$1 cans of pressurized air at Officeworks Prospect. Not sure if other stores as well. Great for cleaning out keyboards or dusty computers!
Officeworks Prospect (SA) - $1 Pressurized Air Cans
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spraying them up peoples arses is also fun
Sitting here wondering why spraying ears gets the tick of approval, but spraying arses is frowned upon. The latter seems safer :D
Normal price is $2.50
Showing as $2.50 on the website.
Good price for them too. I've used a few cans of the stuff before and it works well enough for dusting out electronics
This stuff is awesome. Great for sealing open wounds.
What ? Elaborate please?
Clearing them out until next School Holidays.
Awesome deal, i just bought 70 cans! :) the sales guy said it must be a mistake, but the manager came up and said yeah he just wants to see them gone so take as many as you want. Probably 500 cans left now.
How did you arrive at 70? What evil plan requires 70 cans?
Lol I clean alot, it's part of my job and hobby.
what do you clean?
hopefully its not computers as suggested by other comments.
You need to let capacitors in power supplies discharge before dusting off. Also never spray anything directly onto a hot power supply, that includes co2 spray, alcohol cleaners, and of course compressed air. That guy in the clip wasn't paying attention when he sprayed right into the power supply which probably had only been just disconnected from power..
@Hahaboy. Servers, pcs, comms cabs, consoles, air flow meters, amplifiers, projectors, keyboards, mice, anything that's labeled refurbished. When i get bored i clean lol
Could've bought a cheap air compressor for that and had unlimited air.
Don't use inside your computer. These babies are flammable.
And if Officeworks says it is safe, this is directly from their website:
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No, this product is not suitable to use to clean dust from components inside Desktop & Notebook computers. It is designed to be used on external devices such as the outside of computers, outside of notebooks, keyboards and other office equipment. I would recommend using a small hand held vacuum to clean computer components.
USING A VACUUM CLEANER INSIDE PC?
Yeah… Nothing wrong with using a vacuum inside your PC. Disconnect the power and does use a nylon brush tip, it'll be fine. I usually use a paint brush to move the hard to reach dust with the vacuum nozzle near it.
Or just buy a decent canned air that isn't flammable.
and you might need a small chisel and hammer set to get rid of that caked up dust on your motherboard or expensive components.
PS - I'm not a doctor
I've seen CPU heat sinks almost need that kind of treatment…
never use a vacuum inside your computer unless you want the chip set jumpers to disappear..
Holy crap. What kind of vacuum are you using that can suck jumpers off?!??
Given that these also expel a fair amount of moisture, I'd sooner give the vacuum a go. I'm uncomfortable enough using these cans for cleaning my keyboard.
Overly cautious? Maybe - but I'd rather be safe than sorry.
awesome. i am ordering 100 of these after watching heston's youtube video.
do you reckon if one use a bit of common sense and read the warning labels on the can would have prevented this?
Insofar as it was caused by not holding the can upright as claimed in the description? Don't think it's common knowledge that can increase the risk of fire. My Dust Away cans (the brand sold at DSE) state several times in the instructions to hold the can upright, but not as a safety warning.
depends on the propellent used, though i thought it's common sense that if you tilt the can, you are spraying majority of propellent instead of the intended 'ingredient/air'. regardless of warning labels or not. (though, I was intending to use it intentionally inverted to try out heston's tricks.. but that's another story.)
it's like spraying a bottle of lynx/bugspray next to a BBQ fire and not risk it to go up in flames.
standard practices aside, i will not trust any "pc repairer" who doesn't have sufficient IQ to let capacitors to fully discharge to go anywhere near my desktop packing box, let alone my desktop.
now, you just have to wait for a sale of dry ice and you will be cooking like heston :P
i was just wondering where to get dry ice…. if it's cheap, i might want to try using it on weeds instead of nuking with herbicides.
These babies are fine to use in your computer. Been using compressed air to clean computers, old radios, and other electrical components for 20 years now without dramas.
Compressed air from a compressor and compressed air from a can are NOT necessarily the same thing. I used one of these exact Officeworks cans to try to clean coffee grounds out of a grinder - There was so much moisture in the spray, it blew the grounds into a completely inaccesible part of the machinery and then they solidified and stuck there never to be removed. It also chilled the area, spraying an icy mist all over everything. Pressure sensitive devices could be damaged by this freezing air.
I've always used an air compressor or the standard 'Air In Can' from Dick Smith or Electrolube before, but not one of these cans. I wouldn't use them for coffee machines or computers!
it is the propellent that causes the cold and condensation.
Never use one of these to clean DSLR sensor. I learnt the hard way. It leaves a residue that is oily.
Maybe you can convert them into airhorns?
I have used those cans before.
They are not great. They do not last very long.
Also, some of the liquid was stuck inside, it was as if the pressure ran out.need to let it warm up and then it'll work again
This particular brand of can sprays a lot of moisture and ice crystals all over whatever you're blowing, so they're not suitable for many tasks. Plenty of brands of 'Air In A Can' are deliberately made to be dry, and will not freeze whatever you spray them onto. These are not that type.
I aready warned in a comment above how I used one in error to clean a coffee grinder - something I've been doing for years with my workshop air compressor without problem - but ended up with a sticky mess that couldn't be removed. I've been using compressed air cans for years and didn't realise there could be such a difference in brands, so I was well and truly caught out - lucky I'd just used it on a coffee grinder, not an expensive laptop! I thought $2.50 was pretty cheap and would save me lugging things outside to the workshop, but it wasn't to be.
If you spray this cold compressed air can over a warm motherboard, thermal shock could crack traces or component joints, and the moisture can cause corrosion. Officeworks's website even states they are not to be used inside a computer. I wouldn't even use it to clear dust out of a fan, because wet dust = mud. Mud is harder to remove than dust.
These are more fun and cheaper than chroming. Aaaawsome Officewerx.
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never have to buy a compressed air ever again.They use these in apple store to clean your connection
I have 3 and a half cans of these bought from Officeworks I no longer need to give away. I live in the Forest Lake area of Brissie. If you're interested in them, send me a message!
- Buy all the cans
- Sell to China
- ?????
- PROFIT!
I'm sure you could make a profit selling these to China (considering they are made in France). Have you seen their air lately? You'd have some competition from this guy though: http://technabob.com/blog/2013/02/02/canned-air-china/.
Sorry they already have a market in canned air.
FAIL. these things are likely to be made in china.
You FAIL. I already posted these things are made in France!
Dammit I was meant to vote +ve
These things can cause frost bite if not carefull!!
hey guys, just letting you,
those cans were on special few months ago,
I bought 5,
they're absolutely rubbish…if you hold down the spray longer than 3 secs, it loses pressure, and the air comming out is even weaker than you blowing air through your mouth.
Yes, I had the same issue. I think the can cools down fairly rapidly when being used, which drops the pressure. If you leave it to come back to room temperature, the pressures back again for another few seconds of use.
I needed some compressed air to blow out heatsinks recently. Bunnings had a can for $15.90 which I reluctantly bought and used. Did the job well but still made the sprayed items very cold with visible frost. $1 is a bargain assuming these are up to scratch.
Anyone know if this is still available. Southport store has 2 cans for $30.
also great if you turn them upside down and spray peoples ears with them, it is so cold. he-he