Alarms

[Ignazio Palmisano]

David McGlone wrote:
> On Saturday 17 May 2008 3:54:03 pm Billie Walsh wrote:
[snip]
>> I keep a half-inch paint brush and a couple small artist brushes handy
>> on my desk for when it is time to clean out a computer. Usually these
>> will clean out all the dust bunnies from the harder to get to places. I
>> take the fan off the CPU and use brushes to sweep out between the fins.
>> Remove the memory and sweep out the contact are of the sockets. Brush
>> all the fan blades. Had a used machine one time that I had to take a
>> knife and scrape the crud off the CPU cooling fins.
>>
>> OH, and don't forget the "blow job in a can" as my better half calls it.
>> In a case where you think it might be an over heating CPU turn the can
>> upside down and give it a short squirt into the cooling fins. The liquid
>> CO2 will give an immediate cool down.
>>
>> In a REALLY extreme case of crud build up there is always the kitchen
>> sink and Dawn. I recommend a distilled water rinse and about four days
>> in good hot sunlight before reassembly and turn on. I guess you could
>> bake it in an oven or something to shorten the time but hot, direct,
>> sunlight does a pretty good job
> 
> I use rubbing alcohol and Q-Tips to clean my fan. The alcohol dissipates and 
> dries in seconds. Way better than waiting 4 days. I also wouldn't want to 
> take the chance of water rusting the bearings in the fan and washing away 
> lubricant.

Anybody tried circuit cleaner? that stuff that is supposed to remove 
oxidation, create no short circuits and slightly lubricate as well?

I.