Dust Remover Spray, safe?

[WinnipegIs]

I picked up a can of 'Dust Remover Spray' from Radioshack for $7.00. This is my first time cleaning the inside of my computer with any spray. The 'contents' are 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane. This should be alright for spraying the inside of my computer, right? I know to power down everything and to give it a few minutes before turning it back on, but is there anything else to worry about?

By the way, I mean spraying on the components. To get rid of the dust on the motherboard, on the video card, and so on.

 

[zagood]

Yes, it's safe. Just make sure you hold the can in an upright position. If some liquid comes out, that's ok, but not too much.

 

[Ika]

For $7 you could've gotten a three-pack of canned air, I think...

 

[de8212]

It's safe. I don't even power my pc down. I spray the air through the same route that the air intake fan travels. Then spray the insides (mobo, pci cards, etc) then the outlet fans. Only issue is, as zagood said, watch out for the "liquid if/when it sprays.

 

[Modelworks]

I remove components before cleaning them. Otherwise just blowing off dust while they are in the case only blows the dust onto something else.

 

[GLeeM]

Take the side panel off.

Look inside - if there is lots of dust, take computer outside.

Give a good lung blow to clear out the big bunnies.

Be careful about blowing with the can into the fans and turning them too fast. I've heard that can ruin them? Which could be why I have gone thru fans in the past 😱

 

[bobross419]

Originally posted by: GLeeM
Take the side panel off.

Look inside - if there is lots of dust, take computer outside.

Give a good lung blow to clear out the big bunnies.

Be careful about blowing with the can into the fans and turning them too fast. I've heard that can ruin them? Which could be why I have gone thru fans in the past 😱

Nothing a pencil can't solve 🙂 Or even a finger for the big fans - I bent the tiny stock fan on my old Slot A AMD chip by barely touching the damn thing lol