From: class_a on
Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
> "Skybuck Flying" <BloodyShame(a)hotmail.com> writes:
>> Is this a known problem with air cooling for electronics, or has Skybuck
>> discovered a new problem/limitation to air cooling electronics ? ;) !
>> WOOOOHHHHHHH Mind blowing nice =D
>
> It's been known for decades.

Indeed, it's similar to the scenario on communications satellites when
the charged solar wind builds up a static charge on the surface of the
satellite which results in some of the on-board electronics switching
off or on when it arcs over. A right pain in the butt that has been
known since the early days of satellites (40+ years)!
From: ehsjr on
class_a wrote:
> Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
>
>> "Skybuck Flying" <BloodyShame(a)hotmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> Is this a known problem with air cooling for electronics, or has
>>> Skybuck discovered a new problem/limitation to air cooling
>>> electronics ? ;) ! WOOOOHHHHHHH Mind blowing nice =D
>>
>>
>> It's been known for decades.
>
>
> Indeed, it's similar to the scenario on communications satellites when
> the charged solar wind builds up a static charge on the surface of the
> satellite which results in some of the on-board electronics switching
> off or on when it arcs over. A right pain in the butt that has been
> known since the early days of satellites (40+ years)!

Long _before_ satellites.