Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!hao!seismo!brl-tgr!tgr!decvax!dartvax!andyb@Ucb-Vax.ARPA From: andyb@Ucb-Vax.ARPA Newsgroups: net.micro.cpm Subject: vaporizer vs humidifier Message-ID: <6883@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Tue, 1-Jan-85 13:06:30 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.6883 Posted: Tue Jan 1 13:06:30 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 3-Jan-85 04:41:52 EST Sender: news@brl-tgr.ARPA Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 16 > I bought a ultrasonic humidifier to use in my computer room to keep down > static electricity in the winter. It solved the static problem but caused a > far worse one from the dust that it puts out. The dust eats up the heads of > disk drives. The dust consists of the minerals that are found in your water supply. If you live in a hard water area, the humidifier will leave a noticeable layer of dust on objects in the room. One humidifier manufacturer suggests in the owners manual, "If this humidifier will be operated in a room containing electronic equipment, USE DISTILLED WATER ONLY". Andy Behrens andyb@dartmouth.csnet {astrovax,decvax,cornell,ihnp4,linus}!dartvax!andyb