Need help! searching for blower to clean PC

Bumpkin · 18 Mar 2013

You can use a 100 psi air compressor to remove the blades from your cpu fan.

Been there, done that

Lady Fitzgerald · 18 Mar 2013

Bumpkin said:

You can use a 100 psi air compressor to remove the blades from your cpu fan.

Been there, done that

Get the T-shirt?

gregrocker · 18 Mar 2013

Wandering one · 18 Mar 2013

Must agree with Lady F. I always put a coffee stir stick through the fan blades before blasting the air gun.
Art.

gregrocker · 18 Mar 2013

An important reminder. I was watching a friend blow dust out of his Acer Aspire X1300 and told him not to blow the CPU fan like a pinwheel as it could damage it. He ignored me and then a few weeks later the fan started failing.

Now he wants me to replace it when I get back to Calif in May . Anyone suggest a fan replacement without the heat sink for it?

archer · 19 Mar 2013

woooooh! thanks a lot guy for so many replies. I just thot of getting that. One of my frnds have it and he use it. Sooooo....i thot i mite give it a try.

Anyways, thanks again guys. I will go with compressed air.

this was indeed a very healthy discussion.

DavidE · 19 Mar 2013

Lady Fitzgerald said:

DavidW7ncus said:

I've got one of these and so far I like it better than canned air.

DataVac Electric Duster - Green Alternative to Canned Air - by Metropolitan Vacuum Cleaner - Newegg.com

I just got one of those and it has all the power you will ever need (and then some). Btw, it's cheaper on Amazon.

The only caution I have for using this is to make sure the blast from it doesn't spin the fans to avoid damaging them.

Yea, that's a high price...I was just posting to show an option to consider.
I think it's normally around $60 USD when it is in stock at Newegg.
Right now it's available from Newegg, via other sellers.
I've never purchased from Newegg using another seller because I think the cost is higher.

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Anyway I like it, and I use Q-tips to keep fans from spinning because I clean the fan blades with them after blasting...

grits · 19 Mar 2013

Just watched the video from post #23 and would be leary of referring anyone to it as the only source of info due to the fact that he didn't block the fins from spinning or even mention it.

Other than that, he did a good job.

I also noticed that he used a magnetic screw driver, is that ok?

Lady Fitzgerald · 19 Mar 2013

grits said:

I also noticed that he used a magnetic screw driver, is that ok?

Yes, there isn't anything inside that will be damaged by a magnetic screwdriver. The only things that could be damaged by a magnetic field are HDDs and that would take a magnet powerful enough to pick up the entire case.

grits · 19 Mar 2013

Thank you. Now maybe I won't drop so many screws.