Cleaning the Tower?

Whats wrong with a hoover, so long as it isn't one with the brushes, if you have a dyson (or similar) then it doesn't create static electricity so it should be fine (then again maybe i shouldn;t believe everything i read, so don't hold me responsible)
 
Canned compressed air is weak in my opinion. Limited usefulness. I use DRY shop air from my garage from a REAL air compressor. My hose happens to be long enough to reach into my computer room for regular dust removal. It does an awesome job. On occasions where I there is a lot of dust I take the computer to the garage so I don't just blow dust all over in the computer room. Whatever residue is left I use a paper towel or lint free rag and some windex or similar (sprayed onto the rag not sprayed into the computer) and wipe things down. for tight areas I use a camel hair automotive detailing brush. Keep in mind I make sure I've grounded myself first to dissapate any static electricity before touching anything inside the computer.
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yes theres static on those vacuum cleaners, if you look inside one you can see a motor, and theres definetly magnetic field on those, as you know a power transformer has 2 separate coils and still electric current can travel on the 2 coils with air in between.:D
 
lee101 said:
Whats wrong with a hoover, so long as it isn't one with the brushes, if you have a dyson (or similar) then it doesn't create static electricity so it should be fine (then again maybe i shouldn;t believe everything i read, so don't hold me responsible)
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........ like i said.. if you just make sure its no plastic/metal or other static material that gets close to it,.. there really is nothing wrong using a vacuum cleaner. besides.. if you make a smaller tip in the paper tube, you can easely get all the small corners and gap's to :)
 
that whorks perfectly too.. it just i can stand the dust if there is too much in the case, thats why i use a vacuum cleaner at the start, to get rid of most of the fusr, and then clean the fine edges with a brush ( mainly the grafic's cards heatsingks tough.. a lot of work.. and the downside of SLI.. :( )
 
your house must be near a road to have dust accumulate fast, if you live in an rural area and alot of trees it takes a while.
 
true. :( its pretty annoying. but then... i clean the pc pretty much, and always use'd a vacuum cleaner with a paper-mount and i never fried anything with it :)
 
i do it almost weekly.. :P but I like to screw my pc apart occasionally, clean all the parts very well, and then put them back together :)
( yes.. even the PSU, altough that can be bangerous if you dont know what you're doing ;) )
 
Air isnt flamable.. but if you have someting like wood, wich is hot and glowing, and then you spray compressed air on it, it will burn like hell.. ( the wood ofc ) since Air is needed for something to burn.... and compressed air is a lot of air on a small space to put it simple :)
 
If you don't have acces to "Shop Air" I'd go ahead and use canned air along with a detailing brush to help loosen the dirt/dust as you blow. Another thing I did with canned air before I had shop air was put about a 6" or longer length of heat shrink tubing on the little red tube that comes with the canned air. This gave me like a little air hose to be able to get into tight places without having to tip the can. It keeps the liquid from shooting out of the can. :cool:
 
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You don't use shop air. Who ever taught you that? There can be moisture in "shop air" from the compressor. If that's what you're talking about. That's why you spray compressed air cans vertically. If you don't, there will be moisture in that air too.
 
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