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Im sure wehave all run our fingers down a surface to check if it needs a clean. That telltale streak of dust that we remove tell us its time for a little spit andpolish. Have you ever wondered what dust actually is? There are those that willtell you that dust is comprised mainly of dead human skin cells, which isnt ahundred percent true although there is certainly plenty of human skin in theaverage pile of dust. Dust particlescan vary in size from as large as a few hundred microns to just a fewmicrometers, the larger particles tend to fall and stick to surfaces whilst thesmaller ones tend to remain airborne. Dust particles can contain everything andanything, in various quantities from skin cells, liquids (water or oils),organic materials, minerals, metals and a multitude of chemicals. It alldepends on the environment that surrounds us. In a normaloffice environment, where dust is usually kept to a minimum (unless its yourcleaners day off), problems associated with dust are usually kept to aminimum. However, in some environments huge quantities of dust can be generatedby processes such as sawing, grinding, polishing and cutting. This amountof dust can have unforeseen consequences. Dust can have serious effects on ourhealth from causing asthma and allergies to more severe bronchial and pulmonaryproblems. Employees who have to work in dust-filled environments should ofcourse be offered suitable protection, such as dust masks or even re-breathers. However, haveyou ever thought what effect dust can have on computers and electricalequipment? Like us, computers need to breath. Dust can block filters andprevent air from flowing through the computer and causing it to overheat. Dustalso acts as an insulator which can add to the heat build up. Dust canalso cause a short in circuit boards and integrated circuits causing computersto crash and in some cases- even catch fire! Dust canalso clog up some of the computers moving parts such as the disk drives and evenblock usb ports and interfaces. There arethankfully a multitude of ways of eliminating and reducing dust. Protectivecovers can be used as a temporary but cheap method of refusing dust particles.Alternatively specialist dust-proof computers are manufactured but these areexpensive and have to be replaced every time your IT is up-graded. However,for a more permanent and flexible approach to protecting computer equipmentfrom dust is to use a specialist computer enclosure. These enclosures can houseyour existing computers, protecting them from dust but with the added advantageof allowing you to replace or upgrade your IT whilst still keeping the sameenclosures which can also protect your equipment from fire and impact. Dust isresponsible for millions of hours of IT downtime each year, dont let it happento you, protect your computer equipment and you can both breath easily!
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