Traditional minicomputer expendables...

[William Layer]

Hellos,

Something broke and I wasn't getting the list for several weeks.. so far, it appears that I am 'back'..

On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 12:13:44 +0000
Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> On Thu, 2005-03-10 at 20:25 -0800, Tom Jennings wrote:
> > * "Rotron Filtercoat". Sticky aerosol goo you spray onto aluminum
> > mesh filters to trap dust. My lab is really dusty. The rack has a
> > nice airbox at the bottom with noisy fan. Any suggestions as to a
> > replacement for this long-lost product or workalike?
> 
> Hmm, possibly spray-mount / photo-mount, or maybe spray-on automotive
> carpet glue (latter will be much thicker). I've got a feeling that
> they'll remain tacky, so might do the job.

You do not want to use a glue or adhesive for this; when time comes to clean & re-oil the filter, you will never get it off..

I'd suggest using one of the aerosol air filter oils, like the stuff produced by K&N or Spectro. These oils are bourne in solvent, and when the solvent evaporates, it leaves behind a sticky oil film that traps dirt.

Like most cleanable filters, they filter best when slightly loaded up. The larger pieces of trapped dust help to grab the smaller ones, etc. And when it is time to clean up, you just use something like tri-clor or even kerosense to dissolve the old oil & dirt off of it. Not easy if you had used an adhesive.

Hope this helps,


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