Re: Static is [not] your friend - vacuuming PC?

From: Al Dykes (adykes_at_panix.com)
Date: 10/30/04


Date: 29 Oct 2004 22:17:16 -0400

In article <2u9h8qF27roerU1@uni-berlin.de>,
Cuzman <cuzNOSPAM@supanet.com> wrote:
>"Sammo" <noone@no-where.com> wrote in message
>news:958F7E6A631A81A7D4@204.153.244.156...
>
>" In terms of static, how safe is it to clean inside a home PC by using a
>vacuum cleaner? "
>
>
>IMO it's still not safe at all. Buy a can of compressed-air from an
>electrical hardware store.
>
>
>

Staples and Office Depot have cans of air. Costco has them dirt cheap,
buy you need to buy a truckload.

One full size can will clean out several computers.

vacuums generate static charge. A discharge below the level of human
perception can damage semiconductors.

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