I just cleaned mine after a several months and it never ceases to amaze me just how dusty is can get inside of these things. My cooling fan was particurally clogged up and i'm now running 10 degrees C cooler then before

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

Or you can install filters so you never have to do this....

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Nah, sounds expensive by comparison to walking out to the garage once every few months

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

I invested in a nice computer case like 5 years ago, and continue to use it.. It has filters for my intake fans, and they do an excellent job of filtering in the dust.


Here are some add on filters for the fans.


http://www.xoxide.com/lascutfangri.html

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Still have to unclog the filter from time to time

Should have mentioned that my cooling fan is like this one and the fan itself was clear but the dust was covering some of the spines and preventing airflow.

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

I have the zalman 9700 in my desktop. i dont have problems with needing to opent he computer and clean the fan.... no downtime, as i open the front flap of my case, and remove the filter....

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Oh yeah, you should clean out your GFX card while your at it too. They do not like to be ran hot.

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Filters help, but you still need to clean them out good periodically still.

I usually use a vacuum, it's a pain dragging it out to the garage.

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KLK, MCSE

1990 500SL

I was always taught to respect my elders.
I don't have to respect too many people anymore.

We just had the geeks who maintain and service our mainframe come in and double the memory on our desktops. Needless to say, but given the dusty, warehouse-ish conditions, a significant amount of dust builds up over the course of two years since my case was last opened up.

Heck, the de-dusting alone would have probably drastically increased the speed.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

Im running on a mac that is older that some of the members here.

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For the unSaved, this world is the best it will ever get.

Clk's Ebay Stuff BUY SOMETHING NOW!!!

Impossible. I doubt you're running the forum on an Apple II. All that thing was good for was Oregon Trail and learning how to type.. ha!

Wow that takes me back......

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

Maybe if some of the members are only 8 or 10 years old. My oldest functioning Mac is a G3 running panther, and it is almost completely useless at this point.

If you smoke near your computer you will find black goo caked onto the components too

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

be careful with your pressure if you use a compressor, better option is the deionized air spray cans from the computer store. Compressed air contains, water and oil and will end up causing the inside to be even more of a dust magnet after you spray it out. Too much pressure can spin fans too high and damage them, definitely if you have a centrifical blower type fan, it wont survive even a moment of high speed air before the blade explodes

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)