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DVA9895
First Officer, B767-300
Joined on June 14 2011
Waterville, ME USA
24 legs, 47.4 hours
6 legs,
15.2 hours online
22 legs,
43.5 hours ACARS
3 legs,
6.2 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
May 02 2012 14:17 ET by Matt Hodgkins
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Today I had to do a reinstall of Windows 7. It seems every time I move, my computer hates the new place and turns to junk, forcing a reinstall of everything. It's overdue, anyway. I had to open up the case to fix some hardware problems, and all this dust is sitting inside. My house isn't particularly dusty, at least I never notice any dust anywhere, or have adverse physical reactions to it... but it's all built up inside my PC. How do you guys combat this? At some point, I'm going to have to invest in a compressed air canister to remove it all, but for now, I'll just blow out as much as I can.
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DVA3196
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP, COMM
Joined on June 03 2006
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
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"pitchpowertrim.com"
Anderson, MO
619 legs, 1,093.4 hours
292 legs,
503.1 hours online
580 legs,
1,026.5 hours ACARS
89 legs,
191.0 hours event
236 legs dispatched, 110.1
hours
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Posted onPost created on
May 02 2012 14:38 ET by Michael Brown
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Buy a cheap air compressor (less than $100) and start blowing out your computer on a monthly basis (use only about 40 psi).
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DVA1690
Senior Captain, MD-88
OLP
Joined on May 05 2004
50 State Club
Quatercentenary Club
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"Life begins at Vr"
Longmont, CO USA
477 legs, 700.4 hours
468 legs,
686.6 hours online
254 legs,
389.4 hours ACARS
3 legs,
3.9 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
May 02 2012 17:57 ET by Trevor Bair
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Do you change your furnace filters regularly or is your computer on or near the floor?
To add to what Michael said - a Metro Vac n blo is what I used to use way back in the day when I worked in a call center IT department and we had to clean out computers. It was awesome! 
Trevor BairSenior Captain, MD-88
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DVA2192
Senior Captain, A320
OLP
Joined on March 14 2005
50 State Club
Million Mile Club
Flying Colonel
Online Fifteen Century
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Long Beach 500 Club
Attleboro, MA USA
1,703 legs, 3,149.7 hours
1,635 legs,
2,989.8 hours online
1,667 legs,
3,076.4 hours ACARS
3 legs,
5.5 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
May 02 2012 18:11 ET by Richard Walsh
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Once I moved my pc on top of my desk the dust was next to none. It was near the baseboard heating ( near, not close) and my house is over 100 years old and dust is constant. Elevating it makes a big difference.
Richard WalshSenior Captain, A320
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DVA10131
Captain, MD-11
E-MAIL
Joined on August 29 2011
50 State Club
Century Club
Online Century Club
"If it's not Boeing, I'm not going"
Charleston, SC USA
136 legs, 473.3 hours
123 legs,
428.0 hours online
130 legs,
451.7 hours ACARS
11 legs,
38.5 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
May 02 2012 19:59 ET by Robbie Johnson
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Michael Brown wrote:
Buy a cheap air compressor (less than $100) and start blowing out your computer on a monthly basis (use only about 40 psi).
That or a $3 can of dust off... Just make sure to always clean out the dust every 2-3 months and you should be ok. Also be sure the first time you get as much of it out as you can, especially around the case fans and heatsink. As far as preventing an excess of dust build up, elevating the case would help a lot. Also having a slightly positive airflow through the case helps.
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DVA9352
Captain, B777-200
Joined on January 11 2011
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Million Mile Club
Black Pearl Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Everett 500 Club
Nine Century Club
"GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!"
Taylor, AR
911 legs, 3,934.3 hours
4 legs,
9.0 hours online
911 legs,
3,934.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
May 02 2012 20:45 ET by Michael Martin
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I use can air to clean mine out. I have several fans in my case so I turned one at the bottom of the case around to blow out the air. So far this has been the best move. My house also doesn't vent well and I spend a lot of time dusting and using air filters.
Michael MartinCaptain, B777-200
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DVA9895
First Officer, B767-300
Joined on June 14 2011
Waterville, ME USA
24 legs, 47.4 hours
6 legs,
15.2 hours online
22 legs,
43.5 hours ACARS
3 legs,
6.2 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
May 03 2012 09:19 ET by Matt Hodgkins
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Thanks for the tips. I was thinking of a can of air for now. I don't have much I can do in terms of elevating it right now. My case is too big for the spot on my desk it would normally go, but I'm planning on getting a new desk eventually. Maybe I'll steal a milk crate from work temporarily until then.
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DVA10139
Captain, B737-800
Joined on September 04 2011
50 State Club
"Love to fly"
Jacksonville, FL USA
64 legs, 100.3 hours
14 legs,
21.9 hours online
61 legs,
97.8 hours ACARS
3 legs,
5.5 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
May 03 2012 19:15 ET by Gary Buska
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milk crates work great just make sure your unit is stable. A fall could be catastrophic.
Gary BuskaCaptain, B737-800
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DVA8158
Captain, B767-300
OLP
Joined on December 31 2009
Century Club
Online Century Club
50 State Club
"Eight hours bottle to throttle."
Newnan, GA USA
197 legs, 437.5 hours
161 legs,
329.8 hours online
196 legs,
435.9 hours ACARS
5 legs,
17.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
May 04 2012 23:17 ET by Peter Bagrationoff
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Every three months I open up the case and use a combination of compressed air and vacuuming. I take my Cooler Master Hyper 212 fan off and vacuum the fins and fan using my shop vac micro cleaning set http://www.amazon.com/Shop-Vac-801-89-SHOP-MICRO-CLEANING-Misc/dp/B00002ND4G
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