SiegeTank
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I bought one of those years ago, at least I think it's the same model. I remember a bag full of various hoses and attachments. I seem to remember it didn't have enough power so I stopped using it and it's probably buried in all my defunct/redundant computer gear I box up and store forever in my cellar. I remember you could put the hose tip right up against dust that had been sitting on the bottom of the case for years and unless you used a brush or other tool to stir up the dust the vacuum didn't have enough power to suck it up. I don't know if it's a static thing but computer case dust is really "sticky" and clings to the sides and floors of the case, as well as to fan blades and filters. It seems to me blowing has a bigger effect.
I've used hose attachments for a standard Orek hand-held house vac and those are plenty powerful enough but then you have to worry about sucking up a transistor, a cable or something else you're going to miss.
And forget CPU fans, the only way to clean those TRULY completely is to remove them and wash the blades with alcohol. That dust really gunks those things up.
I've used hose attachments for a standard Orek hand-held house vac and those are plenty powerful enough but then you have to worry about sucking up a transistor, a cable or something else you're going to miss.
And forget CPU fans, the only way to clean those TRULY completely is to remove them and wash the blades with alcohol. That dust really gunks those things up.