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Not with computers but...  Last spring I bought a full size arcade game that came from a guy who lived in a small apartment with his chain smoking family.  I had heard that putting charcoal briquettes would absorb smoke smell.  I put some inside and it may have helped a little.  I spent hours and hours washing it down, taking every bit of it apart and cleaning each piece with Simple Green.  The tar that was on everything was incredible.  Ultimately, I sanded and painted the inside of the cabinet.
Your smoke may not be that bad but I doubt if there is a "quick fix".  Take apart, clean, rinse and repeat (literally).  If that fails, paint.
Dave Parnin

From: Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users <pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2016 8:06 AM
Subject: [PCTECH] Get smoke smell out of computer

My wife works in a small (2 people) office.  Yesterday an electrical fire
in the office below spread to their office from the office below.  The
office is unusable but she is bringing her office computer (an all-in-one)
to the house today to use it.

It reeks of smoke.  Anyone experienced in any tricks to get rid of the
smell?  I can google for solutions myself (like vinegar, etc), just curious
as to any actual experiences here.

Thanks.



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