From Rob Walker Sent Mon, Jun 25th 2018, 10:23
They generally look rubbish with covers, and they wink at me and make me pla= y them when they are without. Rob > On 25 Jun 2018, at 10:43, Peter Forrest <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xx.xx> wrote: >=20 > Thanks for the timely warning, Brian, but at the very least it could be us= eful for running over the synths that I always leave un-protected by covers (= a better idea but one that never seems to happen). > Peter >=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Willoughby [mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx]=20 > Sent: 25 June 2018 06:03 > To: Analog Heaven > Subject: Re: [AH] This vacuum attachment seems kind of awesome >=20 > Unfortunately, it=92s possible to destroy static sensitive electronics by w= aving plastics around inside. Unless those =93straw=94 attachments are made o= f non-static, non-conductive plastic, then they could cause damage. >=20 > I was under the impression that the best way to clean out old electronics w= as with pressurized air rather than vacuum. Of course, finding non-disposabl= e sources for air is tough unless you already own an air brush or other comp= ressor. >=20 > Brian >=20 >=20 >> On Jun 24, 2018, at 8:54 PM, Kenny Balys <xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote: >> Holy cow! Nice tip. >>=20 >> Just found them on ebay for $2.85 shipping included: >>=20 >>> On 24.06.18 22:58 , David Bivins wrote: >>> I saw this in a youtube ad (which doesn't seem to be on this page). They= show someone vacuuming all the dust and junk out of a tray of screws, and o= f course the screws aren't sucked up. Vacuuming in >>> computers, etc. I got all tingly. This is not an endorsement by any mean= s, but is there a reason I wouldn't want to run this over a decades-old synt= h? >>>=20 >>=20 >=20