Eric on 24 Jan 2008 16:36:32 -0800


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Re: [PLUG] Anti-static vacuuming


Matthew Rosewarne wrote:
> On Thursday 24 January 2008, JP Vossen wrote:
>> While I admit there is a theoretical danger, I've never been anything
>> but half-assed in my approach to dealing with static while working on
>> hardware and I've never had a problem.  I've used whatever was handy:
>> regular canned air, my garage air compressor, and an assortment of
>> vacuum cleaners with no ill-effects I'm aware of.
>
> I would see it as a question of risk vs. benefit.  There's a _very_ strong
> negative consequence for me if I manage to fry a machine or component, and a
> negligible benefit in using a vacuum cleaner over "canned air".
>
>
> %!PS: "canned air" isn't actually air, but rather a fluorocarbon gas such as
> difluoroethane, trifluoroethane, or tetrafluoroethane.  These gasses don't
> cause nearly as much static buildup as air.  Also, they're compressed into
> liquid form inside the can, so if you don't hold it upright while spraying,
> they will come out as a freezing-cold liquid instead of a gas.

... which will freeze a stinkbug like a rock thus reducing the odor - at least 
until they thaw out in the garbage can _outside the house_!

Eric (who, like most people in this area of Pennsylvania, is suddenly plagued 
with the smelly critters.)

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#  Eric Lucas
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