Reply 20 of 28, by PeterLI
I only found spiders and a big beetle in an IBM a few years ago. I do not get that many PCs annually: maybe 6 to 8 so the changes of this happening are obviously less than when someone is in a computer shop.
I only found spiders and a big beetle in an IBM a few years ago. I do not get that many PCs annually: maybe 6 to 8 so the changes of this happening are obviously less than when someone is in a computer shop.
I've found that using a paint brush with soft bristles does a good job of getting dust off of PCBs. It really gets into the tough-to-reach spots.
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When you absolutely, positively have to remove every dust particle in your machine, accept no substitue.
There is a substitute:
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I do the water + dish soap thing for parts that stink of tobacco. That's about the only time I do it.
wrote:I do the water + dish soap thing for parts that stink of tobacco. That's about the only time I do it.
Yeah, that's about the only time I actually clean parts as well. Though sometimes I do it trying to get a defective or otherwise non-working part alive again.
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On really dusty components I use an air compressor. Just got to make sure you dont spin the fans with the air hose too much.
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wrote:Moreover, a lot of my hardware was originally covered in some nasty fatty substance.
flux residue?
wrote:wrote:Moreover, a lot of my hardware was originally covered in some nasty fatty substance.
flux residue?
Nah, it's the same stuff that appears in the kitchen over time if you fry a lot of greasy stuff + dust.