Put a small piece of scotch tape on your fans before using any sort of compressed air or electric duster. Shooting air at them will force the fans to spin way faster than they're designed and has a very high chance of causing damage to the bearings. (I've ruined 4 120mm fans by spraying them with duster.) Aside from that, you can properly clean dust off of them when they are stationary, though I usually use some rubbing alcohol and a paper towel anyway, since fans collect the most dust.
I know this is a four year old comment, but can't you just hold the fan stationary with a finger? Edit: didn't see that he basically did it in the video
@@IShaderI Compressed air can blow multiple fans at once if you're not careful where you're aiming. I find it's best to just make sure that none of them can move before blasting them.
Great video. But unplug your fans when cleaning them. Also stop them spinning. Allowing them to spin freely can destroy them and not unplugging them, can damage the motherboard.
It is shithouse,no power,a real ripoff at 149,feel like cutting my wrists after using it,was underwhelmed by it's low power which does sweet fuck all,I was told it can take off gunked on dust,no way,I could breathe harder than this thing,WARNING,stay away from this POS!
This particular model is definitely a rip off, but I got the over version for half off which only had a stupid improvement as the only literal difference. But you can't just get a leaf blower, they're too powerful.
Pretty sure the antistatic wrist strap has to be hooked to the PC case, so the PC and you (and the duster) are on the same electrical level. You have your hand on the duster anyway so hooking the strap to the duster isn't going to do anything.
sweet man, I been wanting to get one of the theses. I'm not gonna lie they seem a little bit Overpriced but they seem to work very well not sure how long they last. I've got a can or two of duster that shit's not cheap my tower needs to be cleaned right this second maybe ill order one.
why did you use the wide tip use the narrow tip does much better, those things heat up a good bit after a few min too btw, works very well on tight spaces when using the narrow tip
The narrow tip doesn't make the air pressure stronger. I have one myself and have tried those. All it does is make the airflow weaker and it takes double the time to remove all the dust plus the whole unit gets really warm due to the slow airflow through the motor. I'm surprised at all the RU-vidrs who use the small attachment. I guess they just had your logic and never tried the bigger one.
Hi Mate, thanks for sharing this informative video on how to clean PC hardware. Because I am going to clean PC in hospital environment, obviously this way is not suitable for me to clean the PC in their ward area, even in their maintenance workshop, i don't think that I will be allowed to blow dust everywhere. Can you suggest an alternative way to clean the hardware in such infection controled area.
What are your thoughts on XPower A-2 Airrow Pro vs MetroVac ED-500-ESD? Has the steel can design been a issue for you like the other reviews claim it has? Thanks!
Hey new sub here , where did you buy the cloth you use to wipe down the rest of your pc, & is it anti-static. Also can you link where you bought it so I can pick up a few.
You can buy the ED500 instead, just as safe as this and cheaper. I know people who have cleaned over 300 towers with the ED500 and none of them were ruined in any way. This whole "short circuit ESD-paranoia" has gone a little bit too far...
The ESD safe version would make more sense for dusting circuit boards that aren't screwed to a metal case like components in a PC, or to blow on bare components. Like in a electronic boards assembly room for example. I've been using the ED500 for years and never zapped a component while blowing the dust off a PC.
Looks a little weak for me. My compressor will blow the dust into the next county and I don't have to use a rag to wipe it down. Anyhow, don't think so!
No, I have the old one and the only difference is that the one he has is a different color (black) while the older one is white. The newer one also has another attachment that didn't come with the old one. And that is the attachment he used in the video.
not bad vid but REALLY need to hold your fans when you blow on then like that. Dont let them soin on their own ever because it will destroy the bearings
Get real about your review. Bought this from PC case gear. You should have mentioned some common concerns. Personally I concur that air seems to escape on the side of the can (where that silver screw is). This is is specially the situation when you try and use the smaller attachments. There is a lot of loss of air pressure because of this leak and quite frankly it’s not going to be useful for surgical cleaning of your pc. You’ll need a can of air for that. The main attachment works well enough. It will blow out bulk dust. But I could have used a hairdryer for that. Also, the machine gets hot after a few minutes of use. This machine is overpriced I am not generally impressed.
Don't let your fans free spin with that blower. hold them while you do it. It may sound cool, but you run the risk of damaging them. Bearings don't like it very much. I've seen bearings explode from free spinning! Fan blades too! Just so you are aware. Thanks, and good review otherwise!
So this is just an air blower? There isn't an ionizer in it? So that grounding strap is enough to eliminate static being generated by that high speed high volume of air? BUt it doesn't eliminate static on the surface being cleaned, it just doesn't produce anymore than is already present? There are ionizer air guns in the paint industry to eliminate static on cars to be painted. The ionization process emilminates the static on the surface. Would an ionizing air gun be bad for cleaning computers and electronics?
Hmmm is the silver screw where you're supposed to attach the grounding strap's alligator clip? (Perhaps similar to a turntable preamp grounding post, you're supposed to undo the screw enough for the alligator clip to bite down on the screw threads.)
You have to use the ground strap clip on the silver screw at least back it out a little put the alligator clip on it then tighten it down, putting the clip on a painted surface will make it useless..
I take my computer outside and use my leaf blower. Why blow all that dirt inside your house when you can just take it outside. The leaf blower is three times more powerful.
You don't do nearly as good of a job holding the fan for your mate's rig. Ol Dusty. you just let those fans spin and spin and spin. You tried slightly for the front fans but not really. Not nearly as much as you did for your own.
Doesn't matter anyway. Several people have tested the theory that spinning the fans while cleaning a computer will hurt anything. Hell Carey Holzman has a video where he used a freaking leaf blower full blast on the fans and did absolutely nothing to them.
Yeah holding the fans to prevent damage is bs. I've never damaged a fan or made one stop working due to ''overspinning them'' I'm ready to pay for a new one if that happens. But so far in 10 years i haven't damaged a single one. This is just people online that spreads this lie and have never actually tried this themselfs.
Even better. get one of those silent air compressors ontop of sound insulating subwoofer foam and you got yourself something more powerfull and silent.
