burning eyes

[Kelly McDaniel]

However, degaussing does nothing to remove the electrostatic field.

My, my, and this discussion started off with a question about
fonts...Kelly.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Alan
Litchfield
> Sent: 2008-05-12 20:26
> To: hfinger at handholding.com.au
> Cc: Framers Self-Support
> Subject: Re: burning eyes
> 
> Or, if you are using a CRT, degauss it from time to time.
> 
> Alan
> 
> Hedley Finger wrote:
> >
> > Frank:
> >
> > There is an electrostatic field in front of a CRT monitor -- you
have
> > probably noticed crackling from electrostatic discharge sometimes
when
> > you put your fingers on the glass.  The field attracts dust
particles to
> > the airspace between your eyes and the screen so that, along with
not
> > blinking enough, etc. your eyes are irritated by the dust.
> >
> > You can clean the glass with an antistatic fluid on a *slightly*
damp
> > cloth with the monitor off, otherwise you can enjoy 25,000 V if a
small
> > amount of liquid runs down the glass behind the bezel.  Or a 1970s
> > ioniser -- remember them?  Or get an LCD screen that has no
> > electrostatic field.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Hedley
> >
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> >
> >
> >
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