"krw" wrote in message
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In article , clare at
snyder.on.ca says...
On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 17:58:50 -0400, krw wrote:

In article ,
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James Sweet wrote:

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Ah crap, I didn't notice the crossposting until now, I won't keep
this
thread going beyond this, I thought I was only replying to
sci.electronics.repair which is something that rarely requires air.

Not to sound trollish, but one of my pet peeves is the lack of
compressed
air capability in electronics (and formerly computer) repair shops;
cleanliness is next to godliness in equipment maintenance and for
shops
not to at least use compressed air to clean dirty customer gear is to
me
unconscionable (when needed I would expect hot high-pressure non-ionic
detergent cleaning as well).

Static electricity and electronics don't mix, not to mention breaking
things. Using a compressor to blow out computers may do more harm
than good.

Our regional Tektronix repair depot _routinely_ hot-washed and baked
instruments that were brought in for repair.

Quite a different thing, though I wouldn't do this either, unless the
equipment was made for it.
Low pressure air is standard procedure for cleaning out computers that
are in normal dusty condition, and after fires and disasters,

130PSI @ 10CFM is not "low pressure". I see all sorts of "standard
procedures" go on by monkeys with screwdrivers.


130 PSI? I usually set mine to around 40 PSI for blowing dust off things.
Any decent compressor will have a variable pressure regulator.