Bring Your Vinyl LP Records Back to Life > Microscope Photos
The following are microscope photos of vinyl LP record surfaces
Notice: the white fibers and specks in the photos are the sources audio problems. |
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Let's look closer at the condition of record surface under microscope. Notice the distinctively lite grooves showing left right and center parts of the groove. |
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Record Groove Closeup shows the left and right channels the stylus will track music. |
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Microscope view of debris and residue on record surface and groove. |
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Another microscope view shows the record surface with large amount of problems. |
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Microscope view of debris and residue on record surface and groove. |
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Microscopic groove shows small particles on surface and in grooves. |
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Another view of debris and residue on record surface and in the grooves. |
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Microscopic groove shows small particles in grooves that stylus will contact. |
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Mineral depoits left from evaporation of impure cleaning fluids. |
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More minerals left in the grooves from cleaning fluid evaporation. |
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Major scratch makes this part of record unplayable. |
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Tiny Insect wing caused decay of record. |
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Record Brush shows record debris on strands could be transferred to another record. |
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More brush strands with specks of particles from record cleaning. |
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Notice the white specks - the faint white along the edge and in the groves indicates record deterioraton. |
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More examples of debris and deterioration. |
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Something growing in the record grooves. |
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Glob of record goo is soft and sticky and seems to come from deterioration. |
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More goop shows structure of the record material. |
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White spot on record shows area of contamination caused the record to decompose. |
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Closeup of decomposition shows the record turning to white powder. |
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Spots of residue from previouse record cleaning solution. |
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More residue spots on record shows accelerated decay. |
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Residue all over shows accelerated surface deterioration. |
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White in Record grooves illustrates decay inside grooves. |
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Dirty and scratched record surface. |
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Minute pieces of plastic fiber come from record edge. |
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More examples of fiber from record edge decay. |
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Notice the record edge illustrates source of accelerated decay problems. |
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More examples of fiber from record edge decay. |
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Record edge is source of debris from deterioration. |
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Expanded record edge view shows source of accelerated decay problems. |
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Expanded record edge another view shows source of accelerated decay problems. |
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Record edge view shows source of accelerated decay problems. |
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Another record edge shows different source of decay problems. |
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Record edge Notice the fiber coming loose from edge. |
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Another record edge more material coming loose. |
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Record edge Notice the fiber sticking out. |
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Closer edge view static attracts the fiber to the record surface. |
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