Paulus Douglus,
I see it in two ways. Generally spoken, you are right. Not many fun guys
become fungus today. However, another aspect is this one: equipments are
exposed to all sorts of environments, especially MILs, and all that spoky
stuff that covers the electronic components can be broken down into all kind
of unhealthy compounds, which can attack the 'plastics'. So, the basic
meaning with the tests is probably to see that the component in itself does
not generate fungus, but there should be a second aspect, which points at
what I said above. Then comes the question: what do we mean with fungus.
If we can harvest golden sepps for the evening meal, there is no doubt, but
what about countless and nameless micro things. I have myself seen both
metals and plastics covered by thin veils, which revealed millions of
spectacular micro sized things that we could not name. Looked like mycellum
or mykorrhiza. That the 'things' were micron sized does not necessarily mean
that they are harmless.
When I inspect units from different parts of the world, I can meet spiders,
geckos, strange beatles and also strange coverings, sorts of. We don't do
fungus testing, noone will pay for it, think that's the situation for the
majority.
Why do you ask? Maybe because of a fan guy?
Inge
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From: "Douglas Pauls" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: den 10 March 2010 06:51
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Subject: [TN] fungus question
> Good morning all,
>
> Do any of you know whether electronic components are still tested for
> fungus resistance? Since most components are molded plastic made from
> synthetic or petroleum-based materials, and therefore non-nutrient, I
> suspect that this kind of testing is no longer done, unless required to by
> a customer.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Doug Pauls
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