On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 16:18:23 -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Paul Morgan wrote: > > On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 20:42:22 -0800, Day Brown wrote: > > > > > >>One other reminder that PCs were designed for the corporate > >environment.>People at home open the windows. And after being a home > >a few years, the>fans have clogged the heat sinks with dust, and the > >system fries. I run>with the hood off. Also take off the cover on the > >power supply, and>threw away the fan. The passive heat dispersal > >keeps the power supply>cooler, and it dont suck dust. If you dont > >like the way it looks, drape>a doily or damask table cloth over it. > >> > > > > > > I've been running this particular mobo and CPU now for over 2 years, > > and... no noticeable dust to speak of. And it's sitting on a > > carpeted floor. It's a simple matter to make filters for case fans > > and to install in such a way that there's always positive air > > pressure in the case. > > > > I live in a small town in Mexico and there is dust everywhere because > there are no paved streets, even indoors with windows closed, but that > raises the temperature in the room because of the sun. > > I am about to get the machine cleaned. ..before re-assembly, rip open vacuum cleaner bags and use the filter sheets to cover all case openings? ..another option is _wash_ the incoming air, draw it thru a bucket of soap water, good old fashion oil bath air filter style. If you can live with the smell, use oil. ;-) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
