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Computer Help and Support

Phillip McCleod

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5. yeh i could have emphasized that more..

Reply to RC (Reply #4)

Sat May 18, 2013, 03:15 PM

May 2013

..i did say not to use an air compressor. the pressure in the canned stuff isn't strong enough to do any damage. in fact, it's a little too soft and directed to get the job done right. removing the straw helps as the can then diffuses the pressure across the fan rather than at a particular point.

a reversible shop-vac works best .. set to blow it will spin the fans just-so.. at a lower velocity than they are designed to spin, but fast enough to clean the blades themselves, not to mention the circuit board inside the power supply, of dust.

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Helpful tips on dusting inside PC case? [View all] gvstn May 2013 OP

Don't the "grills" pop off? Wash them and put them back. Nt. Warren Stupidity May 2013 #1

Thanks gvstn May 2013 #2

at work.. at a computer repair shop.. we use.. Phillip McCleod May 2013 #3

Be careful about using the compressed air to spin the fans. RC May 2013 #4

yeh i could have emphasized that more.. Phillip McCleod May 2013 #5

Thanks for the detailed instructions. gvstn May 2013 #6

I take the heat sink Go Vols May 2013 #7