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In Reply to: RE: Milty Zerostat or Static Draining Record Brush? posted by genungo on May 05, 2012 at 13:13:43
I should add I've noticed that I have a harder time with static when I'm wearing synthetic fibers than when I'm wearing cotton. If I forget and try to play a record when I'm just lounging around in my nylon sweatpants, forget it, it's impossible. Even with the zerostat, it needs to be zapped like five times.
I don't know how this works. I know cotton has a low dielectric constant, and nylon/polyester is much higher. Mayne it holds onto some charge that zooms up my body, down my arm and onto the record. I don't know. But it absolutely is true that wearing all cotton helps.
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I'd say that one should never wear a synthetic shirt while changing records unless the humidity level in the room is high enough to short out the static charge. That would be close to 100% humidity, I'd imagine...
"He was one of those men who live in poverty so that their lines of questioning may continue." - John Steinbeck
Since cotton absorbs water, it won't build up charge.
Wool, Polyester, rubber and other synthetic fibers generally do not absorb water so can build up charge.
If you are sweaty, or are lightly wet, you won't hold a charge.
So - if you wear polyester, douse yourself in water, and then you will be ok! :)
But on ly if you put the pictures up afterwards! :-D
"Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad"
My Mapleshade wand works very well and is considerably cheaper than the Milty.
Edits: 05/06/12
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