What do you guys do to keep mining rigs clean?

[RyanLiang]

I will take the cards off and use a tooth brush to remove the dust. Other methods are not powerful enough.

[mf2016]

Keep your rigs in cooler room just enough.

[m1n1ngP4d4w4n]

I will take the cards off and use a tooth brush to remove the dust. Other methods are not powerful enough.

Yeah you have to do that after a while, maybe twice a year or something if the buildup too heavy

[BenCodie]

Hey guys, it has been a problem for me since the very start of mining. Its really a hard task to dismantle each and every hardware and then clean with a piece of cloth.

Is there any easy way of getting rid of all the dust in mining rigs?

His Question doesn't make any sense...why he don't even know how to clean things..fuck 
This thread is nothing except to increase hi post count for sig campaign lol

[RentGPU]

Have anyone tried to put ionizer in the rigs room , i was thinking about this ,can this negative charge ions affect the electronic components ?, i heard also the ionizer makes the walls turn black colour..., i just think about it because i am living in dusty area (normal dust not industrial)

[Raja_MBZ]

I tried vacuum cleaner from a bit distance, and it worked good but was not able to completely suck the dust from the fan. However, thanks to XFX design, after detaching the fans from GPU's, it cleaned pretty much dust.

Hey guys, it has been a problem for me since the very start of mining. Its really a hard task to dismantle each and every hardware and then clean with a piece of cloth.

Is there any easy way of getting rid of all the dust in mining rigs?

His Question doesn't make any sense...why he don't even know how to clean things..fuck 
This thread is nothing except to increase hi post count for sig campaign lol

Its one of the important threads of the section, where the heck do you live? Is it a place without dirt?

I live at a place where fans are required in room, temperature goes to 35 degrees in this month (in summers, it reaches 43), fans of the GPU work at full speed all the time... and the mining rigs get very dusty often.

[Za1n]

A warning to those who would use a air compressor as those shown of the first page, if you live in a humid environment they can also compress warm humid air and shoot moisture out onto your precious electronics. They do sell moisture removing devices you can put between the output from the compressor and your air line, but those add quite a bit to the cost. An electronics rated vacuum (to avoid static discharge) with canned air is the best option imho, but again this too can add up in cost over time.

[dagarair]

yeah make sure your air compressor is clear of water and make sure you never vacuum as you can create static electricity and short your crap out

[philipma1957]

I am a lifelong asthma sufferer.  I found these air cleaners years ago
I have to run them for the asthma

I have 3 of them.  with settings 1-6

So all 3 on 6  cleans just about anything.

This is a case of Asthma saving my gear.

http://www.iqair.com/commercial/gc-series-air-purifiers/buy?_ga=1.88473499.1214842831.1327202539

[R0mi]

How do you manage the adhesive that sticks to usb risers? Glue on my risers are getting loose and I'm tightening it using a pen. However it gets loose again quickly.

What do you mean? The sponge-like black stripe stuff on the bottom? That's only there to prevent short circuits in case someone were to be clueless enough to just put the riser on to conductive metal frames or touching any parts of the PC. I just remove mines because the heat would do it otherwise.

3M 90 adhesive will stick those black pads back on.  Home Depot carries it.

[mirny]

Well that seems like a solution, but if I use vacuum cleaner, could that make any problem?

I'm just worried with all the internal wires, if any of the internal wires of graphics cards gets broke, it could be an issue.

A vacuum cleaner sucks air, a compressor pushes it which is much more powerful/efficient at removing stuck dust. Even if you can push air with your vacuum cleaner I doubt that it would be powerful enough clean the dust off. But it's worth a try I guess.

I wanted to buy air compressor as well, but, cleaning is working fine with every industrial vacuum cleaner,
not sucking, but blowing with tight nosel is very effective too.

[h2gvaka]

This one is all you need. Costs from 50-60e in Europe.

http://products.einhell.de/de_en/cleaning-car-accessories/car-compressors/tc-ac-190-8-kit.html

[m0bilitee]

I borrow this one from work.

https://www.amazon.com/Metro-Vacuum-ED500P-500-Watt-Electric/dp/B001U899HQ/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1500051105&sr=8-4

$80, doesn't freeze up like a can of compressed air can during long usage. But it's noisy as hell.  Not leaf-blower noisy but your neighbors will swear there is a pack of angry dentists roaming in your house.

[Dlugina23]

Well that seems like a solution, but if I use vacuum cleaner, could that make any problem?

Yes, using a vacuum cleaner could destroy your equipment! Do not use a vacuum cleaner! Have you ever gotten an electric shock from your vacuum cleaner? If not, then you should probably vacuum more often. Seriously though, using a vacuum cleaner on your mining rig could (but doesn't have to) send an electrostatic discharge to it and fry something. So don't.

If you don't want to invest in a big air compressor, just purchase a cheap can of compressed air. Should be available pretty much in any store which sells PC parts. Something like this (it's a Swedish cheap brand, just ask at your regular electronic store, they'll have it):

I bought this in Tesco and get points for this.

[VTdude12]

Has anyone used this?  Roughly $50 on amazon...

https://www.amazon.com/EasyGo-CompuCleaner-Electric-Computer-Electronic/dp/B00VAYIWSM/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1500066948&sr=8-8&keywords=computer+cleaner

[StraabdenDaals]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01FWSYOME/ref=mp_s_a_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1500067179&sr=8-9&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65

I bought it a few years ago (at half the current price) for general desktop cleaning and it's a really nice tool. Small, powerful, well-built.

[Hawker]

i bought an electric duster for 10 bucks from aliexpress. it's a cheap but the cargo has arrived late i suggest you.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Portable-Computer-Dust-Blower-Mini-Vacuum-Blowing-Cleaner-Professional-Mini-Dust-Blower-Duster-for-Laptop-Camera/32631404726.html

[Y1K35]

Has anyone used this?  Roughly $50 on amazon...

https://www.amazon.com/EasyGo-CompuCleaner-Electric-Computer-Electronic/dp/B00VAYIWSM/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1500066948&sr=8-8&keywords=computer+cleaner

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/611u-4%2B2gJL._SY355_.jpg

This thing works great! It is surprisingly VERY powerful, it's almost like a mini leaf blower lol!

[Freedom808]

has anyone tried electrical cleaner. just a thought. I just built my first rig a few weeks back. also as far as your air compressor and water. you need to install a in line water filter. I think that is the name of it. basically it collects the water so you don't have condensation.

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