The day I realized I was using compressed air wrong on PCs

I used to just blast compressed air into a PC case at full pressure. One day I'm cleaning a dusty old Dell at a repair shop in Austin and I notice I'm pushing dust deeper into the power supply vents. Tipped the case on its side and aimed the air in short bursts instead of holding the trigger. Took me 5 years to figure out that simple trick. Anyone else learn the hard way that you gotta be careful with air pressure?

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mason_jackson22d ago

Bro for real I did the exact same thing with an old desktop years ago. I was just holding down the trigger and blasting dust everywhere including into the power supply fan grill. Once I realized I was just making more of a mess I started doing short bursts and tilting the case and it made a huge difference.

phoenixh7422d ago

Exactly 5 years ago I was pushing dust into fans before I learned short bursts work way better.