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What is the best product for removing the dust inside your computer?

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by rob miners

I use and old Beaver Paint Sprayer. With the paint can disconnected and one of the fittings to reduce and direct the air flow, it's a little beauty. Being airless there is no moisture involved whatsoever.

You can guide the air and use the paint brush on the USB ports etc.., also use the brush handle to stop fans from spinning as the air is directed around them.

You can also buy cans of compressed air.

Tip. Don't let the fans spin as they can generate power.

by .martin.

never head of that...

I've always used a toothbrush, always left everything minty fresh :D

by rob miners

I use a couple of old brushes that were supplied with a batch of printers that we recieved. ;)

by older mycroft

I'm not as rich as Jacky Howe (sic) so I've got to buy cans of air.

If you use a can of compressed air, it should come with a little plastic straw for aiming the jet of air into small confined spaces. [b]BE CAREFUL[/b] to [u]NOT[/u] allow the can itself to get tilted - otherwise you run a high risk of spraying propellant rather than compressed air.

by rob miners

around 1990. I've used it to paint a house, including the roof. Best $120 AU that I've spent in a long time. :D

by the_trayer

Thank you guys I will go the compressed air route.

by spc_tcol

instead of pressing the dust into the computer, suck it out.
Vacuums work great

by 1bn0

Compressoras can generate static in the air.

So can sucking air across the bristle on a vacumn cleaner nozzle.

Canned compressed air is de-inonized to limit this.

Electronics vacmun cleaners are alos designed to limt static.

I have always used paint brushes as a cleaning aid. Use lightly and slowly.

Otherwise it's just like rubbing a ballon across your hair.

by spc_tcol

why you pay $20 more for a vacuum that is made for computer techs.

by the_trayer

I didn't even think about checking out tech sites and what not. I'll just get whatever IT pros have; I'm just a lowly webmaster. lol.

by the_trayer

I have three computers, all connected with Synergy. Windows, for web development. And, another computer on the way for Linux, I'm thinking Ubuntu. So, four all together.

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