[WEB4LIB] cleaning those LCDs

[Charlie Irwin]

    Sorry if this is a bit "off topic" - BUT -  If the screens are liable to
be damaged by touching, then putting them in public use areas could be a bit
risky. Buying screens and installing them means paying ~$300 per set-up
extra. In the library I work at, with 50 new machines, that's $15,000 -
$5000 for the screens alone! (Gotta save a lot of electricity.) And we can't
get people to read the signs about cell phone use, not logging off the
machines, what kind of paper to use in the printers, etc. I'm not sure that
yet another sign about not touching the screens will make a big difference.
It will be interesting to see if we start getting screen failure in the near
future.

 Ok, I'll shut up now. Thanks for the indulgence of all.

Charlie Irwin
-----Original Message-----
From: Jacque King <king at julip.fcgov.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <web4lib at webjunction.org>
Date: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 5:15 PM
Subject: [WEB4LIB] cleaning those LCDs


>We have quite a few Dell flat panels and here is what Dell says:
>
>"To clean your flat panel display screen, lightly dampen a soft,
>clean cloth with water or isopropyl alcohol.  Never use methyl or ethyl
>alcohol, benzene, thinner, ammonia, abrasive cleaners, or compressed air;
>these substances could damage the crystals that make up the flat panel
>display".
>
>The surprise to me was the compressed air -- I hadn't thought about it
>damaging the crystals.  Also, Dell says that before cleaning the monitor,
>you should 'unplug it from the electrical outlet'.
>
>Jacque King
>Library Technical Support Specialist
>Fort Collins Public Library
>201 Peterson Street
>Fort Collins, CO  80524
>(970) 221-6716
>king at julip.fcgov.com
>
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