From owner-freebsd-chat Sat Jan 19 3: 6:38 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from freebie.atkielski.com (ASt-Lambert-101-2-1-14.abo.wanadoo.fr [193.251.59.14]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 865FE37B404 for ; Sat, 19 Jan 2002 03:06:33 -0800 (PST) Received: from contactdish ([10.0.0.10]) by freebie.atkielski.com (8.11.3/8.11.3) with SMTP id g0JB6OB13865; Sat, 19 Jan 2002 12:06:24 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from anthony@freebie.atkielski.com) Message-ID: <00de01c1a0d9$564c6880$0a00000a@atkielski.com> From: "Anthony Atkielski" To: "Nils Holland" , "Gary W. Swearingen" Cc: References: <20020118224754.A804@tisys.org> <3C48A55D.FEA81774@mindspring.com> <20020119102646.A1725@tisys.org> Subject: Re: New European Warranty Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 12:06:24 +0100 Organization: Anthony's Home Page (development site) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org There's a risk with vacuums in that they may discharge static electricity into the case if there is close contact. I usually use a can of compressed air to blow dust out, while at the some time holding a vacuum in close proximity (but not in actual contact) in order to suck away the dust as it is blown clear. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nils Holland" To: "Gary W. Swearingen" Cc: Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 10:26 Subject: Re: New European Warranty > On Fri, Jan 18, 2002 at 06:27:47PM -0800, Gary W. Swearingen stood up and spoke: > > > > Another thing people should do is get a can of compressed air (or a tank > > and non-oily compresser) and blast the dust off every few months. > > Hmm, I noticed that doing that to the components in the computer only moves > the dust somewhere else - either to other places in the case, or right into > my face or onto my working area. A few years back, I saw a "computer vacuum > pack", containing a hose and some small nozzles that can be connected to an > ordinary vacuum cleaner. I've made some good experiences with this, as it > really sucks the dust out of the computer instead of spreading it around. > Additionally, the smallest nozzle in this set is well suited to suck all > the cookie-remains from between the keys on my keyboard ;-) > > Greetings > Nils > > > -- > Nils Holland > Ti Systems - FreeBSD in Tiddische, Germany > http://www.tisys.org * nils@tisys.org > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message