Safe vacuuming of computers - how?

[Gixergs]

Dishwasher!!! of course that explains how you avoid the dents on the spin cycle

[airdave]

Originally Posted by Gixergs

Dishwasher!!! of course that explains how you avoid the dents on the spin cycle

aaaah glasshooper...
you have been using the clothes washer again?
you must stack the aircraft, nose up, around the washer drum
before starting the rinse and spin cycles.

However, in the "Dishwasher" the models are arranged horizontally
on basket trays and do not move within the machine.
Be warned though, many machines spray upwards from the bottom
and some models may require turning over to get both sides superclean.

[Zathros]

Originally Posted by Mirco

There was a nice thread about this in Tips and tricks, but it was closed before I finished writing this post. So let's try it again - please no flamewars this time .

What was agreed on:
1) Dust inside a computer is a problem.
2) Vacuuming the computers is handy, because it removes the dust instead of blowing it into crevices where it can't be removed from.
3) Vacuuming may be dangerous because of static that builds up on the nozzle surface. The amount of danger varies with personal experience - some are able to do it safely, some aren't.

The question is:
What to do if I want to use vacuum and at the same time be safe from static damage? Assuming I'm using a standard nonconductive plastic vac cleaner with no ground cable. And of course I'm careful enough not to knock or suck parts away from the motherboard.

I'm thinking about a simple fix: cover the nozzle end (both inside and outside) with aluminum wrapping foil. From the outside, tie it with a wire and attach the other end of the wire to the computer case and to some ground. So the static building up in the nozzle would be carried away and grounded safely.

What do you think? Could it work?

(Of course, the best would be to filter the input air. This is for case when the dust already got inside.)

I am sorry, but this kind of discussion was tried before. I don't think people are genuinely interested.