Re: How often do you vacuum out your PC and/or CPU heatsink?
> Just curious.
Vacuum?? I take it outside and blow it out with the air compressor at
120psi. Stick your finger in the CPU fan so it doesn't spin too fast, then
have at it.
Doesn't score the most aggressive cooling ratings, although does well
within its specs. Two 120mm case fans, front in over a HD rack, and
another out the backplane. Not the cleanest box around, nor
definitely not a clean HS -- just not quite all fuzzy looking.
SpeedFan 4.5 takes care what looks lack (though, does have a couple
blue LEDs on it). Forgot what it's overcrocked -- whatever got by
stable at the time (2070Mhz for a 3G A64 756 last I noticed the BIOS
POST).
Some nice deals to be had on air-cooled CPU heat sinks these days.
Re: How often do you vacuum out your PC and/or CPU heatsink?
You do NOT vacuum out a computer or its parts due to the formation of static
electricity which is deadly to computer components.
The proper procedure is to use a can of compressed air, availble at any
computer parts store, to BLOW the dust out. (No static electricity.)
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--DaveW
"Lee M." <lmacmil@forget_it.com> wrote in message
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> Just curious.
>
Re: How often do you vacuum out your PC and/or CPU heatsink?
On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:38:21 -0400, "Lee M." <lmacmil@forget_it.com>
wrote:
>Just curious.
>
Once or twice a year. I use a can of compressed air (no vacuum). I
found that a 2" high pedestal base reduced the dust buildup. I made
the base from 1.5" thick pine, painted it black and put furniture
casters on it. The wheels make it much easier to make changes and
clean. I do use an upholstery brush attachment on the vacuum to clean
the keyboard and all PC vents about every 2-3 months. I have seen PCs
that have never been dusted and still run fine after 4 years even with
a 1/2" layer of dust! I'd think a once-a-year cleaning is enough for
most environments.
Re: How often do you vacuum out your PC and/or CPU heatsink?
What if the vacuum cleaner tube/brush are all non-metallic?
"DaveW" <radiation@nuclear.org> wrote in message
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> You do NOT vacuum out a computer or its parts due to the formation of
> static electricity which is deadly to computer components.
> The proper procedure is to use a can of compressed air, availble at any
> computer parts store, to BLOW the dust out. (No static electricity.)
>
> --
> --DaveW
>
> "Lee M." <lmacmil@forget_it.com> wrote in message
> news:r62dnT-6PZoL_3TanZ2dnUVZ_qygnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> Just curious.
>>
>
>
Re: How often do you vacuum out your PC and/or CPU heatsink?
"Lee M." <lmacmil@forget_it.com> wrote in message
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> What if the vacuum cleaner tube/brush are all non-metallic?
>
EVEN WORSE!!! Do NOT use a vacuum on a computer or anywhere near it!!! If
you've used one in the past and it worked OK consider yourself lucky and DO
NOT press your luck again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!
And FWIW, plastic vacuum parts are worse as far as static electricity goes,
but all vacuums have the potential to generate tens of thousands of volts of
static electricity, so don't use them near computers! -Dave
"The charging observed with ordinary compressed air is caused
by liquid or solid impurities of the gas impinging on the
target and, therefore, is a case of dust charging rather
than gas charging."
Based on that, it shouldn't matter whether a compressor, a vacuum,
or a can of Dust-Off is used. It caused the dust mixed into the
air, to strike surfaces, and that can generate static.
Sure, the efficacy of static generation may vary, from one
method to another, but they all generate static to some
degree.
If you were to ground a cleaning tip, you'd want to do it
through a high series resistance. Some antistatic wrist straps or
the connections from antistatic mats to ground, are done
through a resistance, like 1 megohm or 10 megohms. The resistance
reduces the peak current flow level, when discharge occurs.
Paul
>
> "DaveW" <radiation@nuclear.org> wrote in message
> news:KLWdnaIuHeSZ4nTanZ2dnUVZ_rOqnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> You do NOT vacuum out a computer or its parts due to the formation of
>> static electricity which is deadly to computer components.
>> The proper procedure is to use a can of compressed air, availble at any
>> computer parts store, to BLOW the dust out. (No static electricity.)
>>
>> --
>> --DaveW
>>
>> "Lee M." <lmacmil@forget_it.com> wrote in message
>> news:r62dnT-6PZoL_3TanZ2dnUVZ_qygnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>> Just curious.
>>>
>>
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