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      09-01-2009, 08:54 PM


How do I get the dust of the fins of a Zahlman CPU cooler? Canned air
doesn't seem to do it nor does the brush attachment from the vacumn.

TIA
Jim
 
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      09-02-2009, 12:34 AM
On my Thermalright I use a stiff artists paintbrush that has loooong
bristles.
while at the same time a Vacuum cleaner with a "sewing machine" cleaning kit
attachment. It has a device that attaches to the vacuum hose on one end
and a smaller opening on the other end for a plastic/rubber tube to which
you
can attach one of four different heads...2 with Brushes 2 without.

I also use this for Vacuuming out the case. The smaller parts and long hose
make it
easy to get into hard to reach spots...like in between HD, around Fans and
Video card fans.

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> How do I get the dust of the fins of a Zahlman CPU cooler? Canned air
> doesn't seem to do it nor does the brush attachment from the vacumn.
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> TIA
> Jim


 
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      09-03-2009, 04:36 PM
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firebird-d says...
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>How do I get the dust of the fins of a Zahlman CPU cooler? Canned air
>doesn't seem to do it nor does the brush attachment from the vacumn.
>
>TIA
>Jim


I use an air compressor and a shop vac.
Blast the dust bunnies with compressed air on one
side and suck them out the other side with the vacuum.

 
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      09-04-2009, 03:13 PM
On Thu, 3 Sep 2009 15:33:11 -0400, "Ian D" <>
wrote:

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><firebird-> wrote in message
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>> How do I get the dust of the fins of a Zahlman CPU cooler? Canned air
>> doesn't seem to do it nor does the brush attachment from the vacumn.
>>
>> TIA
>> Jim

>
>You probably have a dust film that's glued itself electrostatically
>onto the fins. I find the same thing happens to aluminum
>miniblinds, and it's a pain to remove. If that's the case, the best
>option is to remove the heatsink and detach the fan, then use
>a spray cleaner for electrostatic air cleaners. It's fairly inexpensive
>and does a good job.
>

Thanks to all who have replied. I have tried canned air, and the
special vacuum attachment, and neither worked as well as a chip brush
(a very cheap paint brush intended to sweep away chips from
woodworking). The chip brush worked fairly well, but the dust does
seem to be electrostatically glued on. Do you have a URL for the
spray, or a better name to google it by? It sounds ideal.

Thanks again.
 
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