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Thread ID: 29005 2003-01-07 20:31:00 Cleaning inside the case Shroeder (492) Press F1
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111796 2003-01-07 22:56:00 I use a vacume cleaner on reverse too.

Just be careful about not actually touching any of the components with it because they seem to build up quite a bit of static.

Also stick something like a screw driver in the fans before you aim at them to stop them from being spun too fast.
bmason (508)
111797 2003-01-07 22:57:00 I have a vacuum cleaner attachment kit from DSE, product number T1710 crozier (2004)
111798 2003-01-07 23:22:00 the trouble with vacuum cleaners is they can generate large amounts of static. a can of air is better. also a small brush is good for getting at that stuck on dust. tweak'e (174)
111799 2003-01-08 00:20:00 I got a Dilbert book for Christmas on account of the Far Side ceasing production of desktop calendars.

I've been right through it from cover to cover Honeylaser, but Dilbert hasn't orked a single cow.

Have I been given a defective book ?:|

Cheers

Billy 8-{) :D
Billy T (70)
111800 2003-01-08 00:24:00 > Have I been given a defective book ?:|

Yes. The subject of cow orking has been of great interest to the Dilbert loving community in recent years. If the book you have purchased in less than 2 years old, and does not contain any mention of orking, cows or otherwise, then I'm afraid you should return it for a full refund.
honeylaser (814)
111801 2003-01-08 00:27:00 I always keep a 2" paintbrush around . That shifts dust around, and I've never had static troubles with it .

I don't think static is a problem when all the components are plugged in . The connectors are covered, and everything is at "unipotential" . Static is problem if you unplug a memory stick and blast it with fast moving dry air . BTW, that "canned air" is not air . (If it was, it would be even more exorbitantly priced than "Pure Mineral Water" which is bottled tap water . :D) But anyway, I wouldn't rely on it's being static-free . It's moving fast from a fine nozzle . That creates static .

A vacuum cleaner's output is much lower velocity, so will have less static potential . (That's a pun, geddit :D ?) .

But why not use the suction of the vacuum cleaner? Blowing dust distributes it around the room . A venetian blind attachment (or whatever they call that flattened bit of rubber hose) would probably get into most places .
Graham L (2)
111802 2003-01-08 06:05:00 > the trouble with vacuum cleaners is they can generate
> large amounts of static. a can of air is better. also
> a small brush is good for getting at that stuck on
> dust.

Thats quite important. I'm certainly not ever going to put the vacuum cleaner anywhere near my cases/components. If something needs cleaning, I either use a cloth or blow the dust out.
segfault (655)
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