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Un-dusting!
- Thread starter Sduibek
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Your buddy has the most cost effective idea, other members will also agree
It wont damage anything, its just the air in your room being compressed and blown back onto your hardware.
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Yep, I use my air compressor too for cleaning out the old dust bunnies. I still keep a can or 2 of the canned air around for small, quick jobs like drying a cpu or heatsink after cleaning old tim off though as that's just easier than walking out to the garage and pressuring up the air compressor just for that.
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i have a vacuum that sucks and blows depending on where you connect the hoses.
at least this way you get a vacuum cleaner too not just an "air compressor".
more practical plus your mom/wife will be happy
at least this way you get a vacuum cleaner too not just an "air compressor".
more practical plus your mom/wife will be happy
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this is not a good idea, but at gas stations the tire pumping machine is a decent compressed blower. and its either free or 25cents. I've seen the air come out with moisture though, thats why it might not be a good idea unless the moisture is only temp.
I on the other hand use a vacuum with a thin nozzle but I find they never have enough suction for surface stuck dust. all the bunnies will fly though.
I don't know how the compressed air stuff in a can works but personally with all these dust bunnies, blowing them anywhere sounds like a dumb idea so it's never caught on for me.
I on the other hand use a vacuum with a thin nozzle but I find they never have enough suction for surface stuck dust. all the bunnies will fly though.
I don't know how the compressed air stuff in a can works but personally with all these dust bunnies, blowing them anywhere sounds like a dumb idea so it's never caught on for me.
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I just use my roommate's toothbrush to brush all the dust off.
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Do it outside though.
EDIT:
Ok, survey says Ben333 is correct. If you can get it to burn, you won't like it:
But it is not flammable in normal atmospheric conditions.
That brings up the interesting point, what was in the bottle of "r134a" that i had that was so flammable?
The world may never know.
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An air compressor is most useful for this I believe. To keep the fans from spinning to fast and damaging the bearings just take a screwdriver or something and stop the blades while you are aiming the air jet at them. No need to turn the pressure down. I picked up a nice medium duty twin tank air compressor at Harbor Freight for under $100. You don't need a huge one like you would for running an impact wrench but you want to get one with enough capacity that it builds pressure quickly. That way you don't have to sit around waiting for ten minutes for it to pump back up after you use it for a few seconds. An air compressor comes in handy for so many things. It's like a pickup truck. Once you own one you can't do without one.
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I use my air compressor and compressed air via Costco. I clean out my rig like every month or so. It takes like 15 minutes or so. If I want a real nice cleaning I take it apart (my rig) and really clean it up. Haven't had to do that yet with my current system.
My case is dust magnet. It collects a lot of dust. I don't remember doing this much dusting with my old Lian Li case. This Antec case is a dust bunny. Lmao!
My case is dust magnet. It collects a lot of dust. I don't remember doing this much dusting with my old Lian Li case. This Antec case is a dust bunny. Lmao!
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I'd be abit wary of using any type of shop air compressor. Most are designed to remove moisture (water) but still contain oil to keep the compressor and tool lubricated.
A compressor used for air brushing should be both moisture and oil free.
And yes, vacuums can create a very high amount of static electricity because of the constantly moving air, but if used properly and with caution, should not pose a problem. There are vacuums specifically designed just for useage on electronic parts.
A compressor used for air brushing should be both moisture and oil free.
And yes, vacuums can create a very high amount of static electricity because of the constantly moving air, but if used properly and with caution, should not pose a problem. There are vacuums specifically designed just for useage on electronic parts.
