If your using a vacuum cleaner make sure you watch for static. Some vacuums are going to create static which is a little incompatible with a functioning computer. Jason On 7/7/06, Harv Nelson <harv.nelson at gmail.com> wrote: > > how about one of those small 12vot units used for air mattresses and small > swimming pools. also, consider using your vacum cleaner. > > > On 7/6/06, Dana Millaway <dmillaway at holdingford.k12.mn.us> wrote: > > > > Is there a static charge issue with these bigger compressors and > > vacuums? As a K-12 school, we are always cutting corners on costs but I am > > not willing to tempt fate on some things. > > > > Dana M. > > District Technology Coordinator > > > > > > > > Quoting Sean Waite <swaite at sbn-services.com>: > > > > > Actually I do use a small hobby air compressor. I even use it when > > cleaning > > > to blow dust off of the top of shelves. The PSI is not that > > > strong compared to the air cans though. But it is enough to get the > > dust > > > moving, so I use a vacuum as well to suck up all the dust > > > inside the computers. As such I have not purchased a can of air in > > over 4 > > > years. Actually that one at doityourself is a good bargain at > > > that price. My office is located in a very old dusty building and as > > such I > > > have to clean alot, so for me this was a real savings. You > > > will need to get some sort of nozzle as the air compressor only comes > > with > > > just the cable. I use an old cheap airbrush that I picked up > > > for $10 at a hobby store in Hopkins. They also sell an attachment that > > I can > > > fill up my tires as well. > > > > > > Sean Waite > > > > _______________________________________________ > > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20060710/f286a9f5/attachment-0001.htm