On 3/14/09 11:37 PM, "jonas ulrich" <[email protected]> Broadcast into the ether:
> I haven't really had to deal with computers that have been used in a smokers > home. You say that goo builds up??? HOW??? just from the smoke or what? I > might suggest maybe using rubbing alcohol and a tooth brush... i would just > replace fans and stuff though... Cigarettes have all kinds of chemicals that, when a user smokes near a computer, gets insides and coats all the innards with goo. This has 2 effects. The first being the horrible sticky stinky goo that can be smelled from 10 feet away. The 2nd is that it coats all the internal components and gums up fans etc. I have some horror story pics of cat owners that smoked but don¹t get me started. The end result is that a coating of goo on all the components is bad. It acts as an insulator and causes capacitors (and other components) to heat up faster (and remain hotter) and causes the machines to have a shorter life span. Imagine wearing a parka in summer. Kyle Hansen -- This is the way the world ends...not with a bang, but a twitter. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
