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From: rick@tmiuv0.uucp
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Dust in the Box (was: the 2000's noisy fan)
Message-ID: <2750@tmiuv0.uucp>
Date: 29 Jun 90 14:34:23 GMT
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In article <10674@netcom.UUCP>, mcmahan@netcom.UUCP (Dave Mc Mahan) writes:
> I was thinking about trying to
> stretch a double layer of panty hose material across the front where most of
> the holes are.  The tough part is doing things like mouse and keyboard entry
> points correctly.  Those areas are also the hardest to clean.  I agree with
> the viewpoint that dust is generally harmless (unless it is in your monitor!)
> and that overheating caused by the dust is the thing to worry about.

I think that using panty hose stuff would be even more restrictive than the
foam stuff.  But, I'm not an airflow weenie.

I use a negative ion generator to keep the dust down, but I keep it on the FAR
SIDE of the room, as far away from the systems (and I have 6 running) as
possible.  It works pretty well.  You must be careful about the static it
can create, but I treat the carpets with anti-stat and the cases of the
systems are grounded heavily.  Like I said, it works, but it could be
dangerous.

I will now don my suit of armor, since I'm probably gonna get flamed for
suggesting such a thing. 8-)

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