On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, Rodney W. Grimes wrote:
> >
> > --- David Uhring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, Walter Campbell wrote:
> >
> > > You might also check the cpu temperature during the compile. Using a
> > > K6-3/450,
> > > my cpu cooler was getting quite hot to the touch during the make and would
> > > exit
> > > with signal 10 or signal 11. I finally took to cover off the case and set up
> > > a
> > > box fan to force additional air into the case.
> >
> >
> > Heh... It's a amazing what a 19-inch Patton steel-bladed air circulator can do
> > for a hard working 486/DX4/100. *snicker* Not a bit of dust on the cards.
> > :-) Okay.. maybe that's overkill and I did have to make sure the PC didn't get
> > blown over... but you gotta use what you've got! lol.
>
> Becareful, you may have eliminated your heat problem, but you have now
> created an excelent static electricity generator. High volumes of air
> moving over just about anything will build static at an alarming rate!
>
>
>
> --
> Rod Grimes - KD7CAX @ CN85sl - (RWG25) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
With the humidity as it is in the St. Louis area at this time of the year,
static electricity buildup is not really much of a concern. For people living
in drier areas, this definitely should be considered. At least a few more
people are looking for problems in their hardware when their buildworlds fail.
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