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Anyone here ever bought an Air Compressor?
I have done my homework and will share what I know:
CFM / SCFM = Cubic Feet per Minute / Speed of air flow
PSI = Pound per square inch / Strength of air flow
HP = Horse power / Engine mechanics; pulling air
Gallon = Measure of volume / Max air capacity
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My desktop is screaming and I can't have my quiet moments around the computer anymore. If anyone can suggest a great price-performance Air compressor, I'd appreciate the help. May help someone else too, who knows. Every computer owner needs to blow off dust once in a while.
By the way, I have no experience in this at all.
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| there are many smaller air compressors you can buy that are quite cheap. I bought one for 100$ and I use it on all my electronics. Not sure about the actual specs on it but I do know it works way better than a can of compressed air which I find not strong enough to get some of the harder to reach places cleaned. If you have lots of electronics and don't want to continually buy those cans then they can be a good investment.
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i use a leaf blower. take that rig outside and blow it till no more dust comes out. works like a charm.
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at the post above, I have actually done that LOL. Although I had to stand far away when cleaning the graphics cards and fans 
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yeah, don't get too close to the computer if you're going to try that...
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| itapa wrote: | | i use a leaf blower. take that rig outside and blow it till no more dust comes out. works like a charm. |
Why the hell would you use a leaf blower? It's loud, really loud - has a risk of blowing debris into your PC, and the electric / gas you use from using it would likely cost more than to just buy a small can of air that would last months.
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| SF wrote: | | itapa wrote: | | i use a leaf blower. take that rig outside and blow it till no more dust comes out. works like a charm. |
Why the hell would you use a leaf blower? It's loud, really loud - has a risk of blowing debris into your PC, and the electric / gas you use from using it would likely cost more than to just buy a small can of air that would last months. |
First of all, I don't mind the loudness since I do it only about once a month.
Second of all, I do it in an open place outside, exactly where there is no debris that can get in...
Third, it's electric and it plugs into the wall outlet 
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