static Issues...anybody know why?

When I use my Lyra Delos, no static at all. When I use my Ortofon Quintet Mono, I have to pry the record off of the platter. Why?

tzh21y09-02-2019 2:09pm

cleeds Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,644 posts 09-04-2019 at 04:49pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete mijostyn The tone arm is not subject to centripetal force because it is not moving. If your pickup arm is not moving, then static charges are the least of your worries. Why does a tonearm skate? ... What does geometry have to do with it? VTF maybe. Geometry has everything to do with skating forces. For example, a linear tangential tracking arm suffers from no skating force at all. What exactly do you think accounts for that as compared to a pivoted arm?
cleeds Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,644 posts 09-05-2019 at 09:40pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete mijostyn Yes geometry is in part responsible for skating. It is called the OFFSET ANGLE ... I’m glad that you understand that, because it isn’t what you previously stated: Why does a tonearm skate? ... What does geometry have to do with it? VTF maybe. As for this: I suggest that while you are listening to music you stand right in front of your turntable and give it a Zerostat squirt every 15 seconds. I don’t need a Zerostat because I don’t have a problem with static while playing LPs. Dress like a Mexican Bandit and smoke a big cigar. Will you please explain what that means? I can’t make any sense out of it at all.