ponkan pinoy
06-14-04, 01:53 PM
Ok, I guess the title isn't so clear, but don't know how to describe it, without being long-winded....
Basically, I'm thinking about how easy it would be to build a device that causes an electrostatic charge to build up on something, I'll call it a "collection plate" (you'll see why later). The option to pick which charge, + or -, would be nice, and maybe also a way to control the magnitude.
The basic idea is to use it to collect dust when you absolutely need as little of it as possible, such as doing a hard drive window mod. In fact, that's what brought the idea on :). In this case, you'd place the device over the hd just before you close it up, and the collection plate draws up the dust that got in, and onto the plate.
Now, I'm sure people would be nervous about playing with static around electronics. Frankly, so am I. Does anyone know how much voltage/amperage it takes to fry something? You could keep the magnitude of the charge enough so that it would attract the dust, but not so high that it's gonna cause that deadly spark. As the dust collects onto the plate, the overall charge would go more towards neutral, and you could raise it again to gather more dust (if it's there), but still keep it below that "critical" stage.
Anyway, if it's feasible, I'm sure it would make hard drive modders breathe easier.... Man, I hope it's feasible :D
Basically, I'm thinking about how easy it would be to build a device that causes an electrostatic charge to build up on something, I'll call it a "collection plate" (you'll see why later). The option to pick which charge, + or -, would be nice, and maybe also a way to control the magnitude.
The basic idea is to use it to collect dust when you absolutely need as little of it as possible, such as doing a hard drive window mod. In fact, that's what brought the idea on :). In this case, you'd place the device over the hd just before you close it up, and the collection plate draws up the dust that got in, and onto the plate.
Now, I'm sure people would be nervous about playing with static around electronics. Frankly, so am I. Does anyone know how much voltage/amperage it takes to fry something? You could keep the magnitude of the charge enough so that it would attract the dust, but not so high that it's gonna cause that deadly spark. As the dust collects onto the plate, the overall charge would go more towards neutral, and you could raise it again to gather more dust (if it's there), but still keep it below that "critical" stage.
Anyway, if it's feasible, I'm sure it would make hard drive modders breathe easier.... Man, I hope it's feasible :D