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stylii for phonographs around). For one thing, a <strong>CED</strong> stylus is NOTHING<br />
like a diamond-tipped phonograph stylus. It is many times more complex.<br />
It is cut a very specific way in order to let it ride on several grooves<br />
unlike a phonograph stylus. Secondly, it has a titanium electrode which<br />
extends into the groove. This is much smaller than the diamond tip.<br />
There is a connecting wire that is attached to a gold-plated point<br />
contact. There are three pieces of magnet used for tracking, and a<br />
rubber stabilizer on the back. There is a cylindrical hollow aluminum<br />
tube used to hold the needle to the cartridge. There's also a spring<br />
used to retract the needle when loading/unloading the cartridge from the<br />
player. That's a lot of various parts to assemble! The only other<br />
alternative would be to cut down on the number of parts necessary to<br />
manufacture by refurbishing cartridges. Even still, it seems rather<br />
cost-prohibitive.<br />
The <strong>CED</strong> FAQ states that, "Note that to date it has been less expensive<br />
to buy a working <strong>CED</strong> player than to buy a new stylus<br />
cartridge (my range has been $5 to $30 for used players vs. $45 to $70<br />
for new stylus cartridges)." Now, if it costs $45 to $70 for a new<br />
stylus from BACKSTOCK that's at least 10-15 years old...how could it be<br />
economically feasable to manufacture a new cartridge (indeed several<br />
models of cartridges, since all the different brands use a different<br />
style cartridge) for the much reduced user base of today?<br />
*Geoff!*<br />
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<strong>From</strong>: "Zach D."<br />
Organization: Velvet Pants Prod.<br />
To: Tom Howe <br />
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 00:15:07 -0500<br />
Subject: Digest entry<br />
Priority: normal<br />
Well, here is another topic for discussion for the digest. The bring<br />
back the <strong>CED</strong> campaign is interesting (1.8 million dollars! That would<br />
almost pay back my school loans) but perhaps you guys have some<br />
thoughts on shipping disks..<br />
Everyone knows that if the disks get stacked too high the sheer<br />
weight of the disks can cause the outer case to mash the disk and<br />
possibley scratch and damage it right?<br />
But, just because you put the disks 'upright' in a box doesn't really<br />
mean anything when you think about it... I asked UPS about 'This side<br />
up' and they told me 'no way'... they said the boxes are tossed,<br />
rolled down belts, and what not with absolutely no reguard for 'this<br />
side up' labels. So, if you have your disks neatly stacked 'up<br />
right' they may soon be neatly stacked on top of eachother once the<br />
box is turned over.. and since you stacked them all together thinking
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