Ionic PC? Using parts of the Ionic Breeze in a PC!

[anixon]

Hey guys, ever see that infomercial for the Ionic Breeze, the air filter that is dead silent. It uses some kind of positively charged ion system or something to create airflow without moving parts. I wonder if this system could be used to cool computers. It'd be so sweet!!

Anyone actual have an Ionic Breeze that can comment on the feasibility of chopping it up and modding a pc case with it?


Here's what we're talking about if anyone doesn't know
http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/landpage/ibcompare.jhtml

 

[RallyMaster]

Would this release ions into your PC that could potentially...kill it?

 

[996GT2]

Just FYI, the Ionic Breeze is the lowest rated air filtration system when tested by Consumer Reports, so I don't think it moves much air at all. It also failed the ions test and only barely passed when equipped with the ion filter thing.

So...IMO not a good idea at all. Stick with fans, at least for now

 

[Operandi]

Originally posted by: 996GT2
Just FYI, the Ionic Breeze is the lowest rated air filtration system when tested by Consumer Reports, so I don't think it moves much air at all. It also failed the ions test and only barely passed when equipped with the ion filter thing.

So...IMO not a good idea at all. Stick with fans, at least for now

He's right it dose almost nothing. I think the core technology behind it is still being developed however so you might see it sometime down the road.

 

[zagood]

The ozone it emits breaks down rubber. CD/DVD-roms have rubber components that will break down.

-z

 

[RallyMaster]

Ouch...not good. I'm not about to kill my Freezer64 Pro's rubber vibration absorbers!

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: zagood
The ozone it emits breaks down rubber. CD/DVD-roms have rubber components that will break down.

-z

So how long does that take to break down the rubber....100 or 200 years.........lolol

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: zagood
The ozone it emits breaks down rubber. CD/DVD-roms have rubber components that will break down.

-z

So how long does that take to break down the rubber....100 or 200 years.........lolol

No. Fairly quickly. Do some work with Wimhurst-style generators or Van de Graff generators. Some of those things use rubber in them, and it breaks down quickly.
My physics teacher had something that worked like a Wimhurst generator, and it used a rubber band as the drive belt. That thing got crumbly in just several hours of operation.

 

[scrawnypaleguy]

 

[Luckyboy1]

Strong magnetic fields and silicon don't work & play well together.

 

[krotchy]

Ionic breezes are crap first off. The way they "Remove" dust from the air is by charging it, and making it stick to everything essentially. Your computer is pretty much doing this already, hence why dust loves to stick to electrical components. Hence, dust stuck to your desk/chair/dresser isnt in the air and the air is clean.

An ionic cooled computer would fail on so many levels, and fill with dust worse than you could imagine.

 

[Rubycon]

Well if it's emitting ozone, that's not good. O3 is a powerful oxidizer with a potential (ORP) of over 2 volts! That's twice as potent as chlorine so it's unstable and wants to get rid of the third electron real fast.

Rubber o-rings will deteriorate extremely rapidly in the presence of free ozone. With water purification systems, residual ozone (and the OPO's in the case with seawater treatment systems) EATS rubber o-rings super fast. Silicone and Norprene (best) are the material of choice when these agents are present in the surrounding environment.

None of this should be in any computer hardware. Additionally, a heavily charged flow of air is the LAST thing you want flowing into your case! Isolated conductors, traces, etc. could build up extremely destructive electrostatic potentials that can be reached quickly in ambients where the relative humidity is below 35 percent, etc.

 

[pkme2]

I use 2 units in my computer room to remove dust. They work well and the dust buildup is noticeable when I clean them, thank goodness.
I get ozone which is ok for the air quality. I suppose they could be detrimental to computer parts, but I've used the Ionic Breeze in close proximity to my computers and no problems so far (10yrs, 2nd set).

My suggestion is to use them to remove dust from the computer's environment, which is better for it. No need to use it in a computer, we couldn't afford one.....