one part per million of ozone can kill you.....gene klingler n8zx@hughes.net
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From: "John" <brazos@rochester.rr.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT
> 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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