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- From: briana@tau-ceti.isc-br.com (Brian W. Antoine)
- Newsgroups: rec.video
- Subject: Re: ld dust question
- Message-ID: <2939@tau-ceti.isc-br.com>
- Date: 24 Dec 92 01:03:56 GMT
- References: <23DEC199209412297@tm0006.lerc.nasa.gov>
- Organization: ISC - Bunker Ramo, Spokane, WA
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- glk9533@tm0006.lerc.nasa.gov (Greg L. Kimnach) writes:
- : In article <BzoMpA.KL6@inews.Intel.COM>, evissch@scdt.intel.com (Eise Visscher) writes...
- : >
- : >Is the 3030 a combi-player? If so, maybe one of the cd lens cleaner products would work?
- : >You might also attack the problem from the other end by eliminating or reducing
- : >sources of dust, i.e. vacuum more often, keep nearby windows and doors closed,
- : >move the player to a less turbulent area, banish smokers from the room, clean
- : >the furnace filters if you've got forced air heating, etc. Anybody have any thoughts
- : >on the benfits of a small air purifier/ionizer placed near the player?
- :
- : I have been using an ionizer/filter for about two years and recommend that the
- : unit be placed on the opposite side of the room. (This assumes that the unit
- : is of sufficient rating for the given room dimensions.) The reason being
- : that not all of the dust makes it back to the filter and settles in the vicinity
- : of the ionizer/filter, and if it is too close to the A/V equipment, it will
- : settle on and in them.
- :
-
- I'll second that. I've got one of the combination units that I use to
- hold the dust and pollen down. When I switch the ionizer on I can see the
- buildup of crud on the table it sits on within just a few days. It seems
- that the dust gets ionized and what doesn't get sucked into the filter
- builds up on the closest object it can find. I can just imagine what the
- insides of any electronic gear in the area would look like after a few
- months.
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