David laid this down on his screen : > On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 11:55:04 +0100, "Ann" > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Can any kind soul tell me if it is OK to use an ordinary vacuum (I have a >> Dyson) to clean inside my PC or should I get in there with a small paint >> brush and sweep the stuff out? > > The advice usually given is that you should never use a vacuum cleaner > inside a PC. The reasons are that it can suck up small components > (such as jumpers on the motherboard) and, more importantly, vacuum > cleaners get charged with static electricity that can damage the PC. > > The safest way to clean is to use a can of compressed air bought for > the purpose (not a tyre pump or similar, as the air from these get > charged with static), but that's an expensive way to do it.
And how do they stop the static building up on the air stream coming out of the can? The only advantage I can see is its 1, Dry 2, Clean > -- Brian traveling on Harnser http://nbharnser.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
