Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/01

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Subject: [Leica] M8 cleaning mystery
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Sat Sep 1 15:48:28 2007
References: <200709012129.l81LRC72095660@server1.waverley.reid.org> <46D9E913.6060001@verizon.net>
 
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
>
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