[colug-432] Spring Cleaning/Maintainance

[Pat Collins]

On Mon, 2 Apr 2012 14:59:13 -0400 jep200404 at columbus.rr.com wrote

> On Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:37:36 -0400, davelist at mac.com wrote:
> 
> > I've always heard vacuuming is bad (because of static electricity).
> 
> I have wondered about vacuuming causing static electricity and
> damage, but have not experienced such. I have experienced damage
> to electronics due to other sources of static electricity.
> I have thought of spraying anti-static spray or anti-cling
> fabric softener on the brush foot.
> 
> > Is that not true?
> 
> I don't know.
> 

Better to use compressed air on your electronic boards to blow the dust off and
use the vacuum to clean up the resulting dust bunnies.  Your can of compressed
air can blow harder than a vacuum can suck.

Pat