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Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Re: 'Tron Care in Humid Climes.....Dry Static Buildup :

From: kenmerb@...
Date: 2006-05-18

In a message dated 05/17/06 9:32:39 PM Central Daylight Time, jkorb@... writes:

Some charge is dissipated on the metal guide combs, but residual static
remains to cause those popping gremlins you experienced, Ken.
An easy fix is to fit a tiny grounding wire (found on some MK-II's)
from sprocket to metal end cap.


Jerry,

Thanks for the tip.  If the popping ever comes back, I think I'll try your solution before I go about replacing my MKII tapes again.  Replacing 70 tapes in a MKII is an interesting project to do ∗once∗.

Ken M.