HI Carter , I took the time to reread you email a little closer. Are you
saying that the air cleaner Ionizers are Hazardous to your health ?
----- Original Message -----
From: "John" <brazos@rochester.rr.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 5:01 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT
> Hi carter! the notebook actually smelled worse than it looked no yellow
> coating after we were finished we put our noses up to the plug connections
> ,
> keypad , battery comp etc all smelled much much better. John
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carter" <k8vt@ameritech.net>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 4:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT
>
>
>> John wrote:
>>> Here is a little tip we just learned. My son kc2iyg just bought a
>>> laptop computer used. The computer was a good deal but it stunk to
>>> high heaven from tobacco smoke . We took a chance , he first wiped
>>> the surface of the notebook down with a antibacterial wipe and then
>>> he dug out a small Ionizer . He placed the Ionizer next to the
>>> notebook and covered both with a plastic tucker tote ( a med sized
>>> trash can of sorts ) and let it do it's thing for 4 hours . Well he
>>> pulled the notebook out and to our surprise the smoke smell was
>>> almost completely gone ! I thought this might work with some radios
>>> we some times pick up for a song and the previous owner was a smoker
>>
>> John and Mike,
>> Thanks for the tip.
>>
>> However, I have two concerns:
>>
>> First, ozone from the 'Ionizer' is quite reactive. It can damage stuff
>> like rubber (to say nothing of your lungs). I have seen published the
>> fact that ozone can cause as much cell damage as gamma radiation.
>> Definitely nasty stuff.
>>
>> Finally, is it just doing a 'superficial' job? By that I mean it may
>> just be getting rid of the smell (which I realize is one of your goals),
>> but is it actually removing the yellow gunk that is coating the item in
>> question? When I have scrubbed the front panel or cabinet of ham
>> equipment from a smoker, you would be amazed at the yellow sludge that
>> comes off. Will the ionizer actually remove that -- or do you still have
>> the sludge, but it just doesn't smell anymore?
>>
>> 73,
>> Carter K8VT
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