Re: [PLUG] Odd hardware problem

[Matthew Rosewarne <mrosewarne@inoutbox.com>]

On Wednesday 23 January 2008, Tom H wrote:
> I,ve been an Electronics Tech for 20+ years.  I've vacuumed out tons of
> electronics equipment and never have seen or heard of killing something
> just by vacuuming it out.  Theoretically, compressed air can also pose the
> same danger of static generation, that's why we have an ionized air gun at
> work for cleaning Printed Circuit Boards.

There are "anti-static" vacuums, which seem to be used mostly in industry, 
that are apparently for cleaning electronics.

I would *guess* the reason for compressed air not posing the same sort of 
danger to be the much smaller amount of air and shorter distance it has to 
travel, not to mention the lack of an electric motor and moving parts.

But the static field from a vacuum can be easily demonstrated using the 
traditional elementary school science teacher demonstration methods. :>

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