July 8th, 2003, 04:19 PM
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Re: Computers
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Originally posted by Loser:
There are other problems that can cause the heat-sinks to fail to dissipate heat. Smoking around a computer deposits gunk on everything inside, and this can eventually have a significant impact on the heat sink's ability to pass heat into the passing air. I've also seen ashy paraffin (from candles like) all over the inside of a computer with a heat issue.
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Worst one I ever ran into had roaches in it.
[ July 08, 2003, 15:20: Message edited by: Thermodyne ]
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