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How to clean off dust from PC components?
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Breath in, then breath out hard on your components. 
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Well the dishwasher is out of the question.
The vacuum cleaner has not killed anything for me yet, then again I clean the room often enough so the computers don't have to..
I wonder if you can get ESD proof brushes, that would be nice.
The vacuum cleaner has not killed anything for me yet, then again I clean the room often enough so the computers don't have to..
I wonder if you can get ESD proof brushes, that would be nice.
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I remember Dad has some components for the whole-house vacuum that jas small parts specifically designed to clean electronics. Those work nice too. And canned air. Just don't accidentally cream your boards with it.
Just don't accidentally cream your boards with it.
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Compressed air is the best for getting dust off of things like keyboards and the vents on the outside of the unit. I don't know about internal stuff though.
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I would understand if it was something useful. Not even close 
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