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On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 9:41 AM, Mark Woodward <markw-FJ05HQ0HCKaWd6l5hS35sQ at public.gmane.org> wrote: > Then there's the question of dusting. Is it even worth dusting? > ?Dustoff? or similar hydrocarbon sprays are bad for the environment. If > you had raw compressed air, that would be better. Maybe a vacuum? The > next question is how often would you need to dust and what is the total > combined time? How much is your time worth? > > I don't know. Maybe I'll vacuum out the dust in this card next year. If > I remember. If I even have the computer next year. I could be due for an > upgrade...... I would avoid using a vacuum on the interior of a computer because the dust and small particles rub together and along the inside surfaces of any attachments and create a lot of static. There are anti-static vacuums that are made for this task if you're cleaning out computers in an environment where blowing the dust back into the air isn't an option. One brand that I know of is Metro DataVac. Personally I just use canned air at work as I have a work bench setup in a garage where just for this purpose. I don't have to worry about the dust getting blown back into the environment there. At home I just take the equipment to my garage and use my air compressor. -- David
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