Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Tek) 9/26/83; site azure.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!ihnp4!houxm!hogpc!houti!ariel!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!azure!billp From: billp@azure.UUCP Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: Airplanes gain weight Message-ID: <2537@azure.UUCP> Date: Thu, 16-Feb-84 13:32:14 EST Article-I.D.: azure.2537 Posted: Thu Feb 16 13:32:14 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 19-Feb-84 02:44:09 EST Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 17 >> If Mr. Wheeler doesn't believe that cigarette smoke could add >> 2000 pounds to a 747, I suggest he be assigned to clean the interior >> of an old 747. There's a *lot* of surface area in there! And >> smoke is just *so* enjoyable to clean off. I don't know about smoke accumulation in planes, but I have worked on enough TV's to see the effect there. Anything carrying high voltage will attract junk out of the air. Especially the high voltage rectifier tube in old sets is coated with dirt. In homes where nobody smokes, this coating is usually just fine dust, which can easily be blown off. When people smoke, there is usually a thick, sticky coat of tar covering the tube. Once we picked up a set for repair from a tavern. The tar that had condensed on the tube had run off, soaked a good portion of the chassis, and formed a puddle underneath the TV. Bill Pfeifer {cbosgd,decvax,harpo,ihnss,ogcvax,pur-ee,ucbvax,zehntel} !tektronix!tekmdp!billp