Air Blower
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Any blower will do. Just make sure to tape down/disconnect fans from spinning and reverse powering the components. And don't touch the end of the nozzle to any pc part, it may have static charge.
I bought the last one in the screenshot locally and its working great for past 4~5 yrs. If you have time then visit any hardware shop and buy locally so if anything goes wrong then you can replace.
Sorry to barge in. I am also going to buy the same/similar blower..
Any tips on how to use it? Just point and shoot from a distance or anything to keep in mind to avoid damage?
Edit: Found this video-
I hope this is the right way.
Any tips on how to use it? Just point and shoot from a distance or anything to keep in mind to avoid damage?
Edit: Found this video-
I hope this is the right way.
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Air blower recommendations
Looking to buy an air blower for general use around the house. Need only the blower function (without the vacuum). Looking for more power (more, the better), decent-build and a corded machine. Torn between more expensive known-brands (Bosch 620W, Stanley 600W, etc.) and the cheaper ones...
techenclave.com
Seems they were talking about general use around the house and not PC cleaningAir blower recommendations
Looking to buy an air blower for general use around the house. Need only the blower function (without the vacuum). Looking for more power (more, the better), decent-build and a corded machine. Torn between more expensive known-brands (Bosch 620W, Stanley 600W, etc.) and the cheaper ones...
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Air blower recommendations
Looking to buy an air blower for general use around the house. Need only the blower function (without the vacuum). Looking for more power (more, the better), decent-build and a corded machine. Torn between more expensive known-brands (Bosch 620W, Stanley 600W, etc.) and the cheaper ones...
techenclave.com
Just use from a distance and set the speed to lowest, you will easily figure out the best air pressure to apply while using. I don't tape fans but keep an eye on the spinning speed
Buy one with variable speed option and hold or tape the fans before use otherwise the fan motor may get damaged if it exceeds its safe rpm limit. I have the Yellow one from Stanley.
Just be careful you don't damage any of the fans and also the thin wires get bend (like cpu fan cables) easily be careful with that too. I personally would recommend a smaller air blower for precision and the sake of not damaging any parts or cables(just as a precaution).
Around 5 years back I had brought similar looking blower from amazon. I had brought it for pc and general purpose cleaning. It stopped working in some time. Then a couple of months later I ordered 2 x Bosch Blowers. The cost was almost around 4 times. It has been almost 5 years now till today both the Bosch blowers are working fine.
Do the ones below 1k have variable speeds?
Any specific small blower?
It's a hit or miss it seems, some said they it last them for 4 years or so (the one from amazon). If budget allows, will look into the costlier ones.
Variable speed will cost 1200-1400. I think ibell is also a good option.
Deal of the day: IBELL Air Blower EB60-69 600W, Copper Armature, 14000 RPM, Blow Rate 3.3M3/Min, with Variable Speed https://amzn.eu/d/5KHrEr4
Deal of the day: IBELL Air Blower EB60-69 600W, Copper Armature, 14000 RPM, Blow Rate 3.3M3/Min, with Variable Speed https://amzn.eu/d/5KHrEr4
I have the exact same model bought a few months ago for around 1.4K. It does its job well. However, my primary use case is blowing dust off window sills and other unreachable areas; not PC cleaning. This one also about 6 or more speed levels.
Thanks
Cancelled my previous order, going with this instead. Hope it serves me well too.
I have been using a 50mm paint brush(soft) along with a blower to remove most of the surface level dust. Blowers are good at removing dust inside the power supply or for a quick clean but most of the surface level dust will still remain. I have been using the regular paint brush to remove dust, works really well to remove dust from motherboard, keyboards and every nook and corner. Even though I have been using the regular paint brush for over a decade now I would still recommend getting an anti-static brush.
If you can get it at a local store, I'd recommend that. Got mine from Amazon and it made a rattling noise whenever it was turned on so had to return it within the return window.
It did the job though you'd still need to cloth or something to wipe the remaining dust stuck on surface.
I use to loosen the dust using a large yet soft paint brush (40-45mm wide) and then blow it out. Doesn't make it factory clean, but enough.