🚀 go-pugleaf

On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:13:52 GMT, winniethe@pooh.com (GMAN)
wrote:

>In article <pj5fv4lu395u93i48j1m4lco35uacegq8p@4ax.com>, spam@spam.com wrote:
>>On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:15:25 -0700 (PDT), smlunatick
>><yveslec@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>On Apr 28, 3:01�pm, "JR Weiss" <j...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>>> "smlunatick" <yves...@gmail.com> wrote...
>>>> > If the heatsink / fan is so mucked up with grime, I would consider
>>>> > locating a "replacement" heatsink / fan assembly. �A quick search on a
>>>> > known parts web site (www.startech.com) comes up with 4 new heatsink / fan
>>>> > kits:
>>>>
>>>> I agree. �Since you already have the old heat sink off the CPU, most of the
>>>> hard work is done.
>>>>
>>>> Some require removing the motherboard to fix a mounting plate on the
>>>> underside, but there are several that do not require MoBo removal:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134
>>>>
>>>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835119092
>>>>
>>>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835150056
>>>
>>>Especially that the fan has a place where we can not access with most
>>>brushes.  The fan "spinner" is extremely "fragile" and most brushes
>>>are not easily pushed through the sight gap.
>>
>>It is very rare to find a fan that can't be cleaned out with
>>the smallest size artists brushes.  It is possible you might
>>only get 90% of the dust out instead of 99%, but it doesn't
>>have to be clean enough to eat off of.
>So tell me, where does the dust go once you paint brush it into the power 
>supply etc????

Once the dust is loose, the fan on the PSU will exhaust it
out.  Any dust made loose from the heatsink will just fall
out.  I admit in extremely dusty systems I have taken a PC
outside and used a leaf blower on it, but I would not advise
someone to buy a leaf blower just to clean out PCs.