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Static on Vinyl

Here is my greif...............

I am getting some major static electricity every time
I remove an LP from my Turntable platter.

Here is my setup:

The platter is a Teres coccabolo (hardwood)
& I get the static with or without using my Herbies way excellent turntable mat.

I installed a grounding conductor screwed to the brass
platter spindle & grounded it to the tubed preamp & no
change.

I also use a Mapleshade Ionoclast static buster on the vinyl just before dropping the stylus, & still the bloody
static is their when I pull the vinyl from the platter
after the LP has gone thru the grooves.

any thoughts? ? ? ? ?
socoaste
bydlo
142 posts
 
I second that. I'm using a small industrial ionizer ION Model 6421a. When getting something like this do get the corona discharge unit rather then the alpha-particle unit. The latter uses a small radioactive source which emits ions continuously. The major parameter to look for is ion balance in volts, the lower V's the better. Good luck!

PS I use it only when cleaning the record and then from time to time when playing, but not contiuously--ionized air makes cart suspension rubber decay faster
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syntax
2,193 posts
 
... any thoughts? ? ? ? ?

buy a better Deign
peterayer
1,382 posts
 
Bydlo, I was not aware that ionized air makes cartridge suspension rubber decay faster. Could you please elaborate on this? Thanks.
bydlo
142 posts
 
What I ment is that during ionization ozone is produced which attacs rubber.
peterayer
1,382 posts
 
Thanks, very interesting. I guess that would not be good for speaker surrounds, belts on turntables, and the cartridge suspensions you mentioned. I imagine it is a slow process. I plan to research it some more.
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