I've still got vinyl that I never imported, and now that I've learned that it's easily done with the UCA 202 I can feel even worse about not having done/doing it. (My Dual 1249 still runs after ~50 years, and its built in strobe indicates that the [once replaced] drive belt is still functional, but I think my cartridge has disintegrated after all those years. Can such a thing happen?)
I had that turntable at one time! As to the cartridge, the stylus should not wear out from age, just from use. But, the glues that hold the parts together might be susceptible to age-related deterioration (just a guess).
