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Room Dust and Records

I'm a new Degritter user and upon cleaning new records and examining the record with a tactical flashlight, I can see dust on the record prior to removing it from the Degritter.  I assume that this is dust from the air.

I have a dedicated room where I have removed paper product and use a large HEPA air filter and vacuum.  I also keep humidity around 55%.  What else can I do to mitigate dust?

vonhelmholtz
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artemus_5
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Keep a carbon fiber brush by the TT and brush before every play. Yeah, I keep my inner sleeves facing up in the cover which has a side opening. Somehow dust still finds its way. You cannot get rid of dust. Oh, also keep  a Zerostat gun by TT also

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cleeds
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One option is to have your cleaner in an enclosure. I have one for my Klaudio cleaner and it has the added benefit of noise reduction.

vonhelmholtz OP
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The enclosure sounds like a good idea, but the one that I sawdid not allow for the record.

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cleeds
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vonhelmholtz

The enclosure sounds like a good idea, but the one that I sawdid not allow for the record.

That's not an issue with the Klaudio.

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rooze
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You can build a cheap air cleaner out of a box fan and 4 standard AC filters. You can even go with a bigger fan/filters in a larger room. Obviously you just run the thing when you’re not around :)

Otherwise pay big bucks for a machine that does a similar thing.

Here’s the general idea 

 

 

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