I looked around for something similar a while back. I was thinking
of the vacuums used to clean out toner from printers (we used to
have these when I worked for STK Printer Ops). They had small
nozzles and were very effective at cleaning up toner. I wasn't able
to find anything remotely affordable.
I've always wondered about using compressed air on static-sensitive
electronics. It seems to me to be a bad idea, ESD-wise, but I have
no real experience.
DaveD
On 10/20/2017 9:31 PM, David Smith
w6te@... [hp_agilent_equipment] wrote:
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Greetings,
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I was working on an HP 438A Power
Meter yesterday which was absolutely filthy inside. This
thing must have been run 24/7 in a filthy environment
over the years. I had to replace the fan, as usual, so I
went ahead and pulled the power supply unit out to clean
the dust and crap out of it. But, really, there was a
layer of thick dust all over the unit.
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This got me to thinking??? I need a
better way of vacuuming and cleaning equipment that
comes in that I won???t be fearful of damaging the cmos
devices. Mind you I have a grounded ESD pad across my
bench that equipment sits on when it is being worked on
and I always use a grounded wrist band on my wrist. I
investigated some handheld vacuum cleaners and
discovered a few models that are electrostatically safe.
The cost was a bit of a shocker as they sold for around
$375 USD!!! (They must be very proud of their
equipment.) What are the recommendations of the group
for a hand held vacuum cleaner that would be safe to use
around sensitive electronic equipment? I don???t mind
spending $100 or so on something but $375 is a bit out
of the question.
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Best regards,
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Dave W6TE ???
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