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Removing smoking smell out of electronics?

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Keith

Jan 1, 1970
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All:
I just a got great deal on a Samsung 32" HDTV. The only issue is the smoke smell. Is there a way I can
get it off and out of my new HDTV without ruining the TV? Thank you.

Keith Lee
 
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Wes Newell

Jan 1, 1970
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I just a got great deal on a Samsung 32" HDTV. The only issue is the
smoke smell. Is there a way I can
get it off and out of my new HDTV without ruining the TV? Thank you.

If you're talking about tobacco smoke smell (or any kind really), try
Awesome Orange cleaner. It works better than anything I've ever used to
get tobacco stains and smells off anything. I wouldn't use it on the
inside though. If the smell is inside, remove the components, spray,
wash, and dry them and re-install.
 
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N_Cook

Jan 1, 1970
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Keith said:
All:
I just a got great deal on a Samsung 32" HDTV. The only issue is the
smoke smell. Is there a way I can
get it off and out of my new HDTV without ruining the TV? Thank you.

Keith Lee


Assuming the smoke source is now gone, I've not tried this though. "shake n'
vac" or Bentonite or whatever that microporous volcanic mineral is. Scatter
inside, leave for a few days, take outdoors and blow it out.
 
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Keith

Jan 1, 1970
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All:
Luckily for me, the smoke smell seems to be disappearing. I hope it will be gone within a few days.
BTW, what do any of you think of using vinegar on a tobacco smoke smelling object?
Thank you.

Keith
 
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Gerard Bok

Jan 1, 1970
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I just a got great deal on a Samsung 32" HDTV. The only issue is the smoke smell. Is there a way I can
get it off and out of my new HDTV without ruining the TV? Thank you.

Imho: there is a very simple, common and rather safe solution (no
pun intended).
Over here (the Netherlands) it goes by the name Biotex.
That's an enzymes attacking laundry detergent (or something like
that. Housekeeping-english is not my forte :)

Anyway, just some clothes and the washing solution.
Works like a charm. (Well, as far as cleaning can go.)
 
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badgolferman

Jan 1, 1970
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Keith said:
All:
I just a got great deal on a Samsung 32" HDTV. The only issue is the
smoke smell. Is there a way I can get it off and out of my new HDTV
without ruining the TV? Thank you.

Keith Lee


You should never let the smoke out of electronic components. They will
fail to work afterwards.
 
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Les Cargill

Jan 1, 1970
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Keith said:
All:
Luckily for me, the smoke smell seems to be disappearing. I hope it will be gone within a few days.
BTW, what do any of you think of using vinegar on a tobacco smoke smelling object?
Thank you.

Keith


Windex (or generic equivalent) works better.
 
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N_Cook

Jan 1, 1970
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Jeff Liebermann said:
Note that the original question sorta hinted that this is a NEW
Samsung TV. "Great Deal" around Christmas time usually means he
bought it on sale somewhere. Unless someone at the factory smokes, I
doubt if the TV had time to accumulate enough tar and crud to stink.
oven.

Yep. My method is to use common 90% alcohol and give it a bath. If
immersion is possible, I do it. Hitting it with a hot water spray, to
wash off the ionic contaminants, water soluble flux residue, and
general accumulate crud, is not beneath my dignity. The trick is to
immediately blow dry the boards with an air compressor (with a dryer
filter attached). If there's something involved that's porous (wood
or press board cabinetry) or can't be washed (paper speaker cones),
then I have to let it air dry for a few days. Otherwise, the smell is
usually gone with the blow dry.


Yep. To keep my office/shop clean, I won't let anything inside until
the dust has been blown out and all the crud removed. I clean
everything, even if I later decide that it's not worth repairing.


Yep. For the ultimate mess, I have to deal with a machine shop that
uses various plastic case laptops and PC's near the machines. Hot
chips melt and imbed themselves in the plastic parts. Oil, dust, and
dirt adds to the mess. I usually have to scrape the case for chips
with a putty knife before I can safely move it. I wanted to baptize
the PC in the vapor degreaser, but the owner wouldn't let me.

Another fun mess are kids laptops that are literally wallpapered with
stickers, pogs, and stick-on skins. All the sticky back stuff can be
removed with some solvent or other, but there's no solvent that will
reliably remove all the different types of sticky glue.

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# Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D Santa Cruz CA 95060
# 831-336-2558
# http://802.11junk.com [email protected]
# http://www.LearnByDestroying.com AE6KS


Hot air gun ,low heat setting, has removed all gum based stickers that I've
come across except some 10 year or older that must have some sort of
chemical welding process into the underlying plastic over time
 
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Keith

Jan 1, 1970
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All:
Well, I used vinegar on a cloth on the outside of the TV and vinegar in a bowl overnight. Also, I tried
opening up the windows for a few hours a day. So far, the smell does seem to be dissipating.
When I mentioned it was new, I believe that I stated that it was almost new. It seems that the
previous owner smokes Marlboro regulars. Every question I asked him about, and I forget that one. :)
I cannot access the inside of the TV where the smell seems to be covering from most of all. I will
have to wait until the smell completely dissipates or get a mechanic to take it apart, clean it out, and then
put it back to together.
Thank you to all who gave me these great ideas.

Keith Lee
 
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N_Cook

Jan 1, 1970
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powdered pumice was the odour eating mineral I was trying to remember
 
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Keith

Jan 1, 1970
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All:
Actually the smell is a cross between some tobacco odor and a musky smell. It is coming from the
inside of the TV especially when it is on. Any ideas about what this could be?

Keith Lee
 
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Keith

Jan 1, 1970
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Jeff:
No, from what he emailed me last night, he barely used this one year old TV during the past year. The
odors I am smelling smells more like new plastic. I will just have to break in this TV and smell the odors
dissipate.


Keith Lee
 
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Keith

Jan 1, 1970
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DS:
Actually, the smell has dissipated. There is a slight plastic smell but only if you get close to the TV and
smell behind it. Even that seems to be dissipating. Thank goodness. Now, I have a year old TV for less
then half it's price then and more than 1/3 off it's new price today. :)


Keith Lee
 
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Keith

Jan 1, 1970
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All:
Oh yes, thank you to those who gave me their advice. :)


Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,
Keith
 
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