Has anyone ever had hardware go bad by using a house vacuum to clean it?

[123456789A]

Are there any motherboards out that are dishwasher safe?

[xendrome]

yea you have to make sure you're using an air based compressor, not oil, because as you said, the oil based ones release an oil vapor that creates a film on surfaces.

 

Air based ones are great for spraying water on your electronics also, condensation builds up in the tanks. So, those aren't a real good idea unless you know the tank is clean and dry.

[Flawedspirit]

Are there any motherboards out that are dishwasher safe?

If you find one, you need to tell me. I have.... science to do.

[T3X4S]

I use a Dyson to clean my server racks all the time - 15 years never had a problem.

 

 

*a Henry before the Dyson

Man - I have the DC42 Animal - that think will suck the paint of a tower !

[vcfan]

Air based ones are great for spraying water on your electronics also, condensation builds up in the tanks. So, those aren't a real good idea unless you know the tank is clean and dry.

 

my air based compressors have water filters at the outlet. never had a moisture problem with electronics. but true, it could be risky with unfiltered ones.

[spacer]

datavac works a charm just bring the device outside first.

It blitz's through a dl380 in minutes and they are real dust magnets.

The UK version is difficult to find but it does exist.

I have never heard of this thing before...just bought one. 

[ZombieFly]

I personally try to keep my vacuum away from my most sensitive parts

 

[Luc2k]

Those new model Datavacs that are compatible with EU power grids seem like PITA to get and are 50% expensive, and that's without shipping cost. Oh well, good thing my case has most of the holes covered by filters.

 

As for the topic, I've only used a vacuum around the case and on the front dust filter.

[LaP]

nope never had problem doing it.

 

I don't use it directly on the hardware tough. I blow air inside the case and then i use a small vacuum to get what did not get expulsed from the case and stayed at the bottom of it.

[Brian M. Veteran]

When I had a job repairing computers during my degree we had special anti-static vacuums. They were pretty expensive though.

 

I personally use an electric duster thing as already posted. Cost about the same as 10 cans of (decent) compressed air, so well worth it.