Speaking of dust bunnies..

[arneson]

Your computer is an air cleaner.
Should it have a heppa filter, would this be too restrictive?
Ionization element? U.V., done that.

My own computers are clean even with pets running around, but every one thats brought to me is loaded with debris of some flavor.

When repairing the old round tube color TV's my boss told me to leave the dust alone, he claimed it had become part of the stability for the deflection
circuits. Sounded plausible at the time.

[Tom41]

Re: Speaking of dust bunnies..

My computers are pretty clean inside, but only because I regularly take the cover off and check for dust. There are pets running around everywhere, and I frequently find a bit of hair inside the machines

I certainly would not want my computer to get as dusty as some of the pics posted on here! To clean it, I use a soft brush to remove the dust off the components, and a can of compressed air for hard to reach places (like behind the motherboard and the fans).
It's possible to do your dusting while the PC is powered up, but I wouldn't recommend it. If nothing else, shutting down and switching off the PC will cause the fans to stop spinning and your brush won't get caught/blown in them

[arneson]

Re: Speaking of dust bunnies..

As soon as I open lid and see a mess, (bug turd, rat drop, bunnies, etc.) I have a spot outside all set up with a blower.
I look for any movement, spray ready ,then stand back and blow.
Amazed at stuff that flies out, paper clips, coins, rubberbands, found a lipstick in one.
Beatiful German customer thanked me, said she'd been looking for it.

[MD Willington]

Re: Speaking of dust bunnies..

Computer is clean, but the people who renovated the house figured the HVAC system was some kind of magical garbage disposal device. I fixed some leaks, now I have an Ultra Dust Shooter... lint, drywall dust and all manner of nastys flying everywhere...

[arneson]

Re: Speaking of dust bunnies..

Funniest thing inside a computer may just be finding a cd inside.
You know someone slipped it in between drives and couldn't understand why it didn't load, or come out?