What a strange question! But one that I hadn’t considered either.
I wouldn’t have thought that spending short periods in a smoking household could damage your Switch, but I am really interested to hear other people’s stories regarding smoking and electronics.
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I decided to run an experiment in the name of science to check this. I've given a seven year old kid who lives on my street £30 to smoke a pack of cigarettes whilst playing Mario Kart, once they have finished the pack off I will check on the Switch to see if it still works and return the child to their mother who’s probably worried about what happened to them.
Smoking is bad for all electronics over time. So you will want to minimize exposure.
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It definitely isn't good for the Switch or your grandma. Perhaps discussing with her ways to quit to better her health. There is all kinds of products out there from patches to nicotine gum and even support groups to help a person quit. There also ways having her talk to her doctor as I am sure they have ways to help her quit maybe even a prescription.
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No, it's not. Dust is practically harmless and only causes problems if there's a lot of it, and you just need compressed air to remove it. With smoke, the soot and tar will seep into the circuit board, so to clean it, you'll need cleaning chemicals.
That's the jest of it. One is easy to clean the other not so fun to clean. And second hand smoke or dust isn't good either.
Exposure to tobacco smoke (or really most forms of smoke) can cause significant damage to electronics over time, especially anything that uses a cooling fan such as the Switch. As mentioned, the soot and tar accumulate in the device and gunk up major components and circuitry. As your gran doesn't smoke when you're over or, presumably, near the unit, I doubt significant harm would come to it. Still, I'd minimize any exposure in general.
To be honest, I'm more concerned about your gran and think you and your family should encourage her to quit if you haven't already. She'll ultimately have to make the decision on her own, but there are many ways, as mentioned above, to get help. I know/have known several people who have had health issues related to smoking.
It needs a lot of second hand smoke before it starts malfunctioning. Moving gramps with his cigars and whiskey to the man cave filed with retro tech isn´t recommended. Besides that I woudn´t worry to much. Electronics like smartphones and laptops are outdated before being affected by secondhand smoke. Maybe be weary about wearing Rolex watches at smokey scenes.
Does this imply the existance of Nintendo Switch first hand smoking? 🤔
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