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cranioscopical:
killed one cpu in one machine and almost certainly killed a stick of ram from cleaning out computer cases with a brush
-nudone (January 31, 2009, 12:51 PM)
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It can be a ticklish operation!

Edvard:
maybe i was unlucky, maybe i was dumb (or both).

but i'm pretty sure i've killed one cpu in one machine and almost certainly killed a stick of ram from cleaning out computer cases with a brush (a soft large paint brush).

so i'd be extra careful when you are using those vacuum cleaner attachments with the brushes on them. maybe they aren't meant to be used inside the case.
-nudone (January 31, 2009, 12:51 PM)
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I'd almost certainly attribute your misfortune to static charges that can build up between the fine hairs those nice paint brushes are made of and the most common materials found inside a computer. See here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triboelectric_effect
The farther away two materials are from each other on the Triboelectric Series list, the more likely and larger the static charge they may build up.
The brushes most often sold for use inside a computer case are supposed to be static-neutral (closer together on the Tribolectric Series) WRT the environment you'd be using them in.
Your point is valid, however and just to be safe, it would probably be a good idea to keep one hand on an unpainted area of your case or use one of those geeky wrist straps when doing anything inside there.

techidave:
Nod5, any online site for that?
-Paul Keith (January 31, 2009, 12:23 AM)
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try Metrovac

wreckedcarzz:
Nod5, any online site for that?
-Paul Keith (January 31, 2009, 12:23 AM)
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try Metrovac
-techidave (January 31, 2009, 09:13 PM)
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http://www.cyberguys.com/templates/SearchDetail.asp?productID=371&curpage=2

URL fixed :)

Nod5:
Nod5, any online site for that?
-Paul Keith (January 31, 2009, 12:23 AM)
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I've seen it on sale online, only in physical stores. But techidave's metrovac above looks very similar.

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