ANTI-STATIC GUN?

Superbarands · Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:35 pm Post subject: ANTI-STATIC GUN?

Hi guys,

Reletave Newbie here who wanted to ask all you Vinyl Junkies for some advice. Was looking at purchasing a MILTY ZEROSTAT 3 ANTI-STATIC GUN to hep with popping issues. Are they really worth the £45 (US$60) they sell for and do they really mae a big difference?

Thanks Chaps....

Very Happy

lanny · Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:02 pm Post subject:

The Zerostat definitely works, once one learns how to use it properly. I use mine routinely on records that accumulate static during play, so they won't attract dust in storage.

I paid $20 for mine about 25 years ago, so I suppose the current price is reasonable.
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Superbarands · Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:33 pm Post subject:

Thanks Lanny,...$20 well worth it, ........$60, Hmmmmmm not sure at this stage....

Confused

LousyTourist · Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:54 pm Post subject:

well I would go so far as to say that you simply need one, and what price you have to pay to get it is another matter.

Some shopping around might net a lower price, but I'd never go without one again.

Alec124c41 · Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 7:53 pm Post subject:

The one guy more concerned with dust and static than a vinyl fan is a photographer in the darkroom.
Of all the devices, camel-hair brushes, without and with polonium strips, special cloths etc., the antistatic gun, Zerostat or Denon, is the only one that really cuts a static charge.

Cheers,
Alec

Patrock · Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:57 pm Post subject:

here's one I have been looking at, but it may not be much cheaper with shipping??
http://www.mapleshaderecords.c.....oclast.php
Has anyone delt with this one?
Pat

flavio81 · contributor Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 2275 Location: Lima

My choice for conquering static once and for all is wet play.

http://www.vinylengine.com/php.....highlight=

No more static.

Superbarands · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 3:02 pm Post subject:

flavio81 · contributor Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 2275 Location: Lima

Superbarands · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 4:24 pm Post subject:

No thanks Flavio, I'll never go "WET". Gonna invest in a gun

flavio81 · contributor Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 2275 Location: Lima

mysticfred · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 10:36 am Post subject:

An antistatic gun is something i have been meaning to buy for ages, new records contain static and attract dust, Superbarands let me know how it works out Cool

Superbarands · Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:00 pm Post subject:

Vulcan Viewer · Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 10:52 pm Post subject:

Err, what's the difference between these "guns" and a standard pizoelectric gas lighter for gas cookers? Surely they do the same thing, with simply a different intent.

discopatrick · Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:09 pm Post subject:

The picture at http://www.mapleshaderecords.c.....oclast.php certainly resembles one of those gas lighting sparky things. Are they exactly the same device though? If so, I'll just borrow the one from the kitchen!