Re: filmscanners: Air cleaner

[Bill Fernandez <bill_sub@billfernandez.com>]

Hi David--

These units are in the desirable CATEGORY because they claim to use a 
collector plate to actively collect the garbage.  Whether it's as 
good as their claims you'll have to test yourself...

--Bill


At 12:25 PM -1000 19-11-01, David Lewiston wrote:
>Bill
>
>Thanks for the advice. I'm considering the Surround Air Ionizer promoted on
>this website:
>
>http://www.surroundair.com/ionorder.htm
>
>Do you happen to know whether it's in the 'desirable' or 'undesirable'
>category?
>
>At the website, the company claims that a competitor's model *does* attract
>dust to nearby surfaces, while they say theirs *does not*.
>
>Salutations, David Lewiston
>
>
>>  David--
>>
>>  I've used negative ion generators as air cleaners for years.  Thes
>>  just put out negative ions, whereas the new/current breed of "air
>>  cleaners" seem to add to this a positively charged sheet of foam that
>>  attracts the dust-- which is what I wanted to mention:  It's
>>  important to realize that the ionized dust will be attracted to any
>>  flat surfaces near the ionizer (walls, shelves, etc.), and that this
>>  build up of dust can be very "sticky" (hard to clean off).

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