Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]to disambiguate "zerostat" and "staticmaster" the "staticmaster" was a normal-looking brush with the polonium. http://www.orau.org/PTP/collection/consumer%20products/staticeliminator.htm the "zerostat" looked like a groovy white plastic pistol (the one below is blue, and i don't know if i am more surprised that they still make it, or that its A HUNDRED BUCKS now!) http://store.acousticsounds.com/browse_detail.cfm?title_ID=10413 of the two, i liked the zerostat much better. 25 years ago when i last used them. -rei On Sep01 18:48, Leonard Taupier wrote: > Hi Stan, > > I still have and use the Zerostat. I don't think it reduces dust but > rather neutralizes the electrostatic charge that builds up on the > vinyl and causes the disturbing pops during playback. Since the > sensor in a digital camera is charged when taking a photo I don't > think I would want to mess with that process. > > Regards, > Len > > > On Sep 1, 2007, at 6:34 PM, Stan Yoder wrote: > > >A thought: back in the era of vinyl LP recordings, the Discwasher > >company marketed a pistol-shaped "Zerostat" device that, when you > >slowly pulled the trigger, 'sprayed' the vinyl with (I think) > >negative ions to (at least temporarily) lessen the LP's dust > >attraction. > > > >Would that idea work with sensors? > > > >I still have the Zerostat. I think it uses Polonium(?) as a source > >of ions. > > > >Stan Yoder > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey