My friends have done some further trials and found that while the de-ionized air adds just that extra bit of piquancy to the sound is is not strictly necessary as long as the sticker is applied directly after removing the unit from it's manufacturing package. The plastic protective sticker that the manufacturer put on the display should be removed slowly to help minimize any triboelectric charge that would build up on the surface of the display. They have also found that possibly green stickers will work even better than the orange ones. Do not use blue or red however.
The air de-ionizer is standard equipment for any ESD controlled workstation when you are working with sensitive circuitry. I borrowed mine from the university. (the research grant paid for it)
The air de-ionizer is standard equipment for any ESD controlled workstation when you are working with sensitive circuitry. I borrowed mine from the university. (the research grant paid for it)