Re: Power Supply?

[Mike Wills <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Also, make sure you have low pressure. High pressure air can wreak havoc on
the components.
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Mike Wills
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On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 3:44 PM, <daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Air compressors are fine as long as there is no water in the line.  I knew
> a tech that once "hosed out" a printer that belonged to a vice-president.
> It was funny for everybody but two people.
>
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> Dave Parnin
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> From:   John Jones <chianime@xxxxxxxxx>
> To:     PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users <pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:   11/08/2010 04:40 PM
> Subject:        Re: [PCTECH] Power Supply?
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> The problem with vacuums is that they can generate static & potentially
> damage components.  If you can avoid that, a vac would be fine.
>
> I've got a small (2 gallon) compressor as well that I use for airing up
> car
> tires & whatnot.  Good idea to use it; compressed air cans aren't that
> cheap
> anymore but if you already have the compressor, operating cost is
> practically nil.
>
> On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Tom Jedrzejewicz
> <tomjedrz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 11:00 AM, Chuck Lewis
> > <chuck.lewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> >
> > > Good points John. I would add when blowing the fans out (with no power
> > > of course) have a screwdriver handy that you can stop the fan blades
> > > from turning. You would be AMAZED what a difference that makes in the
> > > amount of dust you get out.
> > >
> > > I'm lucky here. We have a very large air compressor in the warehouse
> > > that is normally used for some cutting equipment but they let me
> > > disconnect the air hose from that and attach a smaller end and as long
> > > as I blow it out in the next warehouse room (about 10 feet away) they
> > > are cool. MAN can the dust come out!
> >
> > I have a little ($30) compressor I use for inflating tires and air beds,
> > etc.  I find it to work MUCH better than the cans of air for cleaning
> dust
> > out of equipment.  Absolutely it should be done outside.
> >
> > Does anyone have experience using a vacuum cleaner for this?  Is it
> > effective?  It would be nice to be able to do this cleaning well without
> > making a mess.
> >
> > ---------
> > Tom Jedrzejewicz
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> >
> >
> > > Chuck
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > On Behalf Of John Jones
> > > Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 8:44 AM
> > > To: PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users
> > > Subject: Re: [PCTECH] Power Supply?
> > >
> > > Possibilities in the order I'd try:
> > > 1. Loose connection somewhere (power cable, cables from PSU to
> > > motherboard).  Tighten up or unplug/replug the connections.
> > > 2. Dust somewhere.  Use a can of compressed air & blow the dust out.
> > > Hit
> > > all vents & fans and make sure you blow out the PSU as well as the
> > > CPU/case
> > > fans.  Also blow out any heat sinks.  You might want to take the PC
> > > outside
> > > for this step.
> > > 3. Power supply. Swap in a known-good one.
> > > 3. Motherboard.  Examine the board for scorch marks.  Examine
> capacitors
> > > for
> > > bulges/leaks.  Replace
> > > 4. CPU.  Examine/replace thermal compound between CPU & heat sink.
> > >
> > > If you get to items 3/4 and you have to buy a replacement board or
> CPU,
> > > consider upgrading to a current gen CPU (i3/i5/i7 for Intel, for
> > > instance).
> > > Current CPUs should be faster while consuming a little less power.
> > >
> > > Just about anything else and you'd get a BIOS beep code to indicate
> the
> > > error.
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