Clear cases, case windows - fire hazards?

http://www.firesafetyinfo.org/Preve...icEquipment.htm

larrymoencurly wrote:
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> http://www.firesafetyinfo.org/Preve...icEquipment.htm

Hmm! Good question.

larrymoencurly@my-deja.com (larrymoencurly) wrote in
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> http://www.firesafetyinfo.org/Preve...icEquipment.htm

The article doesn't stay anything remotelly related to clear cases.

Adam

Adam Leinss wrote:
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> larrymoencurly@my-deja.com (larrymoencurly) wrote in
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> > http://www.firesafetyinfo.org/Preve...icEquipment.htm
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> The article doesn't stay anything remotelly related to clear cases.

Right. The question remains unanswered. Anybody out there know the
answer?

"larrymoencurly" <larrymoencurly@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> http://www.firesafetyinfo.org/Preve...icEquipment.htm

You seem to be implying there's something different about clear plastic
cases and windows as opposed to opaque plastic cases and windows. (OK, not
opaque windows.)

"ToolPackinMama" <laura@lauragoodwin.org> wrote in message
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> Adam Leinss wrote:
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> > larrymoencurly@my-deja.com (larrymoencurly) wrote in
> > news:755e968a.0312152222.2b5e0223@posting.google.com:
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> > > http://www.firesafetyinfo.org/Preve...icEquipment.htm
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> > The article doesn't stay anything remotelly related to clear cases.
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> Right. The question remains unanswered. Anybody out there know the
> answer?

Is the question whether or not clear cases are somehow more prone to fire
than regular plastic cases?

On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 16:14:53 GMT, ToolPackinMama
<laura@lauragoodwin.org> wrote:

>Adam Leinss wrote:
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>> larrymoencurly@my-deja.com (larrymoencurly) wrote in
>> news:755e968a.0312152222.2b5e0223@posting.google.com:
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>> > http://www.firesafetyinfo.org/Preve...icEquipment.htm
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>> The article doesn't stay anything remotelly related to clear cases.
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>Right. The question remains unanswered. Anybody out there know the
>answer?

Yes, the window on a case may burn if you set a fire pellet, burning
candle or gas against it. The user probably would too.

As for random mishaps from *computer* parts igniting one, pretty
unlikely though someone, somewhere, will find a way... they always do.


Dave

Adam Leinss <aleinss@toughguy.net> wrote in message news:<Xns9453671D7208Ealeinsstoughguynet@toughguy.net>...

> > http://www.firesafetyinfo.org/Preve...icEquipment.htm
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> The article doesn't stay anything remotelly related to clear cases.

I couldn't find anything about computer cases, but TVs are the
electrical devices most similar to them with any fire information
about them.

How different are the potential sources of ignition in a computer
verses a TV? I realize that computer power supplies are enclosed in
metal (unless modified for cosmetic purposes), but the voltage
regulators on the motherboard are not, and some of them handle 50-100
watts, or approximately as much power as a TV of the same volume.
Also the CPU, unless it's an Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Opteron, could
start a fire if the heatink popped off, as it's been known to do with
some Athlons.

"jeffc" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:<3fdf324f_4@news1.prserv.net>...

> > http://www.firesafetyinfo.org/Preve...icEquipment.htm
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> You seem to be implying there's something different about clear
> plastic cases and windows as opposed to opaque plastic cases and
> windows. (OK, not opaque windows.)

I actually hadn't even thought that transparency and fire hazard were
related, and Apple makes computers with transparent cases that are
supposedly very fire resistant -- even their PR mentioned a silicone
additive put into the plastic for this. But I have doubts about case
makers taking the same precautions, and one company, www.clearpc.com,
warns against using their cases unattended or for anything but
demonstration purposes, although they didn't explicitly mention fire
risk.

kony <spam@spam.com> wrote in message news:<b6jutvoooj1bvmj2d6je84gfj0cfd3bgit@4ax.com>...

>>>> http://www.firesafetyinfo.org/Preve...icEquipment.htm

> Yes, the window on a case may burn if you set a fire pellet, burning
> candle or gas against it. The user probably would too.

If those fire tests aren't valid, which ones are?

> As for random mishaps from *computer* parts igniting one, pretty
> unlikely though someone, somewhere, will find a way... they always do.

Have you seen just how cheaply some power supplies are? Or what about
the heavy copper heatsinks some people have on their Athlons, held in
place by just plastic clips that are known for cracking if the
computer is set down hard when moved? Then there are those faulty
Taiwan electrolytic capacitors that can make the transistors driving
them burn out.

The only reason I bought a case with a window in it was because it was
$10 after rebate, but I put in a panel of solid aluminum.