Record Cleaner?

There are many ways to clean vinyl records and certainly many different opinions as to the best way. I found this curious looking gadget on Amazon and wonder of anyone has ever tried this product and if so, what did you think of it? Maybe it's like that tape 'demagnitzing gizmo' I bought many years ago- where I couldn't tell if the product had even done anything or not. But at around $200 for the Zerostat, I will keep my money in my pocket- and you should too. By the way, I have an anti-static cloth I use on my vinyl and for $10 or so, it has worked fine for me for years :O) Any Comments?



Zerostat 3

Product Description

If you play records, you know how much of problem static can be. Static discharge from record to cartridge results in (often loud) pops and ticks heard through the speakers, records have to be 'peeled' off vinyl platters and a charged record becomes a dust magnet. The most effective weapon against static is the Milty Zerostat 3 gun and it has been a mandatory weapon in the vinyl junkie's tool box for years.

The Zerostat 3 piezo-electric pistol emits a powerful stream of negative and positive ions that couple with the positive and negative static charges on the LP surface, neutralizing static electricity. Simply hold the Zerostat 3 pistol 12 inches from the LP, slowly squeeze then slowly release the trigger and you're done. No more static! The Zerostat 3 is also effective on removing static charge from CDs and DVDs. Zerostat retains its effectiveness for up to 50,000 trigger operations. It requires no power supply, batteries, or refills. An ion test indicator is included allowing you to check that the Zerostat 3 is working.

Zerostat 3 has many functions outside the audio world; many of our sales are to the commercial industry and laboratories.

Photography- removes dust from slides, film, negatives

Laboratory - Keeps film, glass, plastic ware, and lenses dust and lint free. It also prevents charged particles from flying during weighting or transfer of particles.

SEM labs - eliminating dust from critical samples or other critical surfaces when the dust attraction was being caused by electrostatic charge. Others have reported that certain insulating specimens, when treated this way, can actually be viewed (admittedly briefly) by SEM without the need to apply further coating.