jro1903, yes the Zerostat works but the trick is eliminating static formation
period. Any time your record develops a static charge it is drawing in dust and pollution like a magnet.
Interesting orthomed. Isolating the record from the platter stopped the static formation. Can you fine out what the platter is made of? Both cartridges use a non conductive boron cantilever. I do not think the Achromat is discharging the record. I think it is isolating it from the platter. If the material the platter is made from is high in the triboelectric series that would explain your problem.
Most of my records are in rice paper sleeves but I still find an occasional one in paper. Last night I pulled out Dylan's Nashville Skyline. I have not played it for several years. Sure enough it had a pretty decent charge on it. All my records are discharged during play. They always go back in the sleeve in neutral condition but this one developed a charge over two years just sitting in my collection!! My records are stored in a special compartmentalized record cabinet. They are packed in so there is always some compression but not so tight that they are hard to remove. This Keeps the records flat. I know that putting a record into a sleeve then pulling it out at a humidity of 54% does not create a measurable static charge. This would leave me to believe that under pressure for a prolonged period of time paper will transfer electrons to PVC without rubbing.
The conclusion is there are multiple ways records collect static leading to multiple solutions. The first is put all your records in anti static sleeves. Sleeves that will not transfer electrons to vinyl. I just ordered another 50 from Sleeve City to get the stragglers.
period. Any time your record develops a static charge it is drawing in dust and pollution like a magnet.
Interesting orthomed. Isolating the record from the platter stopped the static formation. Can you fine out what the platter is made of? Both cartridges use a non conductive boron cantilever. I do not think the Achromat is discharging the record. I think it is isolating it from the platter. If the material the platter is made from is high in the triboelectric series that would explain your problem.
Most of my records are in rice paper sleeves but I still find an occasional one in paper. Last night I pulled out Dylan's Nashville Skyline. I have not played it for several years. Sure enough it had a pretty decent charge on it. All my records are discharged during play. They always go back in the sleeve in neutral condition but this one developed a charge over two years just sitting in my collection!! My records are stored in a special compartmentalized record cabinet. They are packed in so there is always some compression but not so tight that they are hard to remove. This Keeps the records flat. I know that putting a record into a sleeve then pulling it out at a humidity of 54% does not create a measurable static charge. This would leave me to believe that under pressure for a prolonged period of time paper will transfer electrons to PVC without rubbing.
The conclusion is there are multiple ways records collect static leading to multiple solutions. The first is put all your records in anti static sleeves. Sleeves that will not transfer electrons to vinyl. I just ordered another 50 from Sleeve City to get the stragglers.