Still picking compressed air over electric blowers for cleaning PCs

Went through 3 cans of duster last month on a single office cleanup. My coworker kept pushing those electric blowers. Told me I was wasting money. I tried his $40 unit from Amazon. It just didn't have the force for caked on dust in power supplies. Sticking with cans even if it costs more per job. Anyone else find electric ones lacking in tight spaces?

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holly_sanchez7512d agoTop Commenter

Did you ever try one of those cordless datavac style blowers? I mean I had the same frustration with those little handheld electric ones too, they just dont push enough air for thick dust. I grabbed a used Metro Vac 'n Blo off eBay for like 50 bucks and it changed everything for me. Its way louder than a can but it has that focused nozzle that gets into power supply fins and heatsinks no problem. I still keep a can around for quick dustoffs but the blower handles the heavy stuff way better than any of those cheap Amazon units.

zaram971d ago

Yeah, @victorb17 had a point about nozzle distance, but what really changed my mind was trying a real datavac like you said.

victorb1712d ago

Did you try holding the nozzle closer to the dust because that makes a huge difference with those cheap ones?