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Oracle Delphi/ ET-2 static electricity issue

I have an Oracle Delphi turntable with Eminent Technology ET-2 arm. WISA pump and air tank.
Sounds absolutely fantastic. However, am experiencing a lot of issues with static electricity
I have one tonearm cable ground wire connected from the grounding screw on the chassis of the Oracle and another grounding wire from the Oracle bearing.
I have no ground to the tonearm itself. Not sure where I could ground it.
I have tried to connect the ground wire to the pre-amp, the power amp, and to my power cleaning device.
Nothing works. I get pops that are loud every couple of minutes.
Anyone else with the same issue.
I hear this is pretty common for air bearing tonearms.
Thanks in advance.
dcaudio

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rlxl
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I have an ET-2 mounted on a Merrill Heirloom table and have not experienced this problem in 10+years. I DO have a static problem after walking across the carpet and getting zapped when I touch a component. I solved this by discharging myself via a piece of metal (key, screw driver blade, etc.) held in hand and touching that to a grounding point before touching a component. I also, on particularly dry days when I know static build up will be a problem, I spray Static Guard arond the area of the components and cables and carpet. Also, and this made a BIG difference, is placing a humidifier in the room---this may help your problem.

Let us know your progress.

Good luck.
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