There is a story circulating that the semiconductor chips made by Texas Instruments contain so many toxic chemicals and are out-gassing fumes that they can be used to exterminate bugs simply by tossing several TI chips in back of the refrigerator, back of under-sink cabinets, etc. The term "TI Inside" has come to be a warning label meaning 'Toxic Instruments Inside'.
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I use 7400 series IC"s for ant traps also sometimes when the gophers are bad I scatter a few op amps and D/A's around.
Nothing works better
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i think a lot of bugs could be killed with an SR-10 if you threw it hard enough.
i'd be more scared of leaking ni-cads.
LMAO!!!!!!!!
Very well said.
Chris
Plus, Radio Shack loves the business..
The DLP (Digital Light Processing) chips from Texas Instruments used in projectors and televisions have a glass window, a 'getter', and a special atmosphere containing 17 different gases for lubricating the aluminum mirrors. These are very large packages. The gases leak from the package. HD1, HD2, HD3, 0.7xXGA, 0.9SVGA, etc.
"All DLP projectors run hot, and I suspect this heat produced an unusual amount of outgassing from the Sharp's internal components."
The TI Inside (Toxic Instruments Inside) warning label should be printed on everything using TI's DLP chips, e.g. , your DLP projector, your DLP TV, etc.
Still think this is an Urban Legend?
LCD Rules !!! Plasma Rules !!! DLP Outgases !!!
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The DLP (Digital Light Processing) chips from Texas Instruments used in projectors and televisions have a glass window, a 'getter', and a special atmosphere containing 17 different gases for lubricating the aluminum mirrors. These are very large packages. The gases leak from the package. HD1, HD2, HD3, 0.7XGA, 0.9SVGA, etc.
"All DLP projectors run hot, and I suspect this heat produced an unusual amount of outgassing from the Sharp's internal components."
The TI Inside (Toxic Instruments Inside) warning label should be printed on everything using TI's DLP chips, e.g. , your DLP projector, your DLP TV, etc.
Still think this is an Urban Legend?
LCD Rules !!! Plasma Rules !!! DLP Outgases !!!
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