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One of my old computers years ago kept shutting down one morning. Got someone out who hoovered it out and it was fine for four years untill I got rid of it.0
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Using a vacuum cleaner can be dangerous in a computer, it causes static and it can seriously damage components.0
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Using a vacuum cleaner can be dangerous in a computer, it causes static and it can seriously damage components.
Leave the mains lead of the computer plugged in to ground it, use a brush to agitate the dust and just have the vacuum cleaner in close proximity to suck up the loosened dust.This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
Am I right in saying you have to ground yourself by touching something metal to reduce the static? Might be wrong.0
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Firetastic wrote: »Am I right in saying you have to ground yourself by touching something metal to reduce the static? Might be wrong.
As long as you're not touching the electronics yourself then no, you'll be fine.0
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