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Compressed Air Can Replacement

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liquidtech

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does anybody know of some type of compressed air machine at an affordable price that can replace those 2 for 5 compressed air cans? ive heard of some people using some sort of compressor... but not sure they exist
 
You can get one of those little electric jobbies that's meant for pumping up car tires and sh!t.....
You can use the blower on your vaccum.....
You can use a fan and a ventury (sp?) tube....

Thorin
 
i dont think a car tire air compressor would work since it throws the air out very slowly. My vacuum doesn't have the reverse blow feature and im not sure what you mean by "You can use a fan and a ventury (sp?) tube...." What exactly is a ventury?
 
Back when I worked on a service contract for NASA we cleaned the equipment with a special grounded vacuum cleaner designed to eliminate static and a long soft bristled brush. The use of air compressors and the like was frowned on because you could blow dirt into delicate moving parts instead of cleaning. A good, albeit expensive, tool to use is a toner vacuum. It is designed to deal with static sparks.
 
another problem with compressors is that if the air is held in the tank for too long, the moisture may condense and then come out as droplets.... of course, there should be moisture in the air for this to happen.
 
I use my girls hair dryer with that cool shot thing on HIGH.

P.S stay away from compressors I own about 10 of them and they really collect the moisture from the air, unless you dedicate your compressor to inside stuff and make sure you drain it regulary.
 
I used a gas powered shop compressor once to blow out metal dust from a dremel job. Worked like a charm. I don't remember it spitting out any water but the board I was blowing out had to be removed to be taken out there anyway.
 
Well, personally I use a 3.5 HP 20gallon automotive style air compressor to blow it out. Have used it for 7 years, and not once have I seen any moisture. It rains a lot here, but is generally not humid, so I can't speak for where you are. Also, I have never had any static damage in all that time.
 
Yes, dont use compressors. Most compressors have a valve and when you drain it you will normally see water come out. Air in the can is the best way, 5 for $2 is not bad at all or 2 for $5, whatever. You only use it once every 2 weeks (1 week at most). Should last you a long time.
 
You can buy a portable holding air comoressor tank cheap . just fill it at a gas station whenever it empties, and no it does not spit water out.
I use my shop compressor which is rated at 130 PSI and never ever had water spit out. If it did your car tires would be full of water and explode when it freezes.
 
those are all really cool suggestions but is there any compressor specifically designed for blowing inside a computer? My computer class uses a compressor but you can't really see it since its behind the wall but im thinking that it must be specifically designed for that purpose since the class seems to be so strict about static ....they even bought 50 $1,000 chairs so i wouldn't imagine them using a automotive type compressor.
 
Originally posted by: paralazarguer
You can use the blower on your vaccum.....
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You might as well just hold your motherboard in your hands while you wear big woolen sox and scuffle your feet across the shag carpetting...
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1) Have you never heard of grounded vaccums?
2) Given that a large percentage (I would guess 80%) of today's vaccums that use plasitc or rubber hoses and nozels how are you going to transfer the static charge from the vaccum to the system?
3) If you're somehow worried about yourself being the transer mechanism then wear a grounding strap.
4) If you're that worried and/or clumsy then use a different method.
5) Don't shoot the messenger or bite the hand that feeds your or whatever you wanna say, we're not the ones that can't clean a system without help or suggestions 😀

It's not rocket science, or brain surgery .... or as one of our project managers puts it "It's NOT Rocket Surgery!" 😛

Thorin
 
Originally posted by: paralazarguer
$50,000USD for a classroom's chairs? Where do you go to school? SPY SCHOOL? NASA?
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its a pretty standard school but they had a really nice budget for the class, around a quarter mil. Those chairs costed a lot because they are anti-static, theyre not your standard rotating chairs. they may look the same but aren't. Do you guys think that a hair dryer on cool air would work like in dreaddog's idea?
 
Originally posted by: thorin
Originally posted by: paralazarguer
You can use the blower on your vaccum.....
Click to expand...

You might as well just hold your motherboard in your hands while you wear big woolen sox and scuffle your feet across the shag carpetting...
Click to expand...
1) Have you never heard of grounded vaccums?
2) Given that a large percentage (I would guess 80%) of today's vaccums that use plasitc or rubber hoses and nozels how are you going to transfer the static charge from the vaccum to the system?
3) If you're somehow worried about yourself being the transer mechanism then wear a grounding strap.
4) If you're that worried and/or clumsy then use a different method.
5) Don't shoot the messenger or bite the hand that feeds your or whatever you wanna say, we're not the ones that can't clean a system without help or suggestions 😀

It's not rocket science, or brain surgery .... or as one of our project managers puts it "It's NOT Rocket Surgery!" 😛

Thorin
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Rocket surgery?

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I bought the entry-level $100 air compressor at Target on sale for $70 + tax.

But I'm thinking of returning it to get a real air compressor (say 2hp, 6 gallon) for a bit over the $100 mark. That way, I can comfortably use air tools and inflate tires quickly.

The small air compressor is more than adequate for blowing away dust though, although it doesn't sustain high pressure for long. I was getting tired of weak air cans. And its small size is a portability plus; a bigger air compressor will not be nearly as convenient.
 
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