If you watch the NASA videos, you will notice that the whiskers move, flex and break very easily under slight air movements, subsequently the chosen removal method was very simple .
I would suspect that a regular cleaning regime, using a can of compressed air in one hand and a small vacuum cleaner (a la keyboard cleaner type) in the other, should keep the "infestation" down. Due to my local environment, a lot of airborne fine silica dust and cat dander, cleaning my electronic appliances using the above method is a regular occurrence. -- Dave G. KK7SS '65 MK III Sprite in Richland, WA "Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity. But I'm not so sure about the universe." ... Albert Einstein. _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com