Airdusting a motherboard?

[TwinsComeback]

Is it okay? I am cleaning my ridiculously dusty motherboard to get it ready to sell. Will this harm it, as long as I spray at an angle and from about ten inches away I should be good, right?

 

[Zap]

A-ok!

 

[Idontcare]

Airdusting is fine, its a matter of preference in terms of where you want all that dust going though once it has been momentarily liberated from the mobo.

Personally I vacuum my mobo as best I can first, then airdust at an angle that is captured by a vacuum nozzle on the other side. I don't care to have that crap floating in the air I breath, or for it to resettle on my keyboard, etc.

 

[IGemini]

Better than okay, I encourage it. People would be surprised how much dust can get in the way of proper cooling.

 

[dawp]

I use my compressor to blow out my PC, either outside if the weather nice or in the garage if it isn't. never had one problem other than a coughing and/or sneezing fit if I let it go too long.

 

[Spikesoldier]

take it outside and dust the crap out of it!

 

[Rhezuss]

I just downed my temp by 2 degrees after dusting a couple days ago.

Do it!

 

[trollolo]

use your cat to dust it; unlike vacuums, they won't put a negative pressure effect on the more delicate parts of your MOBO. and of course, it will let others know how serious you are about computing

 

[BathroomFeeling]

Personally I vacuum my mobo as best I can first

I heard vacuuming is a bad idea because of static, has this been bunk or..?

 

[ArtShapiro]

I periodically use a leafblower. Obviously the machine gets taken outside. This is a very effective solution, and has a nice "feel good" coefficient as well.

I've never knowingly had a static issue.

Art

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

I took my computer to work once and I used our CDA blower and blasted the living crap out of it.