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| apis:
You can get special esd-safe vacuum cleaners. I use an ordinary household vacuum but I am very very careful not to touch anything or get to close (which can be a bit tricky since it tend to suck itself towards things). I also try to keep things as earthed as I can by touching the chassis. I don't recommend it, but it's necessary to clean out the pc every now and then and I don't own a compressor. I haven't experienced any problems. |
| RGB255_0_0:
Get a decent case with filters and never worry about it. |
| jsi:
Wow! finally something on this board I know a little about. Vacuums suck for cleaning computers :-DD Thank you, thank you very much, I'm here all week folks. In all seriousness this ain't rocket science. The only thing you can hurt in a computer with compressed air is the fan. Don't be a duffus and blow canned air onto the fan until it sounds like a jet taking off. I usually put my finger on it to stop it from spinning and then blow the heck out of it. I don't care how dirty your computer is take it outside and used compressed air on it until it's clean. Done, no worries. (My experience comes from supporting computers on mining and construction sites. I have cleaned computers out that were literally packed with powder fine dust. I don't care how dirty you think your computer is, these were worse. Now powder fine dust causes other problems like wearing out fan bearings, blocking air flow, and causing overheating, but compressed air is harmless.) |
| bitseeker:
--- Quote from: RGB255_0_0 on June 23, 2016, 08:31:58 pm ---Get a decent case with filters and never worry about it. --- End quote --- Just don't forget to clean the filters. |
| bitseeker:
--- Quote from: jsi on June 23, 2016, 08:37:27 pm ---My experience comes from supporting computers on mining and construction sites. I have cleaned computers out that were literally packed with powder fine dust. --- End quote --- That sounds horrifying. :o |
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