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Static attack! Time to get the humidifiers going

With the temperature dropping and the heat kicking on that old nemesis is rearing it's ugly head again.  Easily noticeable on most records lately.  Especially today when I went to do some listening.  I have a Hudson hi-fi Anti static dust brush contraption set up and I think it does help.  I especially like how it dusts the record as it spins.  But when I went to throw on a record (Mahavishnu Birds of Fire) the dust brush swung over towards the record like a shot!  Hit it with the Zerostat (had forgotten to use it first) and tried placing the record on the platter again.  The dust brush stayed put!  Good to see the Zstat doing it's job.  

But, I am considering purchasing a Furutech destat in the near future.  Anyone actually use one with good results?  It is a bit pricey but I'm thinking it may be a worthwhile investment.  

 

pkatsuleas
ghdprentice
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@mijostyn

 

You are very pretty. Well your system sure is. 🥰

@mikelavigne 

If either one of you guys are in the Portland OR area, give me a holler. 

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audioman58
4,129 posts
 

I just spray a little anti static spray on the carpet ,that’s good for a month 

wolfie62
352 posts
 

I haven’t had problems with static in the last 15 years. I have a bright LED lamp that shines horizontally across my platter, so I can see dust readily. 
 

My brother lives in International Falls MN, so I showed him how to get rid of static and dust. Last January I was up there, no problems with static for him at all, now that he knows what to do. 
 

Costs $4. No Zerostat, no carbon fiber. All you folks spending gobs of good money after bad…..

 

SMH……

 

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dekay
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wolfie:

How exactly did you rid static (an LED light)?

I only experience it with low humidity, so my simple fix is to increase such and it works 100% of the time.

This said, I still ground myself before touching the tonearm (just an old habit/motor memory).

 

DeKay

aewarren
642 posts
 

Apparently by spending gobs of bad money after good.

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