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 4:23 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? :-) 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