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AFryia
Joined: 09 Mar 2006
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Location: S.E. Michigan VPH-G70Q
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| Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 10:17 pm Post subject: How Do You Clean a PJ |
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How do you clean a PJ? I pulled all the tubes out for a tube swap and the bottom is dirty and dusty.
My understanding is compressed air or vacuuming is not a good thing because it can develope a static charge.
If so what other alternatives are there?
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Tim in Phoenix
Joined: 21 Oct 2006
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Location: Phoenix
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| Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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Hello
Static charge? I have not heard that one before. I use canned air as it has more reach than a vacuum for tight places.
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Heywood Jablome
Joined: 12 Mar 2006
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Dry air moving at high velocities thru most plastic hoses will develop a static charge. I've got a damn nice 3M Data Vac at the office that has a conductive plastic hose, ground contact between hose and housing, and even a few copper bristles in the brush heads.
I just googled it: http://www.precision.com/cleaning/data_vacuum.htm (Wow... $190 for this is a damn good price.)
I would recommend compressed air over a conventional vacuum... The danger of compressed air is the force it's capable of exerting on really small stuff (SM and ASIC semiconductors...) I limit my compressed air cleaning to 30 PSI WITH A GOOD DRYER if on an air compressor, or just use canned stuff.
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JustGreg
Joined: 07 Mar 2006
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Location: Kenosha, WI
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| Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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Strap it to the roof of your car and take it for a 65MPH ride? 
I use canned air also. (That's a-yah in New Englandese)  Good thing it doesn't need to be done often...that crap is expensive!
The last time I cleaned the fans in mine I found that canned air wouldn't remove the lint that compacted onto the leading edge of the fan blades so I used a nylon bristled parts brush.
Greg
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