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So later today when I feel like getting off my butt I thought I'd take my PC outside and give it a cleaning with the blower output of my shop vac. When people talk about cleaning your PC with leaf blowers and whatnot a common thing gets brought up to hold the fans so that they don't spin and generate backwards current. Now, all the fans in my PC are hooked up to an NZXT Grid connected to the PSU, so if I just unplug the Grid from the PSU, should this be fine to just let my fans spin?

Nope just hold your finger on the fan so it doesn't spin. It can either damage parts of the fan, or if it's plugged in make unwanted power. For blower coolers I don't feel like taking apart I like to use cotton swabs to clean everything out :D

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So later today when I feel like getting off my butt I thought I'd take my PC outside and give it a cleaning with the blower output of my shop vac. When people talk about cleaning your PC with leaf blowers and whatnot a common thing gets brought up to hold the fans so that they don't spin and generate backwards current. Now, all the fans in my PC are hooked up to an NZXT Grid connected to the PSU, so if I just unplug the Grid from the PSU, should this be fine to just let my fans spin?

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It should be fine, but why not just tape fan blades down

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If i was to do that,i would not let the fans spin by holding it and then blowing at it 

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So later today when I feel like getting off my butt I thought I'd take my PC outside and give it a cleaning with the blower output of my shop vac. When people talk about cleaning your PC with leaf blowers and whatnot a common thing gets brought up to hold the fans so that they don't spin and generate backwards current. Now, all the fans in my PC are hooked up to an NZXT Grid connected to the PSU, so if I just unplug the Grid from the PSU, should this be fine to just let my fans spin?

Nope just hold your finger on the fan so it doesn't spin. It can either damage parts of the fan, or if it's plugged in make unwanted power. For blower coolers I don't feel like taking apart I like to use cotton swabs to clean everything out :D

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They may not damage the headers if they aren't plugged in, but it still is possible to damage the bearings or motor. I suggest taping a couple fan blades to the frame so they can't spin but still get cleaned by the blower.

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You can let the fans spin, but spin them too fast and you will damage the motor.

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dont let the fans spin trust me i did that when cleaning my my fans didn't last as long as they should off after that like a month later they broke 

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