Canned-Air Video

Hi guys,

Found a great video from Falcon on the do's and don't's of using canned-air. It's a little bit of an overkill, but all of the tips on using it for sensors we have been espousing on our website and here are explained in detail.

http://www.falconsafet​y.com/drDustOff/proper​UseVideo/

Regards,
Nicholas
www.copperhillimages.c​om

I am sure I've seen a product which is just a simple chamber about the same size as an aerosol can. You compress the air yourself anytime you want to use it. Seems like the best solution to me, but I can't find links online now. Google just seems to point to things like this, or other industrial solutions that involve gas bottles.

Anyone seen the sort of thing Iam talking about? Got links?

nuffi wrote in post #7942424
I am sure I've seen a product which is just a simple chamber about the same size as an aerosol can. You compress the air yourself anytime you want to use it. Seems like the best solution to me, but I can't find links online now. Google just seems to point to things like this, or other industrial solutions that involve gas bottles.

Anyone seen the sort of thing Iam talking about? Got links?

nuffi,

You're probably referring to ReAir made by Read/Right. I have a can of it but if you're going to be using it a lot, it gets a little tiring to keep pumping it up. Also, you're not going to get the same force of the liquid-propelled canned-air. The idea is moot however because I'm pretty sure it's been discontinued.

Nicholas
www.copperhillimages.c​om

nuffi wrote in post #7942424
I am sure I've seen a product which is just a simple chamber about the same size as an aerosol can. You compress the air yourself anytime you want to use it. Seems like the best solution to me, but I can't find links online now. Google just seems to point to things like this, or other industrial solutions that involve gas bottles.

Anyone seen the sort of thing Iam talking about? Got links?

Here's one: http://www.harborfreig​ht.com …item.taf?Itemnu​mber=65297

The trick is to make sure the air you put in it is clean - compressor air contains water and possibly oil. I'd suggest an inline paint gun filter - it's a ball about the size of a handball.


I have one of these, but I use canned air anyway.

-js

rocket blower is all the wind power you need, IMO.

Hi, Nicholas.

I guess we can condense that video into three rules:

- hold the can pretty much upright
- clear the nozzle
- shoot in short bursts

Anything I missed?

-js

tkbslc wrote in post #7945009
rocket blower is all the wind power you need, IMO.

Have you actually compared the strength of blast from a rocket blower with canned air? The canned air is much stronger - and you can aim it accurately, which I sure can't do when squeezing a rocket blower.

-js

number six wrote in post #7945063
Have you actually compared the strength of blast from a rocket blower with canned air? The canned air is much stronger - and you can aim it accurately, which I sure can't do when squeezing a rocket blower.

-js

I didn't say it was as powerful, only that it is all you need. Canned air is too powerful and if you hold it at the wrong angle it can spray liquid on your stuff.

you guys use canned air to clean sensors?!?!

I used Dust-Off once to clean out an xbox 360... it set off the gas leak detector in the house, which was enough to convince me that I didn't want to be breathing that stuff in, and haven't used it since.

datadump wrote in post #7945368
you guys use canned air to clean sensors?!?!

Yep, and so do a lot of Canon techs.

Nicholas
www.copperhillimages.c​om

wow.. i always thought is was a No-No.

so when used properly (as per video) its perfectly safe? what happens if by mistake, the liquid squirted on the sensor??? wouldnt that be horrible?!

also, is this safe to use to clean the view finder / prism area up there? canon really screwed my view finder -- twice -- and i have no faith in them cleaning it if i send it back for the third time...

datadump wrote in post #7945520
wow.. i always thought is was a No-No.

so when used properly (as per video) its perfectly safe? what happens if by mistake, the liquid squirted on the sensor??? wouldnt that be horrible?!

also, is this safe to use to clean the view finder / prism area up there? canon really screwed my view finder -- twice -- and i have no faith in them cleaning it if i send it back for the third time...

That's a gigantic gray area, some people have luck blowing up there but most people seem to just stir the dust up. Before I learned how to use canned-air properly, I had the propelant come out and cover my sensor, but Eclipse cleaned it right up.

Nicholas
www.copperhillimages.c​om

Nicholas R. wrote in post #7945584
Before I learned how to use canned-air properly, I had the propelant come out and cover my sensor, but Eclipse cleaned it right up.

Nicholas
www.copperhillimages.c​om

that did not destroy the sensor?

datadump wrote in post #7946014
that did not destroy the sensor?

No. It's not a corrosive like sulphuric or murietic acid. Heck, am I the only one who's ever sprayed it accidentally on my hands? Maybe I am.

Nicholas
www.copperhillimages.c​om