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AKG P8e cartridge coils are known to go bad ?

It seems that the cartridge coils of the p6, p7, p8 open up over time, and it's not a matter of wire connections to the pins. This makes for an impossible fix.

The specs on these models all look the same electrically, so they should be interchangeable - does anyone know for sure? I'm looking for a good cartridge body to use with my p8es stylus.
storyboy

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nandric
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Hi Storyboy, To my knowledge the problem is the suspension
mainly because AKG invented and used some special kind of suspension. If we need to add 'coil problems' then Raul
should be warned regarding his recommendations of this cart.

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nandric
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Storyboy, According to some German info on the net the AKG used a small steel plate for the centering of the cantilever(one point suspension) with rubber 'rings' on both sides.The problem seems to be the deterioration of the rubber. AKG destroyed all thy stock in 1990. Probable because of the fear for the (legal) liability. That is why there are no spare parts.

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