[TenTec] OT

[John]

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 at ameritech.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at 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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