[SOLVED] First time using an electric blower

[Temps]

Hey all, just picked up a https://www.itdusters.com/product/compucleaner/ and planning to do a clean on my comp at the weekend, never used a blower before and I'm a little worried about the cpu and gpu fans, will holding the fans gently whilst blowing be enough to avoid damage, or is there a preferred way to do this?

Thanks all!

 

[Math Geek]

you def want to hold the fans when blowing out the dust. a finger works as does a pencil gently put into place to keep the blades still.

the air can spin the fans much higher than they are rated to spin. this will damage them of course and cause them to fail, if not right away but down the line. using the blower is not a bad idea, but do take care all the fans are taken care of.

also note to be careful with the wand as you go about the cleaning. it is easy to go nuts and smack about inside the case possibly damaging a part or 2. not massive concern but don't look away while wildly swinging the wand about inside the case