[TenTec] How handle DUST?

[Mike Hyder -N4NT-]

would a vacuum cleaner help?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gregory J. Knapp" <gknapp at freshrain.org>
To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 1:57 AM
Subject: [TenTec] How handle DUST?


>I need some advice on something that is pretty basic.
>
> I have a new Orion, but find the dust buildup on the outside of the black
> case really shows up.
>
> How do you handle the dust buildup on your Orion (same goes for the
> Centurion, but it isn't on very often)!
>
> I have my Orion turned on and listening most of the day (6:30 a.m. until
> 11:00 p.m.), so a dust cover wouldn't help much (it would cover it only
> about 7 hours a day).
>
> Do you just wipe it off every few days with a damp cloth? How do you dust
> and yet preserve the surface of the case (over time) and not drag the dust
> into all the slots?
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Greg, N6GK