23 Jan
2003
23 Jan
'03
12:20 a.m.
At 01:01 PM 1/21/03 -0500, Chris wrote:
And the other major downside to all this... that dust has to go
somewhere... so my work bench now has to get regular scrubbing to remove
the crap that has gone airborne and resettled (and I'm afraid of what all
winds up in my lungs). Because of this, I have tried to move to a vaccum
for much of the initial dirt pickup, and switch to the air for the final
details.
That's why I always use a vacuum cleaner with an upholstery brush to remove as much
dust as possible THEN blow the remianing stuff out using the blower port on the vacuum.
The brush really helps in getting the stuff out of cracks and crevices. I use a small
(~15" x 5" dia) AC powered vacuum made by Hoover. It developes plenty of suction
and vacuum and it's very compact.
The blower is also very helpful in getting water out from under the ICs and other
hidden places if I wash something.
Joe