Re: AM dust filters

2014-08-12 Thread William Herrin
On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 2:19 PM, Jason Lixfeld wrote: > Do folks just hack up HEPA filters or something? I've had decent luck with window air conditioner filters available at your local home despot. Trim to size with scissors. Periodically replace. HEPA they are not, but they'll keep out the wor

Re: AM dust filters

2014-08-12 Thread Jason Lixfeld
On Aug 12, 2014, at 3:22 PM, Doug Barton wrote: > On 08/12/2014 11:19 AM, Jason Lixfeld wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I'm interested in knowing what sorts of material folks use to make >> after-market dust filters for their various devices which wouldn't normally >> have any. This seems to almost be a

Re: AM dust filters

2014-08-12 Thread Jason Lixfeld
On Aug 12, 2014, at 3:09 PM, Tom Morris wrote: > One important question: how often is the equipment accessed for maintenance? Who knows :) Maybe it becomes someone's full time job to go do regular checks and maintenances of every POP? Maybe after an appropriate filter is found, a relatively

Re: AM dust filters

2014-08-12 Thread Doug Barton
On 08/12/2014 11:19 AM, Jason Lixfeld wrote: Hi, I'm interested in knowing what sorts of material folks use to make after-market dust filters for their various devices which wouldn't normally have any. This seems to almost be a necessity when these kinds of devices are deployed in environmen

Re: AM dust filters

2014-08-12 Thread Tom Morris
One important question: how often is the equipment accessed for maintenance? I've had reasonably good luck with air filter media coated with a tackifier, similar to the Dustlok media here http://www.filtersales.com/pagout.htm?id=Pad%20Media It seems like what happens with it is heavier airborne fi

AM dust filters

2014-08-12 Thread Jason Lixfeld
Hi, I'm interested in knowing what sorts of material folks use to make after-market dust filters for their various devices which wouldn't normally have any. This seems to almost be a necessity when these kinds of devices are deployed in environments that are overly dusty and dirty (it should a