Re: PC's near desensitizers?

["Vicki Cogswell" <vcogswell@xxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Jennifer Merrill <jenny@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: Innopac <innopac@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2000 1:12 PM
Subject: PC's near desensitizers?


> How close are people putting Circ workstations (PC's not terminals) to
> their desensitizers?  3M tells me that it isn't an issue, and yet we've
> got a problem at one of our libraries right now that we think is caused by
> the 'thumper'.
>
> Send me your horror stories and I'll summarize to the list.
>
> Thanks
>
> Jennifer
> ---
> Jennifer K. Merrill             Email: Jennifer.Merrill@xxxxxxxxxx
> Information Systems             Voice: 603 646-3389
> Dartmouth College               Fax:   603 646-3702
> Hanover, NH 03755
>
>
> Dear Jennifer

We had the desensitizing "bricks" about 6" - 12" away from the pcs.  It has
left a permanent shadowing spot on the computer screen.  We have rearranged
our procedure for check out and now have the bricks about 2 1/2 feet away.
To see how much the "brick" affects the screen / pc just pick up the brick
and hold it at various distances from the screen.  About 12" inches, or
closer, the screen image moves; it's magnetized!

Vicki Cogswell, Circulation Librarian