Compressed Air?

Converge · 19 Jan 2007 at 15:38

Hey guys,

i wanna clean the dust and stuff off my pc components, and i've heard that a can of compressed air is good, where can i buy such a thing!?
Overclockers dont sell them i dont think?

Anyone got any other tips for cleaning one out?

Thanks!

steve258 · 19 Jan 2007 at 15:43

You can get one for £5 from the bay. But get more at once for better bargain because a can is actually quite small; I used an entire can just to clean up my pc!! It's quite surprising how quickly they run out.

MofoKilla · 19 Jan 2007 at 15:45

a well known overpriced high street retailer sells them £5.99 last time i purchased one. good for cleaning hard to reach places.

ANDARIAL · 19 Jan 2007 at 16:13

any camera shop on the high street sells them too

SinaiSound · 19 Jan 2007 at 18:51

Is it possible to purchase some form of mains powered compressor that would do a similar job?

What should I be looking for? Any specific brands?

233 · 19 Jan 2007 at 18:52

cheap n cheerful small compressor would set you back around 50 quid new

Rusty · 19 Jan 2007 at 19:45

Costco have 4 packs for £11ish, for anybody with a card.

Converge · 20 Jan 2007 at 01:46

Thanks a lot guys for the input, im gonna have to stump up the cash soon!

Vegetarian · 20 Jan 2007 at 01:57

I just stick a hoover in my PC when needed! Thats free and does same job - in someways better as mess goes inside hoover instead of blowing else where!

BloodWolf · 20 Jan 2007 at 02:55

Vegetarian said:
I just stick a hoover in my PC when needed! Thats free and does same job - in someways better as mess goes inside hoover instead of blowing else where!

i was told not to use cleaner, due to static :S

Werewolf · 20 Jan 2007 at 03:58

i tend to use a combination of cheap kiddy paint brush (the 20p sort you get with kids paints), old tweezers and the compressed air.

I dust the case with the brush, things like heatsinks, fans etc (basically where static isn't a problem), the tweezers for troublesome thick muck (often found deep in old heatsinks that have never been cleaned), and the compressed air to give everything a freshion up.

The can of air i've got here has lasted me years using the method

One word of advice though, use the compressed air in the hall/somewhere relatively open (and hold your breath whilst doing it), if you do it in a smallish room you end up with dust everywhere and a foul taste in your mouth.

Vegetarian · 20 Jan 2007 at 04:38

BloodWolf said:
i was told not to use cleaner, due to static :S

Well one - you use same de-static on the hoover as yourself - and 2, the nosle dose not touch anything - just above it.

Werewolf - a paintbrush will have tones of static - so even near what you think is "safe" ojects is dangours! A PC Heat sink is perhaps the worst obect to use a brush on as its direct metel to the CPU core - the circurt board is actually covered in a film of plasic!

Brushing outside of case is fine and taking out system fans and brushing them.

Werewolf think you been just lucky

Mind you I dont know anyone these days thats killed a PC with static....