* On 2010 14 Feb 01:49 -0600, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > Apartment? Compressors are too loud, and you probably have no place to store > a > compressor. In that case, buy a ~$20 air bubble from Walmart or Orschelens or > similar, a hose, a trigger nozzle, etc and fill it up at the gas station's > free > air pump. Probably would be a good idea to get a tank gauge too so you don't > overfill it and kill yourself in the ensuing explosion. ;) I'm just kidding. > It wouldn't kill you. It would just crack a weld and scare the crap outta ya, > maybe make your ears ring for a few hours. Of course it would be ruined at > that > point and you'd have to buy another one. I've used em before and they work > great. Very portable.
And also quite handy when you discover you have a slow leak and need to limp to a tire repair place or discover the spare is flat. Don't ask how I know... I've cleaned PCs and other stuff for years with an air compressor and have yet to have a problem. Most compressors come with a regulator that allows control of the pressure going to the hose. 40 PSI or so is adequate for an air nozzle, in fact a higher pressure is not recommended by most air nozzle manufacturers. I just see to it that I keep the nozzle several inches from the board and components. If you don't want to spend the money on an air compressor, a small vacuum cleaner that you can connect the hose to the output makes a nice unit for cleaning PCs and such. Put the crevice attachment on the end of the hose and you get a very nice directed stream of air that is as effective as a compressor and air nozzle. Small Shop-Vacs can be found for the cost of a few cans of air. - Nate >> -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://n0nb.us/index.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100214131406.gg9...@n0nb.us