compressed air

subbytna · 18 Jun 2012 at 14:48

ha, bit daft to ask but any type of can better than others lol...yeah ok it's only air but you know what I mean

Marky · 18 Jun 2012 at 15:04

A can of compressed air is a can of compressed air

Go for the cheapest available I say

Jay794 · 18 Jun 2012 at 15:07

Save money and blow really really hard into a piece of hose pipe lol

PhillyDee · 18 Jun 2012 at 15:18

Marky said:
A can of compressed air is a can of compressed air Go for the cheapest available I say

I disagree, the Falcon products areexcellent, ** No competitor price hinting **

mp260767 · 18 Jun 2012 at 15:26

remember before you use it to spray it AWAY from the computer, in case you get a build up of water droplets in the can.

Marky · 18 Jun 2012 at 15:29

PhillyDee said:
I disagree, the Falcon products areexcellent, the cheap supermarket ones are terrible!

Terrible how?

Cookeh · 18 Jun 2012 at 15:32

Air pressure, nozzle design, etc etc

Nightglow · 18 Jun 2012 at 15:36

** No competitor price hinting **

I treated myself to a small CLARKE compressor & air duster, off Ebay worked out cheaper.

OptimaLnrg · 18 Jun 2012 at 15:38

air is air.

-don't shake the can
-hold it upright
-short bursts
-when you lose pressure let the can warm up again

daz87uk · 18 Jun 2012 at 15:46

I've still got a can of **** compressed air and its next to useless.

Nunzio · 18 Jun 2012 at 15:51

Take up paintballing, then you always have compressed air (unless you are using CO2)

I have never found a difference between cans, but normally I get mine from Maplin which is very overpriced.

andy_mk3 · 18 Jun 2012 at 15:51

I use this:

Get it off my Dad as he works for a company that does fire alarms and stuff

Works a treat, and a lot easier than dragging hardware down to the garage, waiting for the compressor to fill up just for a few second blasts of air!

subbytna · 18 Jun 2012 at 15:53

Would a blast with a car tyre pump work or would there be static issues?

andy_mk3 · 18 Jun 2012 at 15:58

Should work although I'm not sure of how much of a 'blast' it would give

AshD93 · 18 Jun 2012 at 16:13

subbytna said:
Would a blast with a car tyre pump work or would there be static issues?

Yeah, it's fine. Just use it from a distance.

Adam123 · 18 Jun 2012 at 17:13

Try a hair dryer on 'cool' mode. Thats the first thing i do before using valuable / expensive air in a can lol

PhillyDee · 18 Jun 2012 at 17:41

mp260767 said:
remember before you use it to spray it AWAY from the computer, in case you get a build up of water droplets in the can.

Marky said:
Terrible how?

Cookeh said:
Air pressure, nozzle design, etc etc

As cookeh really! The Supermarket ones are poor.

Even so, I use cans of Falcon Dust-off, I also have a compressor in my unit now

. Nice 120PSI far better than the cans, its a shame you cannot get refillable cans of air.

beejjacobs · 18 Jun 2012 at 17:46

PhillyDee said:
As cookeh really! The Supermarket ones are poor.

Even so, I use cans of Falcon Dust-off, I also have a compressor in my unit now . Nice 120PSI far better than the cans, its a shame you cannot get refillable cans of air.

I'm sure something like this might work as a refillable can of air:
Ecoblast Rechargeable Fog Horn

Noisy mind

doyll · 18 Jun 2012 at 17:48

Pay now or pay later.

A cheap little compressor cost about £80.. cheaper if you really look
http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-awc10hp-compressor-prod868639/

Compressed air can £5-15 each.... and use one to clean computer. 5-15 cans and you own a compressor you can blow all the air you want with and never run out again.

And you can do all kinds of other things with it too.

subbytna · 19 Jun 2012 at 08:37

I was actually talking about a tyre pump being one you would find at a garage for tyre pressure. Not sure if that would maybe break components with the force of the blast. I like the compressor option doyll, but it's a fair outlay as I'm quite lazy and don't clean out my machine more than twice a year