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OK, so i was cleaning my keyboard with a can of compressed air, and white liquid shot out the end onto my keyboard. Why is this? What iuf this happened to my computer? should I stop using that can? Thanks

 

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it is probably liquid Co2 or whatever propellant they use. It wont harm anything unless you spray pools of it. It should boil and evaporate before it has a chance to do any harm.

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You need to have the can farther away from your keyboard. About 6-12 in. The liquid CO2 is supposed to evaporate very quickly, so no it will not damage your components unless they are powered at the time of cleaning.

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I'd guess it might be condensation. or liquid co2

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You need to have the can farther away from your keyboard. About 6-12 in. The liquid CO2 is supposed to evaporate very quickly, so no it will not damage your components unless they are powered at the time of cleaning.

Ah i was getting upo close and personal with it to the keybaord

 

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You need to have the can farther away from your keyboard. About 6-12 in. The liquid CO2 is supposed to evaporate very quickly, so no it will not damage your components unless they are powered at the time of cleaning.

 

CO2 does not conduct electricity. Components in no danger.

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CO2 does not conduct electricity. Components in no danger.

Ok good

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Erm, That's what she said.

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CO2 does not conduct electricity. Components in no danger.

Liquid CO2 is cold, and will cause moisture to condensate on the thing you are cleaning if it touches.

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I've done this millions of times. It's safe.

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Keep the can level. Tilt your keyboard.

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Erm, That's what she said.

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mabye shake the can first mabye aswell?

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mabye shake the can first mabye aswell?

NO! That's the opposite of what you want to do.

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Liquid CO2 is cold, and will cause moisture to condensate on the thing you are cleaning if it touches.

 

CO2 would evaporate much faster than the moisture in the air would condense.

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CO2 would evaporate much faster than the moisture in the air would condense.

Not if youre spraying it from 1 in away :P

Thats why it says on the bottle 6-12in, so that the CO2 has enough time to evaporate before it touches the thing you are cleaning

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Not if youre spraying it from 1 in away :P

Thats why it says on the bottle 6-12in, so that the CO2 has enough time to evaporate before it touches the thing you are cleaning

yeah I was like touching the keyboard with it

BTW looks like mods changed the title...

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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yeah I was like touching the keyboard with it

BTW looks like mods changed the title...

LOL xD

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Where did you get the compressed air? I neeed to clean my pc pretty badly but idk where to buy it....

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n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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