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Thread ID: 113176 2010-10-08 13:38:00 Best way to clean PC (Physically)? rob_on_guitar (4196) PC World Chat
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1142644 2010-10-09 07:32:00 On the older electrolux vacumn cleaners the intake pipe could be put on the exit side...

I've been looking for this type of vacuum cleaner as my aging Tellus is about time to retire! Not available nowadays, it seems.
bk T (215)
1142645 2010-10-09 09:34:00 this one is very scary

I've seen my fair share of PCs like that. Most smokers have the decency to smoke outside, but the ones who smoke inside end up with a computer like the one in your picture.

At work we have built a poor mans fume cupboard out of an old rangehood & cardboard that we use when we blow out computers with compressed air. It works reasonably well & has got to be better than breathing in all that dust.
Greven (91)
1142646 2010-10-09 10:25:00 Do dust filters on air intakes on your case work well, ie, do they lengthen the required dust-cleanout intervals? forrest44 (754)
1142647 2010-10-09 10:51:00 I just use a clean dry paintbrush, and sometimes the vacuum as well - to suck what the brush gets.

If it's really, really filthy, I have taken the entire PC part and cleaned each part and rebuilt it.
You should make sure the brush is a real bristle and not synthetic.
mikebartnz (21)
1142648 2010-10-09 20:14:00 Does anyone realize what that dust inside their puters is?

Dead skin cells, mostly - unless you have a cat .

Then it may be cat fur AND human skin cells .

Got more than one human in your puter area? Then you have multiple dead human cell-remains there .

Don't breathe in any dead humans!Meh . That is the least of my worries . I actually caught fleas (and infested my house!!) from one computer I was fixing for a friend that I decided to 'dust' when the cover was off . Seriously . I had to flea bomb the entire house afterward .

Rule #1 - clean computers outside .
Jen (38)
1142649 2010-10-09 22:39:00 You can get cans of compressed air from DSE and Jaycar bk T


Just phoned DSE and Jaycar - yes, they do stock them and it's ONLY $30.00.

Is it worthwhile to use it for this job?
bk T (215)
1142650 2010-10-09 23:55:00 Just phoned DSE and Jaycar - yes, they do stock them and it's ONLY $30.00.

Is it worthwhile to use it for this job?

Ye gods that's steep, have you tried Bunnings or Mitre 10? Don't know if they sell it though. Otherwise as mentioned earlier maybe a balloon and straw
gary67 (56)
1142651 2010-10-10 00:20:00 How long do these cans of compressed air last? QW. (15883)
1142652 2010-10-10 00:42:00 How long do these cans of compressed air last?
How long is a piece of string.:rolleyes:
Not very long. Will be giving the balloon trick a try as it sounds very economical.
mikebartnz (21)
1142653 2010-10-10 00:46:00 What a pack of worry worts I only blow my pc out after getting multiple BSODs lol.
The Yank correct put the air gun nozzle on power supply fan and it blows the blades off.
Its just bloody tempting though I fight the urge to do it everytime.
prefect (6291)
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