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Can't get this cooler apart

Igor Perrotta
By Igor Perrotta
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Hey guys, i can't take this cooler apart, i want to clean the metal part, but I can't take it apart :/

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Are those screws spring loaded or what? 

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1 minute ago, TheRandomness said:

Just get a can of compressed air and blast it? (Hold the fan when doing so)

This. They are cheap and very useful when cleaning any pc part, sometimes you dont even need to take them out of your pc ( i still recommend you do )

 

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3 minutes ago, henkka_scorpio said:

This. They are cheap and very useful when cleaning any pc part, sometimes you dont even need to take them out of your pc ( i still recommend you do )

The problem is that the stores in my city don't have compressed air, i went in every pc shop here, it's a pretty small town 

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1 minute ago, Igor Perrotta said:

The problem is that the stores in my city don't have compressed air, i went in every pc shop here, it's a pretty small town 

Wow, then to the original question: you cant open the screws? It might be designed that way tho with the springs on the screws

 

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4 minutes ago, henkka_scorpio said:

Wow, then to the original question: you cant open the screws? It might be designed that way tho with the springs on the screws

The screws are that way, i can't open them,  guess I'll have to clean it up with a cotton 

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22 minutes ago, Igor Perrotta said:

Hey guys, i can't take this cooler apart, i want to clean the metal part, but I can't take it apart :/

you've got to pop the round washers off the bottom of  the screws to get it apart.

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You will have to remove the retension washers on the bottom of the screws so that you can pull the screws out, but you will want to be careful if you do it because they can sometimes be easy to damage, and I doubt you will be able to find replacements. You should still be able to use the cooler even without the retention washers, but anytime you take it off the fan will be loose, so it's your call.

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3 hours ago, Igor Perrotta said:

The problem is that the stores in my city don't have compressed air, i went in every pc shop here, it's a pretty small town 

just blow really really hard, don't breath in the dust, and give it a little to cool in case you accidentally spit all over it

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