[ale] OT: Smoke Particles

Chris Fowler cfowler at outpostsentinel.com
Mon Jul 12 11:01:08 EDT 2004


Hat I'm trying to figure out is it smoke can corrode traces are cause
arcs between traces.

On Mon, 2004-07-12 at 11:06, Dow Hurst wrote:
> Chris Fowler wrote:
> 
> >Is there any evidence that smoke particles from cigs can cause issues
> >with electronics?
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> >From http://www.munters.co.uk/www/UK/home.nsf/ByKey/AHON-5W4D66
> "Smoke particles are tiny - between 0.1 and 0.4 microns in diameter (a 
> micron is 1/1000 of a millimetre). The small particle size enables it to 
> penetrate into cavities through cracks in wall finishes, pipe runs and 
> electrical sockets."
> 
> Note that most A/C air filters won't filter smoke.  You have to buy the 
> expensive type to filter particulate that small.  Mainly, I'd look for 
> erratic drive behavior if smoke got inside the drives and overheating 
> issues from smoke covering the heat transfer devices and ruining thermal 
> conductivity.
> Dow
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