Has anyone tried the STAT-O-MATIC turntable mat?

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Years ago, I bought one of these second-hand, cheap. It was manufactured (and made) in Sweden, not sure about other countries though. On the package it says that "STAT-O-MATIC removes any static on the record surface, because it is electrically conductive. Your dealer can perform the test with an ohm-meter". Although the mat is made of rubber, it is claimed to lead the static charge through the grounded platter. Sounds strange, or? Maybe some sort of conductive surface coating?
Well, I just performed the ohm-meter test, and the mat is absolutely non-conductive! Was this mat ever supposed to work, or was it just the biggest April fool of the 70's?
Best regards,
//Peter

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Topic - Has anyone tried the STAT-O-MATIC turntable mat? - Peter Olofsson 16:02:38 08/04/05 (3)

If the mat is black then they added graphite to get conductivity. - tubesforever 00:55:58 08/06/05 (0)

Well, I Once Tried... - Todd Krieger 20:45:08 08/04/05 (1)

1-5 GONE!!!! - Allan Songer 00:44:11 08/05/05 (0)

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