying buying a KL or Clearaudio but I do want one.
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Why not a group to share the cost and expense? We have seen those who buy these ultra-pricey RCMs, clean their LP collection, then sell to the next buyer. In a case like that what do you do when you buy more LPs down the road after you sell the 'us' RCM? With a group buy-in at least you know the unit will be coming back to you for use later on - in another 4 mons (each user keeps for a month). Ideally, the consortium would be in the same regional area. In my case in 4 months I would probably have 30 - 40 new LPs to clean.
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Why not a group to share the cost and expense? We have seen those who buy these ultra-pricey RCMs, clean their LP collection, then sell to the next buyer. In a case like that what do you do when you buy more LPs down the road after you sell the 'us' RCM? With a group buy-in at least you know the unit will be coming back to you for use later on - in another 4 mons (each user keeps for a month). Ideally, the consortium would be in the same regional area. In my case in 4 months I would probably have 30 - 40 new LPs to clean.
Actually that doesn't work well at all. I have sold more than one RCM to be shared among even just 2 or 3 people who are relatively close to one another. There are always complaints, and gripes.

One person winds up buying the others out, after a fair amount of grief.
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Thank you Ivan for that bit of first-hand experience; I could see that being an issue, possibly.

After contemplating a few days I am beginning to think maybe nothing is wrong with my current NG - does as design when plugged into a non-GFI circuit. But why did it start throwing the GFI trip after a round of cleanings? Vacuum motor pulling too many amperes, but why? My Breville 800 Espresso machine does not throw the GFI on the same circuit when the pump engages. Any electro-nerds care to take a guess?
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... But why did it start throwing the GFI trip after a round of cleanings? Vacuum motor pulling too many amperes, but why? ...
Too great a current draw should trip a breaker. A GFCI should trip if there's a significant difference between the current going to the load and the neutral current coming from the load, typically caused by an inadvertent ground path. It's that ground path that could be dangerous to the user and that's what you'll need to isolate, imo.
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