You know what I think I stop the platter everytime. Then again, I'm just a bedroom DJ, but now that I think about it I'm pretty sure I stop it everytime. Just a habit I've formed hehe.

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Originally posted by DaveSaenz Yeah, but you want to lift the needle off of the record before you stop the platter, or it will burn a spot in the groove and turn into a "pop" sound like that chemist guy said.

what? i've never heard that before.. somehow i doubt it. you mean DJ_Flesch?

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no im the one who said that...yes its true beucase theneedle gets really hot from friction and if you stop it after playing it for a while or scratching or soemthing then it will burn a hole in place that its resting in.

lol, just went and replied to your other post and came back here to delete this one.

anyway, that's cool to know, i do that sometimes for a cool effect when i have both tunes matched together, but ones beat is about to drop out. I guess maybe just dropping the volume would be better for my records than hitting the stop button.

i wonder, how quickly does the heat dissipate? quick enough that the 1 or 2 seconds of brake time cools it? what about a backspin, do you think this would do the same damage? (i do those too, but not much, and usually not on my good records)

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i bet backspinning isnt very good but its not like the platter doesnt stop so the record will eventually catch and still go. im sure that the dissipation time for a needle in the air is short but you haev to remember that the needle is resting on vinyl...and vinyl absorbs alot of heat which is why its bad to leave it in the sun..im sure its a good insulator too... but... well ok im not sure but whatever. it makes sense to me

stopping for effects is fine, im sure, as long as you pick up the needle immediately and not just leave it sitting there while you look up and see the looks on your [imaginary] crowds face lol... im saying imaginary becuase i know youre primarily a bedroom dj as i am...well the last time we talked thats what you said...

so...yeah

lol, yeah, still a bedroom DJ. but, i am playing a stag party though, in a restaurant.. should be interesting. all guys, i doubt there will be any dancing..

anyway, yeah, that' intresting. i'd really like to know how long it takes to burn the record, and how long before the heat dissipates.

I think i will take a shitty record when i get home, get in spinning at 45RPM, +8%, then hit the brake in a quiet part, and see if i can make it pop. I don't care about the record, but this won't do any damage to my needle will it?

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lol...probably the record more so than the needle but...hey its all in the name of science lol...

try spinninging back and then stopping the record and pressing the needle down really hard

lmao

Another thing worth a mention:

If you have slipmats with heavy paint on them and don't turn the platter off while removing the record, it could scratch up the record some. I use the softer side of the slip mat (the back). Who cares about aesthetics when/if you fuck up an irreplaceable record??

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Originally posted by DaveSaenz Another thing worth a mention: If you have slipmats with heavy paint on them and don't turn the platter off while removing the record, it could scratch up the record some. I use the softer side of the slip mat (the back). Who cares about aesthetics when/if you fuck up an irreplaceable record??

I ordered Bonzai slipmat... I'm wondering if they are heavy paint slipmat like you'Re talking about...
i hope they are not
I'm getting them on thursday

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Originally posted by DjJade hey its all in the name of science lol...

Lol.

Disclaimer: This product is not tested on Vinyl!

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i turn it off everytime because i was djing with this dude and he left the tables on the whole night until he accidently bumped the tonearm and the needle fell right on the dots on the spinning platter. my heart almost collapsed.

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Originally posted by Busy Child i turn it off everytime because i was djing with this dude and he left the tables on the whole night until he accidently bumped the tonearm and the needle fell right on the dots on the spinning platter. my heart almost collapsed.

no biggie it happens alot in the Djing world, what would be worse is if it happened while the channel fader was up (ugly noise)


personally i leave the tt spinning coz u gonna have to have hit start again anyway. i only stop the tt when theres another dj taking over.

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