I think it would be incorrect to think of static electricity as either plus or minus, for that matter, because it depends upon where you stand. My only point was that one outside surface has a relative paucity of electrons whereas the other surface has a net accumulation of electrons on its outer surface. It's the difference between them that creates a static electric charge. That's all I meant to say, really. Also, I doubt that the Milty or the zerostat emit positive charges. I would guess that they can suck up or expel electrons (negative charge).
Zerostat Milty really?
Ok. So I have massive amounts of static at times when playing vinyl. So much so that it can pull my arm from my table (Thorens TD-124) onto the platter when removing the lp. I am worried I will ruin my stylus when it hits. So I bought the Zerostat and have been using it according to the instructions and the static is still out of control. Is this thing for real or what? Am I doing something wrong? Please help.
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The SHURE published a research report about "charges on record" at 80's (http://www.shure.com/americas/support/find-an-answer/high-fidelity-phonograph-cartridge-technical-se...). It is a good read if you really want to get to the bottom of static issue. In the "Measurement of Electrostatic Charges on Phonograph Records" section, it concludes that the charges on record are always negative. The "Removing Charges from the Record" section elaborates the details of anti-static devices including zero-static gun type and ionizer/Destat type, etc. It concludes that those kind of devices generate both positive and negative ions. The Detstat II/III is good for eliminating pre-exist static on record before spinning it. |
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