cartridge demagnetizing vs. no demagnetization


I know it is popular for many vinyl lovers to demagnetize their cartridges once in a while,myself included,however,I remember reading a letter written by A.J.Vandenhul a few years back that argued strongly against this as he felt it could ultimately weaken the magnet structure over time,and lower the lifespan of the cartridge.Anyone have any knowledge of this effect?
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Seems that I have read somewhere in the past that there is a passive way to demag cartridges--

By crossing the RCA's ie: touching the signal pins with the ground pins, holding for ~20 seconds it is supposed to demag the cart.

Anyone heard of or tried this approach ?

It would be interesting to compare some of the different methods.

I for one am not willing to experiment with a demag unit such as the fluxbuster.

(Now I need to order the Cardas record, as I really like Cardas products) hmmmm.

On a side note, I once applied the tiniest amount of Caig to the conections at the pins for an old Aperture cart, and it killed one channel-- Grrrr, I am just glad it wasn't an expensive cart.

~Fx