Cleaning Dust and Static

[fleeingpepper]

I know that using a vacuum to suck up dust makes static electricity, so I don't use them to clean my case. But would an electric air pump make static. And wouldn't it work if you plugged the tube into the side where it sucks in air, that would suck dust up, correct? Without making much static...

A pump like this; http://www.amazon.com/110-120-Volt-Q.../dp/B00005BPJH

[jfk]

Canned air or an air compressor (with water filter) works just great.

[fleeingpepper]

Well, yes. But I don't have either of those, and I already have a pump, so, does anyone know if it makes a large amount of static?

I already tried it once, and it moved that dust around reall well, so I'll definately use it again if it doesn't create much static.

[juppy]

Originally Posted by fleeingpepper And wouldn't it work if you plugged the tube into the side where it sucks in air, that would suck dust up, correct? Without making much static...

How would that be any different than using the vacuum? You're still using an electric motor to suck up dirt. I wouldn't think there'd be any difference in doing that and using a regular vacuum.....you're still going to have the potential for static. Canned air is still the best/safest way to do it. It's all whether you want to do it the safe way and get a $8 can of compressed air, or do it the way that's slightly riskier and take the chance of frying something in your machine that'll cost way more than that to replace.

[fleeingpepper]

Ok, then would using the other end to blow the air create as much static, and i could have the tube far away, because the air coming out of it is moving quickly.

And it would probably make less since it's smaller and less powerful than a vacuum.

[juppy]

I don't think it would matter which end you use the hose with....it's still using the same electric motor and the same hose either way. You might be right about it making less static because of the motor being less powerful than the vacuum, but then again, it doesn't take much to fry a chip. Those things can get fried by a simple static shock from your finger, you know. Being farther away might help, but you just have to be careful of the pressure. I mean, I've heard of people using their shop air compressor to blow out the dust bunnies in their computers too , but I wouldn't want to take the chance of blowing a plug out of its socket or blowing some other part off of one of the boards with that much pressure. It's up to you what you want to try.