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What has been your costliest mistake in this hobby?

For example :I recently learned a hard lesson- I accidentally ran voltage thru my $3000 MC cartridge (kiseki purple heart).  I have a TT with 5 prong connector and a phono cable with a 5 prong connector.  I accidentally swapped where they plugged into and ran electric thru the tonearm into the cartridge.  It was a stupid - not thinking- hasty mistake. When I corrected the problem the cartridge was fried.  An avalanche of four letter words followed!

So what has been your biggest and/or costliest mistake?
polkalover

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Mounting a brand new cartridge. Had a small screw driver laying on the platter. Moved the arm over to see the cart alignment. Screw driver slammed into cartridge and knocked the stylus off!
 Stupid mistake. I now have a small tool box for mounting carts and everything has been checked for magnetization.  
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