Computers & Lysol

From: Aaron Christopher Finney <aaron_at_prinsol.com>
Date: Tue Jan 27 20:40:48 1998

I had a similar problem with a thrift-store machine that made my office
smell like a basement for a week (the previous owner must have lived in
a swamp - mildew was growing on everything inside). I took it apart to
nuts and bolts (maybe not feasible in your case) and scrubbed the crap off
of everything with alcohol. Just spraying air freshener "near" the unit is
a bad approach to fixing the immediate problem; any time a computer
smells like it's rotting from the inside it probably needs some TLC...

On Tue, 27 Jan 1998, Tim Shoppa wrote:

> > Don't laugh. I'm getting complaints around here about one of my computers
> > the SMS-1000 (PDP-11/73) smelling of mold and mildew, and have been asked
> > to either remove it, or spray it down with Lysol. How safe is it to spray
> > a computer down with Lysol? Obviously I'd not run it for a while if I do.
>
> Far better than just spraying it down would be to actually open it up and
> remove whatever's molding/decaying in there. If there are foam fan filters,
> they're probably the cause, and should be replaced in any event.
>
> Tim.
>
Received on Tue Jan 27 1998 - 20:40:48 GMT