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 > > > > -- > > > > Hedley Finger > > > > 28 Regent Street Camberwell VIC 3124 Australia > > Tel. +61 3 9809 1229 Fax. (call phone first) > > Mob. (cell) +61 412 461 558 > > Email. "Hedley Finger" <hfinger at handholding.com.au> > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as alan at alphabyte.co.nz. > > > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > > or visit > > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/alan%40alphabyte.co. nz > > > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > > > > > -- > Alan Litchfield MBus (Hons), MNZCS > AlphaByte > PO Box 1941, Auckland > http://www.alphabyte.co.nz > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as kmcdaniel at pavtech.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/kmcdaniel%40pavtech. com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.