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From: lulue@cod.UUCP (Dan L.Lulue)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: fans and macs
Message-ID: <164@cod.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 7-Oct-86 17:17:01 EDT
Article-I.D.: cod.164
Posted: Tue Oct  7 17:17:01 1986
Date-Received: Thu, 9-Oct-86 02:25:43 EDT
Organization: Computer Sciences Corporation, San Diego
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Keywords: filters, dusty air

Here's what some IBM PC hardware types told me about moving air through
electronic equipment.  The current feeling is that the the air should be
*pushed* through the box rather than pulled.  The reason is that the fan
doing the pushing should be fitted with a filter which will remove most of
the dust present in the air.

If your house is anything like mine, you have a lot of dust in the air.
I noticed that after running a household fan for a week the fan blades
and protective cage were just covered with dust and lint.  The same
debris that will plate out onto the motherboard of a mac (or a hard
disk, for that matter).  The point is, get a fan like a muffin fan and
fit it with a filter that can be cleaned or replaced.  I am told that
they are available at many computer dealers but I have not shopped
around for one yet.
 I'd apperciate reading any followup suggestions and comments.

 Dan.