Cleaning Computer Using Car Air Compressor

mihir

mihir

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For a long time now I have been cleaning my computer using different different things.
I was just going through air-compressors on ebay and the cheapest ones available were car air compressors.
I don't know the functioning of that car air compressor.Like the pipe which spits the air out,only works when you plug it into the tire valve???
So I wanted to know how can I use it for cleaning my computer?
What modifications would I have to do to make it workable with my computer to clear the dust.
 
LOL I love the people in India....always looking 2 miles outside of the box for the neatest solution to a problem. I myself have no clue what exactly you would need BUT I imagine a car battery and a way to "start" it is all that would be needed. Don't take me on my word but based off what I saw that is all it looks to be.
 
Twist86 said:
LOL I love the people in India....always looking 2 miles outside of the box for the neatest solution to a problem. I myself have no clue what exactly you would need BUT I imagine a car battery and a way to "start" it is all that would be needed. Don't take me on my word but based off what I saw that is all it looks to be.
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HAHA

I have a way to power it.
My uncle owns a car accessories shop I have the car charger adapter for the normal 220V socket.
 
Well any chance you have the part you can test it without having to buy it? BTW you can cut the valve off if it causes that problem and tac a air gun to it as well. I myself just bought a $40 compressor off craigslist :P
 
Twist86 said:
Well any chance you have the part you can test it without having to buy it? BTW you can cut the valve off if it causes that problem and tac a air gun to it as well. I myself just bought a $40 compressor off craigslist :P
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This is the kind of thing which the indian sellers don't understand. :D :D

Twist86 said:
Well any chance you have the part you can test it without having to buy it? BTW you can cut the valve off if it causes that problem and tac a air gun to it as well. I myself just bought a $40 compressor off craigslist :P
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That is what I was planning to do.Except the air gun.What kind of air gun are we looking at and is it easily available as an extension.

Twist86 said:
Well any chance you have the part you can test it without having to buy it? BTW you can cut the valve off if it causes that problem and tac a air gun to it as well. I myself just bought a $40 compressor off craigslist :P
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Damn $40 bucks is a lot.I am getting mine for $8.
 
thats about what i have. A Data Vac Duster. I spent about $40.00 ebay. On the lighter side i would goto office supply and buy a 4 can pack of air and cost $20.00.
this had all kind of attachments for it. twice the pressure of a can of air or i can reduce with the attachments. ya can't blow a tire up with it. but i have a different compress.
 
tremmor said:
thats about what i have. A Data Vac Duster. I spent about $40.00 ebay. On the lighter side i would goto office supply and buy a 4 can pack of air and cost $20.00.
this had all kind of attachments for it. twice the pressure of a can of air or i can reduce with the attachments. ya can't blow a tire up with it. but i have a different compress.
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Sir,
Do you also use a car compressor or a car vaccum?
Also I chucked the idea of Compressed-Air in a can since it would be really expensive for me since those are pretty expensive here, and also I don't want to buy a can everytime I decide to clean my computer.I would like something unlimited like the compressor.
Can you tell me what kind of extensions would I need or also would I even need an extension or just use cut of the default extension and use the pipe directly?
 
I don't think one of those tire pumper uppers are going to work very well for that. They are slow to air up a tire because they don't put out much air at once. Why not just a small air tank and fill it up now and then.
 
http://cgi.ebay.in/Car-Air-Compress...tDomain_203&hash=item33663db266#ht_3338wt_802

The car charger to the Power socket adapter is full proof and will power the Air Compressor I am not worried about that.Since I have used it a lot of times.

I am worried about the extension at the end of the pipe



Benny Boy said:
I don't think one of those tire pumper uppers are going to work very well for that. They are slow to air up a tire because they don't put out much air at once. Why not just a small air tank and fill it up now and then.
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Can you please elaborate.I do not know how to use that.And what all to buy for doing that.If its better than the air compressor then I will sure look into it.

Benny Boy said:
I don't think one of those tire pumper uppers are going to work very well for that. They are slow to air up a tire because they don't put out much air at once.Why not just a small air tank and fill it up now and then.
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I have seen them work thought they were pretty powerful.Do you think they won't be able to get the dust of the fans and the case.If no then I will research more about it.
 
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When the air comes out of that it's like puffs, not a stream. And also it does not, would you want, a very hard stream of air, that ^ type compressor would be like going puhhpuhhpuhh, basically. Look for a used one from the painting industry. They use small ones for hlvp and such that have no tank, very prtable, small, and make an adjustable stream of air. You wont find one for $8 but there may be a deal somewhere.
 
Benny Boy said:
When the air comes out of that it's like puffs, not a stream. And also it does not, would you want, a very hard stream of air, that ^ type compressor would be like going puhhpuhhpuhh, basically. Look for a used one from the painting industry. They use small ones for hlvp and such that have no tank, very prtable, small, and make an adjustable stream of air. You wont find one for $8 but there may be a deal somewhere.
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Ok will check them out.
Are you sure about the car air compressor?
I will check some more out and also ask my uncle about it.
 
That thing is $145 in India.
I would see what my alternate options are.Any suggestions?
All the big air compressors which you are talking about are pretty expensive.
Also what specs should I look for in an Air Compressor.
 
mihir said:
Damn $40 bucks is a lot.I am getting mine for $8.
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Well mine ranges at 1800 PSI which is considered "middle ground" for compressors. The one on ebay is only 260 PSI which I imagine is not as good as a can of air. I would say mine shoots about 4 cans of air at once :P So all in all that is not a bad $40 deal when you consider I used 4 cans of air a year.
 
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I don't know. but i do understand your concern about price. there must be a back door for buying this stuff.
Good luck.
 
Twist86 said:
Well mine ranges at 1800 PSI which is considered "middle ground" for compressors. The one on ebay is only 260 PSI which I imagine is not as good as a can of air. I would say mine shoots about 4 cans of air at once :P So all in all that is not a bad $40 deal when you consider I used 4 cans of air a year.
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What all should I look in an air compressors like I am talking about specs.
Like PSI should be in what range for it to do the job.

Twist86 said:
Well mine ranges at 1800 PSI which is considered "middle ground" for compressors. The one on ebay is only 260 PSI which I imagine is not as good as a can of air. I would say mine shoots about 4 cans of air at once :P So all in all that is not a bad $40 deal when you consider I used 4 cans of air a year.
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HAHAHAHA.
 
At the computer shop I work at, we have a little 120PSi Husky compressor we use to blow computers out. It does what it needs to.
 
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