Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sep 1, 2007, at 4:30 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: > > On Sep 1, 2007, at 4:23 PM, Leonard Taupier wrote: > >> Yup. They still make the Zerostat. Mine is at least 25 years old >> but, except for the bright red color, still looks the same. It >> still works fine. > > > what's the half life of polonium? hmmmmmm... 210Po is an alpha emitter that has a half-life of 138.376 days; it decays directly to its daughter isotope 206Pb. > > :-) > > Steve > > > >> >> Len >> >> >> On Sep 1, 2007, at 7:04 PM, Rei Shinozuka wrote: >> >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information