Computers for charity

[jared51182]

We do actually use compressed air, and yes it is expensive, it is one of the few things we use our funds to actually purchase, that and clean wipes, and crazy stuff called "goof off" - so yeah, its the only real way to clean out sensitive computer part = compressed air, so that is what we use, but we use it sparingly, and can't get everything 100% clean, but we try our best with the resources we have.

 

[dynamicchuck]

We do actually use compressed air, and yes it is expensive, it is one of the few things we use our funds to actually purchase, that and clean wipes, and crazy stuff called "goof off" - so yeah, its the only real way to clean out sensitive computer part = compressed air, so that is what we use, but we use it sparingly, and can't get everything 100% clean, but we try our best with the resources we have.

There's gotta be someway to reduce those costs in the long term, maybe a leaf blower 😵

 

[jared51182]

Well, we do work off donations (to buy the air), and don't buy our parts, as they are all donated. So we actually have very low costs. There is also only 1 paid employee, the rest of us work for free.

Hypothetically a leaf blower or hair dryer would work, but you would have to be operating in a very sterile room (unless I am totally not thinking of something). We work in a warehouse, not clean.

Anyway, we use the air sparingly, such as just an initial blow of air for the parts and the keyboard, but then hand clean everything else - the case, the monitor, the keyboard, and the mouse. We use wet clean wipes, windex (for the crts), q-tips, tough green pads, Old English (its an all-purpose cleaner powder, used with water), and the goof-off, and lots of elbow-grease. Obviously if you are buying parts (any parts) it will help with the cleaning.

If you want to see what our set-up looks like, there is a link to the facebook page on the compudopt home page, and there are pictures posted there.