Need cheap compressed air - Hardware & Software

[QUOTE=BlackMac;39562570]Reading this thread it appears everyone is using some sort of compressed air. Am I stupid for using a vacuum cleaner? I have a very expensive water vacuum cleaner and it does the job well. Am I doing it wrong?[/QUOTE] yes vacuums make static, static + computer bits = bad things can happen

[QUOTE=BlackMac;39562570]Reading this thread it appears everyone is using some sort of compressed air. Am I stupid for using a vacuum cleaner? I have a very expensive water vacuum cleaner and it does the job well. Am I doing it wrong?[/QUOTE] The idea is to blow the dust off your components, not to drag it across them and cause static.

[QUOTE=LordCrypto;39562625]yes vacuums make static, static + computer bits = bad things can happen[/QUOTE] I've never damaged anything with static and I work with sensitive components all the time, just don't walk about in a plastic bag and you'll be fine.

I'm stuck using lung power. Yeah yeah it'll fuck up my lungs blah blah I know, but I can't really go get a can of compressed air or anything.

[QUOTE=BlackMac;39562570]Reading this thread it appears everyone is using some sort of compressed air. Am I stupid for using a vacuum cleaner? I have a very expensive water vacuum cleaner and it does the job well. Am I doing it wrong?[/QUOTE] I also have an expensive Miele vacuum (traditional bag style) and it never causes static issues, have used it on easily 100+ times on PCs over the years so not just luck. Have a couple of powerful compressors at my disposal, but the vacuum cleaner is far more effective at dust removal without just filling the room with even more dust.

[QUOTE=BlackMac;39562570]Reading this thread it appears everyone is using some sort of compressed air. Am I stupid for using a vacuum cleaner? I have a very expensive water vacuum cleaner and it does the job well. Am I doing it wrong?[/QUOTE] You get the dust out easier by blowing it than trying to vacuum it - if you have a really dusty computer and you blow - you'll see it.

I'd recommend you tape up all the fans except for one, put the vaccum on that one fan, then blow out the inside, the fan will pull all the dust into the vaccum. I did that once.

[QUOTE=Darkimmortal;39564123]I also have an expensive Miele vacuum (traditional bag style) and it never causes static issues, have used it on easily 100+ times on PCs over the years so not just luck. Have a couple of powerful compressors at my disposal, but the vacuum cleaner is far more effective at dust removal without just filling the room with even more dust.[/QUOTE] this is why I do it next to an open window

It's cheaper in the long run to just buy an air compressor. Canned air doesn't last long, creates nasty fumes and really doesn't blow hard enough to move any significant amount of dust. I got a free standup shop air compressor (normally retails about $300) and it works wonders. In addition to being able to clean out computers, I can also air up the tires, use an impact gun, etc.

[QUOTE=Killervalon;39564601]You get the dust out easier by blowing it than trying to vacuum it - if you have a really dusty computer and you blow - you'll see it.[/QUOTE] I disagree with your post, I didn't clean my PC for about 2-3 years and did it a few weeks ago. The amount of shit I found there (Somehow I found a piece of chocolate stuck on the CPU sink( no idea how it got there the case was always closed)) but I cleaned it up really fast with the vacuum. We bought this damn vacuum for about 2500 euros 6 years ago and it's working perfectly. And no sign of static, I've been cleaning my computers this way forever.

[QUOTE=BlackMac;39591439] We bought this damn vacuum for about 2500 euros 6 years ago and it's working perfectly. [/QUOTE] Really? I highly doubt that. The most expensive Dyson or Kirby or Miele is not more than $900. Let alone $3,300.

[QUOTE=BlackMac;39591439]I disagree with your post, I didn't clean my PC for about 2-3 years and did it a few weeks ago. The amount of shit I found there (Somehow I found a piece of chocolate stuck on the CPU sink( no idea how it got there the case was always closed)) but I cleaned it up really fast with the vacuum. We bought this damn vacuum for about 2500 euros 6 years ago and it's working perfectly. And no sign of static, I've been cleaning my computers this way forever.[/QUOTE] I said dust not chocolate. [editline]15th February 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Ajacks;39594892]Really? I highly doubt that. The most expensive Dyson or Kirby or Miele is not more than $900. Let alone $3,300.[/QUOTE] I found this: [URL]http://www.bornrich.com/worlds-expensive-vacuum-cleaner-24k-gold-plated-sells-1000000.html[/URL] [sp] But no, I couldn't find anything within his range either [/sp]

Sounds like you got scammed, Ajacks. At least the vacuum seems good though. [editline]15th February 2013[/editline] er not Ajacks, the guy who bought the vacuum it's 3 AM and I'm about to go to bed I can be bad at reading right now

[QUOTE=Ajacks;39594892]Really? I highly doubt that. The most expensive Dyson or Kirby or Miele is not more than $900. Let alone $3,300.[/QUOTE] It did, I don't know what mark it is I'll check later, but the reason it cost so much is because it has so many features and addons. You get the electric spinning wheely thingy that rapes everything in it's path, you get a water canister with a special attachment to steam off stuff from the floor, you get a special air refresher, you even get some dishes and cooking pots. They came to our house and did a demonstration. Cleaned the worst stuff they could find and cleaned the water inside of my toilet...

[QUOTE=BlackMac;39597274]It did, I don't know what mark it is I'll check later, but the reason it cost so much is because it has so many features and addons. You get the electric spinning wheely thingy that rapes everything in it's path, you get a water canister with a special attachment to steam off stuff from the floor, you get a special air refresher, you even get some dishes and cooking pots. They came to our house and did a demonstration. Cleaned the worst stuff they could find and cleaned the water inside of my toilet...[/QUOTE] Sounds like Kirby.

[QUOTE=rhx123;39597330]Sounds like Kirby.[/QUOTE] It has "Rainbow" on top of it and on the side E-Series. [IMG]http://puu.sh/22VlR[/IMG] This one, guess mine was more expensive because I got it ages ago and it came with a lot of features.

Seems a bit overpriced for a vacuum cleaner...

Post Your Vacuum Thread V1, show off your parents stuff edition.

[QUOTE='[EG] Pepper;39552332']Bloody hell you're an idiot. You're lucky it didn't go back into the can and make it explode.[/QUOTE] Cans like this can't explode, because there's no air to sustain that explosion inside the can. (It might sound stupid, but cans of compressed air contain fluorcarbons, which aren't flammable)