Device uses movement of ions to generate airflow without any moving parts like in iPads and MacBook Air.

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    Ionic acceleration of air needs high voltages and the air gets ionized (the reason people recommend against vacuuming a PC). I’m surprised that it works at all in close proximity to sensible tech.

    Edit: right, low static pressure, meaning: lower voltages. But still not low.

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      the reason people recommend against vacuuming a PC

      A regular vacuum isn’t doing anything with ions or high voltages. Moving air can generate potentially harmful static electricity, but usually the reason people recommend against vacuuming a PC is because if you spin the fans doing that, the motors inside turn into generators and drive current back into your PC parts that could damage them.

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        13 hours ago

        Moving air can generate potentially harmful static

        Well, and what do you think creates that static electricity? Ionization.

        Feeding back electricity, that’s why motors usually have a diode or something.

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        522 hours ago

        Can’t watch the video rn, anything about the dust problem?

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          620 hours ago

          He just mentions they have a solution but it’s patented so they wouldn’t talk about it. Take that as you will of course

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            Strange, patented means it should be findable on the USPTO system, diagrams and all. And yet…