Boyfriend vacuumed his computer

[patio]

I don't care about the size of the vacuum....you guys feel free to use them if you like.

3 steps across a piece of carpet on a humid day will ruin a RAM chip or a CPU...should we discuss the size of the carpet or the relative humidity as well ? ?

As i said feel free to do so.

[WillyW]

Doesn't matter...they still create huge amounts of static.

Curiosity question:   What about the ones with plastic nozzles on plastic hoses?


soybean:   I'm like you.   I've done it, but I tread carefully. 
Usually vacuum only the dust bunnies that build up around the fan cover on the power supply, and around the intake on the plastic front cover.

[patio]

It's a myth that the plastic won't conduct.

At a site i was working at they had these mammoth presses that did 8 color printing on 4 to 5 foot high backrolls of different mil plastic film...i made the mistake of touching one out of the press before it had grounded. Lost a few seconds of reality there...

I'd guess its the amount of air and molecules they move rapidly that produces it but don't quote me on that to a Scientist...

[Dias de verano]

It's a myth that the plastic won't conduct. At a site i was working at they had these mammoth presses that did 8 color printing on 4 to 5 foot high backrolls of different mil plastic film...i made the mistake of touching one out of the press before it had grounded. Lost a few seconds of reality there...

I'd guess its the amount of air and molecules they move rapidly that produces it but don't quote me on that to a Scientist...

That's static electricity. Different from electric current, which does require a conductor.

[Aegis]

True, true...but Patio's hair-raising ecperience is a good example for those who think, or perhaps have never considered, that plastics won't facilitate any kind of electrical activity.

[homer]

That's static electricity. Different from electric current, which does require a conductor.

electricity is electricity.

read up http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Faraday

[patio]

Static electricity happens to be what a vacuum produces large amounts of...

I'm officially done with this conversation.

As i said if you want to use vacuums feel free to do so...

But i won't let it be recommended to OP's looking for help.

[fpsmitch]

i too have used my dad's compressor and it does clean it like new(seriously) just be very careful around fans haha