-And I just blew out the insides of my mac with those cans of air. ;-( But it still works. ;-)
what is the recommended why of doing housekeeping on the insides of cpu's -- Phil Beesley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Monday, January 19, 2004, at 08:30 PM, dana > sibera > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > If you can get > > to compressed air, blowing it out from under all > the places that it can > > hide (simm slots too, and connectors) it'll help > things along > > marvellously :) > > Compressed air is quick but you get electrostatic > charges on the > nozzle/hose which aren't friendly to electronic > components. Warm ovens > and dessicating packets are much gentler at removing > moisture. If you > need to remove moisture quickly, an air hose will > work but be aware of > the increased risk of failure. The electrostatic > problem also applies > when vacuum cleaners for removing dust balls. > > Phil > --- > http://www.mandrake.demon.co.uk/Apple/ > > > -- > Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> > and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com > | Enter To Win A | > -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 > | Free iBook! | > > Support Low End Mac > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Vintage Macs list info: > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
