On Apr 8, 2011, at 10:34 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > On Apr 8, 2011, at 10:21 AM, gifutiger wrote: > >> I use "Century" Duster, Air-in-a-can. >> In the electronic industry (manufacturing and repair) we always used >> compressed air, or some kind of caned air. > > A couple caveats: > > if you use compressed air from a shop compressor you MUST ABSOLUTELY have a > filter and a moisture/oil trap on it or the magic smoke can escape. > > If you use canned air, particularly in humid environments, use short bursts, > and allow the device to come to room temp and evaporate any condensed water > before turning it on or the magic smoke can escape. > > And, alas, the magic smoke refills on sale last week seems to be out of > stock...:-)
Yeah, funny, they sold out on the first day, 4/1. > > Also Costco has a good price on large cans of air in 4-packs. > > Finally, when dusting out strange or new computers it's always helpful to do > so out of doors. I have evicted live spiders with canned air in the past, and > even the normal dust rhinoceroses can be quite messy if evicted inside. Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
