Any good alternative to canned air?

[Crunken]

So i haven't cleaned my pc for like a month and it needs some dusting  but is there any good alternative for the 10$ cans of canned air that can only dust my pc twice?

[Crunken]

1 minute ago, huilun02 said:

Vacuum cleaner?

They can damage your PC though...?

[DrM]

if youre willing to invest in it, a datavac is basically an air compressor and is more powerful than canned air

https://www.amazon.com/Metro-Vacuum-ED500P-500-Watt-Electric/dp/B001U899HQ

otherwise, an electric leafblower could work, if you are really careful (standing a few feet away, keeping fans from spinning, running the lowest speed, and never focusing the air on one spot)

[bagusnl]

2 minutes ago, Crunken said:

They can damage your PC though...?

if you be careful, it wont damaging your pc. i used it on my laptop.

[mhamrin]

I've got a compressor. I've been using it for years. never any moisture probs. I just wait a while...bout an hour after blowing. 

 

I'm careful and don't hold nozzle too close to circuitry. Works amazingly! 

 

 

[QFA350]

I use a hairdryer along with a paint brush. It works great and I have not damaged anything by doing so.

[ttoks]

something like this air compressor , get something with a tank (like the one on the link, automotive compressor's normally have no tank, and don't flow enough air to be worthwhile unless you spend a few hundred), you can get similar to the link for much cheaper, you can adjust the output pressure (in the one linked from 100 PSI (dont do that on a pc lol) down to 10psi (similar to a nearly empty can of air).

[Samsonsuperco]

I have been using a regular 20 gallon air compressor at about 100psi and have had no problems whatsoever. Just don't stick the nozzle right on top of circuit boards or fans and you should be fine.

[The Flying Sloth]

I use either a leaf blower or an industrial wind tunnel when cleaning my PC, It gets pretty dusty.

[Moonzy]

i use a handpump + nozzle to pump air into football/basketballs `-`

 

something like this, but mine has a hose

[Bleedingyamato]

1 hour ago, Moonzy said:

i use a handpump + nozzle to pump air into football/basketballs `-`

 

something like this, but mine has a hose

Interesting use for one of those.  Does it produce a sufficiently strong burst of air for cleaning a computer?

[Moonzy]

4 minutes ago, Bleedingyamato said:

Interesting use for one of those.  Does it produce a sufficiently strong burst of air for cleaning a computer?

good enough to blow dusts away lol

 

if the air aint strong enough, u aint pushing it hard enough `-`

[Bleedingyamato]

4 hours ago, Moonzy said:

good enough to blow dusts away lol

 

if the air aint strong enough, u aint pushing it hard enough `-`

Nice to know it works.  ?  lol

[aisle9]

8 hours ago, Crunken said:

So i haven't cleaned my pc for like a month and it needs some dusting  but is there any good alternative for the 10$ cans of canned air that can only dust my pc twice?

Either you have a massive PC or you're using way too much air. If you hold the thing open, you're wasting it. One-second bursts keep the cleaning going and the can warm enough that it won't freeze up.

[JayJayTech]

I used an airbrush without paint, but please make sure it's clean before you do so!

 

With an airbrush you can go really close and clean all pcbs and heat sinks properly without worring about damaging them.

Also you can change nozzles for different applications.

 

And make sure you are outdoors or have some vacuums set up to catch the dust.