Re: Getting dust off of machines...?

["Wayne C. Morris" <wayne.morris@this.is.invalid>]

In article <90552177.0204232141.43b1efc9@posting.google.com>,
 blake@blakespot.com (Blake Patterson) wrote:

> Does anyone sell a kind of "static cling" wipe that has no chemicals
> on it but that picks up dust better than just a rag, that I might
> safely use to wipe down computers to get dust off of them?  There's a
> little mop type thing that I've got for the house that has sheets of
> this cling cloth that you apply to the mop and then run it along
> ceilings and mouldings to get dust, and it just clings via static I
> believe.  Not sure if there are any chemicals in there--reluctant to
> use on PC.
> 
> Anything like this made for computers in general?  Thanks.

Why does it have to be chemical-free?

I normally use "Endust for Electronics", but if I run out I just use 
ordinary glass cleaner.  It's perfectly safe for computers and monitors, 
as long as you don't spray it directly on the equipment.  Just spray a 
bit of it on a lint-free rag and wipe.  The Endust product is also 
supposed to be antistatic, to repel dust for a while.

(The reason you don't want to spray it directly on electronic equipment 
is that it could spray or drip through openings in the case and short 
something out; spraying it on a rag prevents this problem.)