01-24-2006, 07:32 AM
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To blow or to suck?
Last week, I pulled the carpet from my living room. I wasn't thinking of my various electronics ( VCR, DVD player, amplifier, etc. ) when the dust began flying.
I am wondering whether I should vacuum the air vents in each device or use one of those compressed gas containers to blow out the dust. Or does it matter? |
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01-24-2006, 07:50 AM
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I'd vacuum it if you can because if you use a can of compressed air, you run into the one flaw of compressed air - it just blows the crap around and stirs it up in the air, making you sneeze and allowing it to collect elsewhere.
With a vacuum, you're taking the dust and placing it into a "disposal" canister where it won't really just 'relocate'.  |
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01-24-2006, 12:31 PM
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01-24-2006, 03:27 PM
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 Blow to stir the dust and simultaneously suck from another part of the vent. |
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01-24-2006, 04:36 PM
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Definitely go in first with the vacuum to get the light stuff, then the canned air to get the harder stuff, then the vacuum again.
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01-24-2006, 07:42 PM
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01-24-2006, 09:10 PM
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Vacuum it out
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01-25-2006, 07:15 AM
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if you can do it outside, blow it out. If you have to do it inside use a vaccuum
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01-25-2006, 01:36 PM
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01-26-2006, 10:51 AM
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Those new 4 gallon shop vacs at Lowes are amazing - they have the smaller outlets and are very powerful. They have a backend blower that works well and you can buy those yellow 'high pass' bags that capture a LOT of the dust and crap. Best buy in my mind. We do a lot of this with power supplies at work. We saved a fortune over the old "canned air" solution.
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02-03-2006, 02:15 PM
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I always vacuum. Reminds me I haven't taken the case off my computer and cleaned it in awhile.
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02-05-2006, 12:01 AM
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I get obsessive and take all of my stuff to a different room or outside...use compressed air.
Go, vacuum main room again. Then bring the equip back in if its dust free. /obsessive |
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