Does the canned computer cleaner leave an odor ?

RPatrick

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I just bought an old used Dell 400sc box for a friend's kids computer. I noticed that the computer had a very strong "new electronics metallic" type of smell.

I know the shop I bought it from blows out the dust before they sell these old units. Any chance this smell is from the cleaner ? The PC runs fine so far but I'm sure an old pc should not emit this odor. I'm concerned maybe something is going bad.
 

mpilchfamily

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Some canned air may have an odder. Most are odder free. But they may have used a chemical electronics cleaner to get things looking like new.
 

RPatrick

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Thanks for the comment. Now that you mention it, it does look very new and shiny inside so I'll bet some type of chemical cleaner may have been used. I'm going back by the shop tomorrow so I'll ask them about it.