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Old 05-26-2012, 05:03 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn View Post
Can something like that enter the inside and create havoc with the electronics? Amazon's commercials tends towards beach scenes, no pollen there. I'm probably just being a tad paranoid, right?
Ereaders don't usually have fans or fan openings, it'd be probably more of a problem with laptops which suck the stuff in outright. and even for laptops I think the biggest risk would be stuff clogging the coolers and cooling no longer be sufficient as a result. which is again a problem that ereaders do not have... so pollen should be harmless.

If you're looking for small, near invisible particles that seriously mess with electronics, try graphite dust. Available as sprays, usually used as a lubricant for locks and the like, it kills electronics outright as it puts a sheet of electric conductivity over them if it gets inside. Some people try to use graphite as a lubricant for their computer fans and the result usually is that you can buy a new computer because each and every component in the old one is contaminated...
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