[Elecraft] Tin whiskers...

[Dave G.]

If you watch the NASA videos, you will notice that the whiskers move, flex 
and break very easily under slight air movements, subsequently the chosen 
removal method was very simple .

I would suspect that a regular cleaning regime, using a can of compressed 
air in one hand and a small vacuum cleaner (a la keyboard cleaner type) in 
the other, should keep the "infestation" down.

Due to my local environment, a lot of airborne fine silica dust and cat dander, 
cleaning my electronic appliances using the above method is a regular 
occurrence.

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Dave G.   KK7SS
'65 MK III Sprite in Richland, WA
"Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity.
But I'm not so sure about the universe."  ... Albert Einstein.