Extended Warranties and Dusting

[David Miller]

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