Re: Power Supply? -- PCTECH

Bleeding the tank using the valve at the bottom should clear any moisture.
RTFM helps here. Also, for small compressors like mine, store them empty.
It's tempting to store them full but that's one way the moisture issue will
get you.

My cheapo compressor has a dial to control the max output pressure. Good
thing since the compressor does 100 PSI but most of my accessories only do
90. I rarely set it to past 75.

On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 4:00 PM, Mike Wills <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Also, make sure you have low pressure. High pressure air can wreak havoc on
the components.
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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.

Dave Parnin
--
Nishikawa Standard Company
324 Morrow Street
Topeka, IN 46571
daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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?
Sent by: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx

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
tomjedrz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Chuck

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Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 8:44 AM
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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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