Re: Can dust inside an Apple IIgs catch fire?

[Riccardo <rigreco.grc@gmail.com>]

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> 230VAC has peak-to-peak voltage of over 320v, so I can easily imagine
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> that--particularly for narrow separations. 

Right,
 

> I certainly agree that it's possible--just quite unlikely. Certainly it
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> would not happen anywhere but the line side of an Apple II. 
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> Opening the power supply and physically inspecting the few places where
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> line voltage is present would immediately reveal whether it was a factor in
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> the OP's case. 
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I agree. I also see possibility of overtemperature circuits, other electrical problems like overvoltage of AC power cause only permanently damage, i think.

Ric.