Compressed air safety

[Forest_Penguin]

I recently bought a can of compressed air and it turned out to be flammable. Is this dangerous? Are there precautions I should take?

 

This is my first post here because tom's hardware is down, I'm sorry if I did something wrong when posting this.

[dalekphalm]

1 minute ago, Forest_Penguin said:

I recently bought a can of compressed air and it turned out to be flammable. Is this dangerous? Are there precautions I should take?

 

This is my first post here because tom's hardware is down, I'm sorry if I did something wrong when posting this.

Well... it's a canister of compressed gas... so yeah. It can explode or catch on fire.

 

They are DEFINITELY dangerous if not used correctly. The can itself will have some basic safety warnings and instructions on the label. Please read them and take note.

 

If you're careful, use common sense, and don't do anything stupid, you won't have any issues.

[Forest_Penguin]

1 minute ago, dalekphalm said:

Well... it's a canister of compressed gas... so yeah. It can explode or catch on fire.

 

They are DEFINITELY dangerous if not used correctly. The can itself will have some basic safety warnings and instructions on the label. Please read them and take note.

 

If you're careful, use common sense, and don't do anything stupid, you won't have any issues.

Thanks, is it dangerous to use around capacitors that have been on recently?

[dalekphalm]

Just now, Forest_Penguin said:

Thanks, is it dangerous to use around capacitors that have been on recently?

As long as you're not putting the nozzle 1cm away from it, yes it's safe. You want to hold the nozzle around 6-8 inches away from the surface.

 

If you notice actual liquid shooting out, you need to let the can sit untouched for a while (It'll also become super cold to touch) - you need to let it sit until it returns to room temperature.

 

If the capacitors are hot to the touch, however, wait until they've cooled down. Heat + flammable gas = fire. The caps can be warm, but should be comfortable to touch with your fingers.

[Forest_Penguin]

1 minute ago, dalekphalm said:

As long as you're not putting the nozzle 1cm away from it, yes it's safe. You want to hold the nozzle around 6-8 inches away from the surface.

 

If you notice actual liquid shooting out, you need to let the can sit untouched for a while (It'll also become super cold to touch) - you need to let it sit until it returns to room temperature.

 

If the capacitors are hot to the touch, however, wait until they've cooled down. Heat + flammable gas = fire. The caps can be warm, but should be comfortable to touch with your fingers.

Thanks a lot.