Vinyl static ionizers who's used them?

(1) Who said anything about the Destat?

(2) I don’t own a Destat, used the plain old Zerostat in my experiment described above, but Benjie’s post is in disagreement with your claim (Benjie is here replying to someone else, but his post does contradict your claim.): "When I treat a record with the Destat and measure the static charge on the record surface it is 0.00, surface is neutral. After playing the record I measure the surface again while the record is still on the turntable and I get a reading of 0.00 to 0.04 across the record. Which shows that the record surface is still static free after playing that side of the record. 0.04 is such a small amount you would never hear it through your system. I have repeated this process many times and with many different records. We seem to have very different outcomes using the same process."

(3) There seems to be a consensus based on more careful experiments that playing the LP per se is not the cause of static charge build-up. However, it could be that when we step up to either flip the LP or replace it with another LP, we transfer charge from our body to the LP, which would erroneously support the notion that the stylus rubbing on vinyl causes static charge. And also, discharging one surface of the LP does nothing to any charge on its opposite side. So when you do flip an LP, that charge is now on the new playing surface.

FWIW, I’ve had great luck eliminating static with this:

https://www.hudsonhifi.com/products/vinyl-record-cleaning-arm-anti-static-brush-for-vinyl-records-adjustable-record-player-cleaner-arm-for-turntables-anti-static-vinyl-brush-w-carbon-fiber-center-bristles-lp-record-accessories-1?_pos=9&_sid=ab75f2974&_ss=r

1) Here: So now I’m wondering why I need the Acaia or a Destat III or etc.

2)I can play an LP that has zero on the meter and after the side is done, the reading is way up. I don't remember the exact numbers.

3) I find that every time I play an lp, the static goes up. Perhaps it has something to do with the belt drive on the VPI? I just want to eliminate it.

rhg3

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07-02-2023 at 02:19pm

FWIW, I’ve had great luck eliminating static with this:

https://www.hudsonhifi.com/products/vinyl-record-cleaning-arm-anti-static-brush-for-vinyl-records-adjustable-record-player-cleaner-arm-for-turntables-anti-static-vinyl-brush-w-carbon-fiber-center-bristles-lp-record-accessories-1?_pos=9&_sid=ab75f2974&_ss=r

I’m glad it worked for you because mine is adding static. I’ve tried grounding to various spots and even tried a 9V battery inline to add some positive, ( thought it would be an idea that would make me rich LOL) but the action of the brush is adding static I really want it to work because it works great to remove dust before it hits the stylus.

My next experiment will involve a carbon fiber mat and grounding the platter with a central conductor ball bearing mounted in the spindle bearing housing. As it is now my platter assembly has no path to ground. I’ll bet that most do not.  My platter is steel.  Might not be possible with acrylic platters.

I check static by hanging some toilet paper and seeing how the record pulls it or not.  The zerostat will neutralize the record but it does seem that some static builds up again while playing.  Makes sense to me that it's from the stylus.

And I like using those silicon rollers to remove dust but that action also causes static.  I don't like those antistat brushes.  I think they push stuff into the grooves.