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Vacuuming Computer

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EnderW

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Instead of using canned air or an air compressor, why not just use your vacuum attachment and suck the dust up instead of blowing it around everywhere?

I'm guessing this is a big NO NO for some reason, otherwise everyone would be doing it.
 
Nah it just doesnt work as well sometimes.. plus its really cool to see this huge cloud of dust go everywhere on peeps who dont clean their pc's pc.
 
if you have a fine brush on the end then I dont see why not. If its not nice and soft it could knock something off if your not careful.
 
Doesn't really work that great. I use compressed air first and then vacuum the loose particles.
 
EnderW said:
Instead of using canned air or an air compressor, why not just use your vacuum attachment and suck the dust up instead of blowing it around everywhere?

I'm guessing this is a big NO NO for some reason, otherwise everyone would be doing it.
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I use a medium powered hand-vac inside my case. Gentle brush/aircan the dust in hard to reach places loose first, then vacuum. As long as you don't scratch/touch any hardware, a vacuum attachment probably isn't powerful enough to literally remove or move parts. I'm using a euro-pro shark vac. (as seen on tv, score)
 
id be a bit worried about ESD killing components. if you search i think there are some lengthy disccusions on this
 
I have a vacuum in my workshop which allows you to hook the hose up to the exhaust. I've blown out countless pc's that way and never ruined a pc. It does make for a cloud of dust so if you can take it outside, that would be best. The worst that has happened is sometimes dust gets blown into the fan bearings and when you fire it up it sounds like hell. Two ways to fix that. Use compressed air directly on the bearings to blow it out, or use a small shot of wd40. If you're careful you should be ok.

Canned air is fine though expensive. But you should be able to clean out a couple pc's pretty well with one can. So if you don't do it very often, then it may be worth it. I wouldn't try using something like a brush which would come in direct contact with the hardware.
 
vamp said:
I use a medium powered hand-vac inside my case. Gentle brush/aircan the dust in hard to reach places loose first, then vacuum. As long as you don't scratch/touch any hardware, a vacuum attachment probably isn't powerful enough to literally remove or move parts. I'm using a euro-pro shark vac. (as seen on tv, score)
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<3 For the shark Vac. Works good on metal shards after dremeling/drilling too.
 
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