Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yup. They still make the Zerostat. Mine is at least 25 years old but, except for the bright red color, still looks the same. It still works fine. Len On Sep 1, 2007, at 7:04 PM, Rei Shinozuka wrote: > to disambiguate "zerostat" and "staticmaster" > > the "staticmaster" was a normal-looking brush with the polonium. > > http://www.orau.org/PTP/collection/consumer%20products/ > staticeliminator.htm > > the "zerostat" looked like a groovy white plastic pistol > > (the one below is blue, and i don't know if i am more > surprised that they still make it, or that its A HUNDRED > BUCKS now!) > > http://store.acousticsounds.com/browse_detail.cfm?title_ID=10413 > > of the two, i liked the zerostat much better. 25 years ago when > i last used them. > > -rei > > On Sep01 18:48, Leonard Taupier wrote: >> Hi Stan, >> >> I still have and use the Zerostat. I don't think it reduces dust but >> rather neutralizes the electrostatic charge that builds up on the >> vinyl and causes the disturbing pops during playback. Since the >> sensor in a digital camera is charged when taking a photo I don't >> think I would want to mess with that process. >> >> Regards, >> Len >> >> >> On Sep 1, 2007, at 6:34 PM, Stan Yoder wrote: >> >>> A thought: back in the era of vinyl LP recordings, the Discwasher >>> company marketed a pistol-shaped "Zerostat" device that, when you >>> slowly pulled the trigger, 'sprayed' the vinyl with (I think) >>> negative ions to (at least temporarily) lessen the LP's dust >>> attraction. >>> >>> Would that idea work with sensors? >>> >>> I still have the Zerostat. I think it uses Polonium(?) as a source >>> of ions. >>> >>> Stan Yoder >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- > Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com > Ridgewood, New Jersey > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information