Record flattening
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RedSectorA
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Used a Vinyl Flat for over 2 years with a Groovy Pouch and I can't say a bad thing about it. Unwarps most records without any issues, fairly safe too as it uses gentle heat.
Yes, I think the gentle heat and long time periods are key to the success of the VF. The thread(s) I've read discuss that there seem to be two different versions of the Groovy Pouch, one that seems to max out out at 130°F and another that reaches 150°F. The pouch I have is a 130° version and I used a 12-hour heating and 12-hour cooling cycle on one disc with perfect tesults the first time. The next album I forgot to unplug the pouch before I went to be and it ended up cooking about 18 hours. I allowed it to cool the same length of time and again the record came out perfect with no signs of any stress or damage.
It was originally designed (I think) for careful use in a kitchen oven, but there are some reports of the oven temperature being difficult to control or regulate, especially at such a low value, and a few resultant accidents. Steve Mejias's review in Stereophile mentions such an occurrance, actually.
NorthStar
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How much roughly would it cost to run a 12-hour heating period at roughly 130-150° F?
An oven consumes a fair amount of electricity no?
An oven consumes a fair amount of electricity no?
I would think that is a pretty inefficient way to do it. 
The instructions recommend oven use with short cycles, 1-2 hours, then longer only if needed. The Groovy Pouch uses a small wall transformer, less electricity than a personal heating pad.
The instructions recommend oven use with short cycles, 1-2 hours, then longer only if needed. The Groovy Pouch uses a small wall transformer, less electricity than a personal heating pad.
NorthStar
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When you start thinking about all the rituals, all the adjustments and fixes needed to operate properly an analog turntable rig, including a good RCM, and all the dedicated time, love, and constant side flipping every twenty minutes or so, the static shocks you might encounter when you get up of your chair and touch your turntable's arm, etc., etc., etc, you need to be truly devoted and passionate about spinning vinyls.
I highly respect people who do because I did myself for many many many years and still do occasionally.
And we also need our oven to fix our albums that aren't straight.
It all adds up to a lot of time, effort, money, and love.
* The TT needs synergy too; with the tonearm, the cartridge, the phono stage/preamp, the amp, the interconnects, the AC power cords (break-in period too), the loudspeakers, and the speaker cables, and our house wiring.
I luv my hobby.
I highly respect people who do because I did myself for many many many years and still do occasionally.
And we also need our oven to fix our albums that aren't straight.
It all adds up to a lot of time, effort, money, and love.
* The TT needs synergy too; with the tonearm, the cartridge, the phono stage/preamp, the amp, the interconnects, the AC power cords (break-in period too), the loudspeakers, and the speaker cables, and our house wiring.
I luv my hobby.
rotflmao.
RedSectorA
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Yeah but the smell...... :wacko:
not at all……….she uses 'Gruv Glide' for deodorant !