by Brad Dassey

9/24/2012

Not only is second hand smoke bad for humans, it’s also harmful to your computer.  Cigarettes are very unhealthy and people depend on them to keep their stress levels under control, but what happens to a computer after you smoke by it?

If you look below, you will see the damaging effects cigarette smoke can have on your personal computer.  If this much damage inside your computer can be caused just by smoking near it, I wonder how much damage cigarettes can do to ones lungs!

Here are photos of a recent computer I worked on.  I will not disclose the client’s name, but I’ve asked permission to use these photos from her machine and you can see it’s not very clean…  This is a mixture of dust and tar buildup from the cigarette smoke.

Cigarette Smoke and Your Computer

Cigarette Smoke and Your Computer

by Brad Dassey

9/24/2012

Not only is second hand smoke bad for humans, it’s also harmful to your computer.  Cigarettes are very unhealthy and people depend on them to keep their stress levels under control, but what happens to a computer after you smoke by it?

If you look below, you will see the damaging effects cigarette smoke can have on your personal computer.  If this much damage inside your computer can be caused just by smoking near it, I wonder how much damage cigarettes can do to ones lungs!

Here are photos of a recent computer I worked on.  I will not disclose the client’s name, but I’ve asked permission to use these photos from her machine and you can see it’s not very clean…  This is a mixture of dust and tar buildup from the cigarette smoke.

So there you have it.  A basic rundown of what secondhand smoke can do to your computer.  From personal experience and fixing computers, I’ve had to replace 2 power supplies out of the same computer within one years time due to cigarette smoke damage.  So you might want to think twice about smoking by your computer.

I would recommend getting a can of air and blasting the dust and cigarette tar out of your computer.  You may need a toothbrush if it’s caked on pretty thick!  If you need help cleaning the inside of your computer, get in touch with me.  I’d be more than happy to help!

The parts BELOW were from a computer that was given to me for free.  I had to do some MAJOR cleaning to it.  As you can see the thickness of the dust, tar buildup from smoking near your computer.  There is a heat sink that connects directly to your CPU, the fan is on top of the heat sink, keeping it at the proper cooling temperatures.  Cooling fans are important and must be cleared from any dust and junk.