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Valve To Steam Deck Owners: Stop Huffing Its Vent Fumes (kotaku.com)

submitted 10 months ago by simple@lemm.ee to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Is it possible it could be producing ozone and that it is reacting with the plastic? Ozone is not good to smell.

[–] squiblet@kbin.social 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Electronics release all sorts of non-cool chemicals... plastic related, and flame retardants.

[–] SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml 10 points 10 months ago (3 children)

flame removedants

That’s actually really funny.

This is not a helpful feature.

[–] darth_tiktaalik@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago

But where were the ants removed to?

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

That's Lemmy.ml for you. Could swap to an instance like .world that doesn't use the profanity removal feature.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

What a removeded feature.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Solder and flux, too.

[–] NaoPb@eviltoast.org 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Does solder actually emit fumes below melting point? I did not know about that.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

depends on the solder, honestly. I doubt it would be an issue with consumer/mass produced electronics, but there's a possibility. But if you're doing your own with rosin-core solder (which is most solders,) the rosin/flux can. (you can remove it with stuff meant to remove it. which you should do because flux is freaking nasty.)

[–] NaoPb@eviltoast.org 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oh, interesting. I did not know about that. Thanks for the info. I will be looking into some cleaning stuff for my personal soldering projects.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They make fume things that are basically a fan with a charcoal filter attached, if you want to buy it… they’re great, if you want to make it… “inspiration”

[–] NaoPb@eviltoast.org 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm planning on making one of those. With maybe a hose to it so I can point it out the window.

Thanks.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Honestly, short term, an old pc fan and acheap carbon filter duct taped to it will do it.

More optimally, a noctua high-static-pressure fan and a filter with a 3d printed housing/duct does the trick- the exhaust hose out a window is… overkill and “inconvenient” (unless you’re in a purpose built soldering station and can work it into a vent.)

[–] poopsmith@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Probably not, that would require fairly high voltages. It's probably plastics off-gassing.

[–] NaoPb@eviltoast.org 1 points 10 months ago

I will be using that word now what my body needs to gas off.