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Static electricity pulled the rubber mat right off the Turntable!

Howdy folks!

Lotta static with the TT. Rush lifted the rubber mat right off the SL Technics 1200 GR table tonight! I live in Miami Florida with a billion percent humidity.  I keep the humidity at 55 to 60 percent while I'm gone and drop it to 45 percent asap. Better grounding? Better wall socket? Pre play were dead of static. Lifting it, it's charged!

Thanks, 

Brent
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vpi
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I'm running a VPI HW-19 MK IV.  I too had a static issue.  When humidity was low, upon removing a freshly played record from the platter static would discharge from the record to the cartridge.  My VPI has the Delrin, lead platter which is used with no mat to stick to record.  I grounded the bearing shaft to the lug on my preamp and the static issue disappeared.  I assume this is because static buildup is now draining from the LP to the spindle, to the bearing, to the bearing housing to the preamp.

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knollbrent OP
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@viridian  I have a huge Persian rug that everything is sitting on except chairs. It's either the rug or the system. I'm thinking start with smaller rug, then assess. 
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Groove glide is working well. No more static!

chayro
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Amazing.  Who would have thought?
It's nice not having to fight with static discharges and go through a ritual every time you put on a record, isn't it?
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