My Green Earth Day Suggestion

[Rajinder Yadav]

March I know I forgot to cut the line to 40!

--- On Wed, 4/22/09, Rajinder Yadav <devguy-DaQTI0RpDDMAvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> From: Rajinder Yadav <devguy at ymail.com>
> Subject: Re: [TLUG]: My Green Earth Day Suggestion
> To: tlug at ss.org
> Received: Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 2:31 PM
> 
> Anyone know what is the ideal air pressure to use if you go
> with a air compressor vs a air-in-a-can?
> 
> Also where could I find a relatively cheap (hobby)
> compressor that also can be used as a vacuum?
> 
> With my old PC I used qtips to get under the fan between
> the heat-sink. It was disgusting what came out of there!
> 
> Dust also tends to cling to surface due to moisture, so you
> may need to use qtips, compressed air, and vacuum to do a
> good job.
> 
> Kind Regards,
> Rajinder
> 
> --- On Wed, 4/22/09, John Myshrall <jmyshrall-6duGhz7i8susTnJN9+BGXg at public.gmane.org>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: John Myshrall <jmyshrall-6duGhz7i8susTnJN9+BGXg at public.gmane.org>
> > Subject: [TLUG]: My Green Earth Day Suggestion
> > To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> > Received: Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 7:52 AM
> > My suggestion for blowing out a PC.
> > Rather than using those expenses and wasteful
> pressurized
> > cans of air.. Buy a power inflater for inflatables. I
> use one
> > that plugs in. They cost about $25.00 (battery or 12
> > volt)-$40.00 (plug in). Using compressed air from a
> > compressor is not a good idea because the air usually
> > contains moisture.
> > 
> > I blow my machines out 2 x per year thus keeping them
> > cooler and not having hardware failures due to over
> > heating.
> > 
> > Word of warning take the box outside or have a vacuum
> > handy. Use something to prevent the fans from spinning
> too
> > much. It never ceases to amaze me what I find inside
> power
> > supplies, video cards, CPU coolers and case fans.
> > 
> > Some might say the dust that you blow out is a
> pollutant
> > but it will eventually settle to the earth. 
> > Happy Earth Day
> > 
> > John
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