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VPI Scount to Prime, now static

So ever since I upgraded from the scout to the Prime (acrylic platter to aluminum) i've been greeting static.  I notice it when pulling the record away from platter.  Snap, crackle, pop!

my question: is the steel plate on the bottom of the platter in contact with the metal bearing?  Not knowing this, I rigged up a nail with a small spring from a pen stuck over the top of the nail. I took a wire and soldered it to the nail and stuck this nail in a small piece of wood. I took this contraption and placed it under the TT so that the spring touched the bearing connected to the pen. I then took the wire and connected it to the TT ground. 

im hoping this will draw the static charge off the mat and ground it.  I'd like to just tie to the metal plate and simplify my contraption. 

last_lemming

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last_lemming OP
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Also, I'm not sure how to tell a static pop from a dirt pop. It would seem that if it's a static pop you should hear it from both channels at the same time but I'm not sure how static manifests itself. 

Also, even if your platter is properly grounded can an lp still have static build up?
last_lemming OP
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I've read mixed reviews on the Zerostat, and questionable quality of the item itself. 

As for the antistatic mat - while I don't have one what I do do is touch the screw on my light switch right next to the audio rack right before I touch the TT. The screw is grounded to the box which is grounded to the house. 
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