My thoughts on electric dusters - LFC
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- I've often been asked if I use, or would use, one of these electric air dusters, and I've always been sceptical of them. I saw an early one years ago that was kinda rubbish and it put me off them.
The modern big boy 500w ones though? Different animals.
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UK recommendation:
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I’ve had the uk version of the datavac for a few years, super robust and reliable. It’s a bit poorly laid out like mentioned in video but they are indestructible. The other one I can’t speak on its reliability but it is a plastic build compared to the metal of the datavac. Also the datavac fan is metal whilst the other again I would assume is plastic. My vote goes to the datavac especially is you plan on keeping it around for a few years. Mines about 8 years old and still going strong.
No experience with either tool but it's obvious the datavac is aimed at professionals and the plastic version is more for home use. Your experience confirms my guess. 👍
The impeller is not made of metal anymore with Datavac, they switched to plastic, also most of the components are made in China, it's just assembled in the USA these days. They pulled a beats by Dre, got big brand name recognition, lowered the product quality and jacked up the price. All these comments by people with 7-10 year old Datavac that are still working great is cool and all, doesn't apply to any of the ones they have sold or made recently though. It's not the same Datavac you or they bought anymore.
"Whilst" doesn't reinforce the non point. Case fans are plastic as are 99% of all house box fans. Metal is heavier thus spins slower with the same power applied. DataVac works but is over built and overpriced, I bought a $25 Amazon duster 5 years ago, all plastic, came with 6 different attachments plus extra filter (Never needed to replace one) and it's still going strong.
@@animalyze7120 box and pc fans don't move near the air of something like that. Plastic just means a limited lifespan. The plastic will get brittle over time. The ones with metal blades will last as long as you can get brushes and bearings, which are probably not even made by the company selling the product.
HI. Yes, I bought the "Original" Compu-Cleaner about 9 months ago or so and have found it very useful. But I think it functions more like a mini compressor because after a while the air coming out of it as well as the unit itself gets what I would consider quite hot! It has lots of fitting of variable size and length as well as one with a brush fitted.
But it does have that instantaneous blast that makes you need to hang onto it - almost like as "kick"! But it certainly does the job!
At £49.00 no complaints!
I bought an electric air duster early last year and it was the best $50 I've spent in recent memory. No more buying canned air every few months. I can't believe I held off on buying one for so long.
@@chewcab8008 - No it isn't. Not even close. Turning on a 500-watt hand-held air duster to clean out a couple computers twice or three times a month is the equivalent of running a 500w PC at full load for a few minutes two or three times a month, probably like 20 cents. The lowest-priced can of compressed air on Amazon right now is $7. You can get it for about $5 a can if you buy it in bulk. Once you've bought 7 to 10 cans of that (and believe me I've bought way more than that over the years) then that's the price of the handheld electric duster right there. The cost of electricity for running it for a few minutes is inconsequential.
Same, bought one last month and it's amazing.
Which one did you buy??
@@OneNOnlyJesus - It's a Meco H-136.
Data-Vac's name annoys me, considering it doesn't vacuum it just blows.
I have and use the loud white one for blowing out computers, servers and notebooks. Yes, its loud but WOW sure saves tons on $$ on canned air. I like it. FYI, it does get hot.
Just picked up a rechargeable one, best cleaning gadget ive ever brought imo, instead of taking hours with a cloth & brush, i just blast my PC for 15 mins to get a perfect dust clean finish everytime
I have Senco branded compressor. I is under 200 € and lasts from years to years and does a lot more than just dusting electronic things. Can't even think life without real air compressor :)
I work IT at a factory that builds modular homes. We get SO MUCH DUST!! I have been unable to convince them to let me run an air line to my office so i've been stuck using canned-air. After watching this I put in an order on Amazon for one of these.
What about static electricity? Can you use a regular house vacuum cleaner (with the hose set to the air blowing side) safely to dust electronics?
Static is difficult to quantify... If you live in a particularly dry area then it can be an issue, but you'll get static risk from basically any cleaning method. I'm in the UK with an average humidity of 70%, so it just doesn't build up here.
I brought a 700w airbed pump from Argos for £20, bargain and goes like the clappers, also dataVac should be called dataBlow :D
so hard to find these on canada amazon that ARENT cordless
Lol, I remember buying an expensive docking station from Amazon US and it didn't even occur to me to check the voltage until I got it in my hands and I saw the plug.
Thankfully the label said it worked with 240V too so all I needed was an adapter for the shape of the plug. Lesson learned, always check the voltage.
I got a CompuCleaner duster from Amazon UK for about 50 quid, been very happy with it.
I bought an XPower A2 last year it's awesome, loads of power and compact.
Also only 50 quid.
@@wayland7150 I think I paid £65 a year ago on amazon so £50 is a good price.
Just stick a UK plug on it should go well for 30 seconds and should get the views up!!! Its not a propper test unless there is a small fire 🔥
Wire the two blowers in series to half the voltage. Yes you'd have to use two at once but you'd look bad ass.
I bought one of these electric air dusters last year. It's called the "Meco Eleverde" and has two settings for 250W/550W power with a good selection of interchangeable nozzles. Works super well and I don't have to waste money on canned air anymore.
how is it now after 8 months? I see many comments complaining of battery failure and bad quality.
@@ostrados Battery failure? Huh...It's a wired one though?
I enjoy thoughts in video format plus the accent. Thanks for sharing!
Most honest review. I trust anyone that admits "I'm an idiot".
I was looking for a electric air duster cos the cost of air cans is stupid so i bought a x power air duster witch is far over kill but i was wanting a data vac but the x power is far powerful to be a leaf blower XD 550 watts using 2.4 Amps and for £50 90 CFM. Is power but thats what i needed
Using piston compressor on electronics is not preferred. Water condense under pressure in the tank and blown air from the tank have high humidity and even water droplets. This may result in short circuits and rust on the board. That's why these type of simple blowers are recommended for dust removal from electronics.
Eleven years for my DataVac and still going strong. For my family's PC's and home server. I made some extra add-ons for mine. Some advice: Have hearing protection when using.
WHAT?
lol @@erbenton07
Waiting on a MECO ELEVERDE duster from Amazon - 30% off at the moment and looks like decent reviews. Fingers crossed!
Also got this one using the excuse it blows up the little ones paddling pool as well 😁
Nice air duster. I advice against washing the filter. The dust will eventually clough the sponge and start to smell. Just use the duster to blow the dust out from them. I do that to a vacuum cleaner for years and is still like new.
Ye I do it with a vacuum too but be careful, it's easy to suck the whole thing out and in to the vacuum :)
No it won't, just make sure to let it dry thoroughly and there's no issues. The one I have came with 3 replacements and never needed them all. I use one while the 2nd dries, not a single issue.
I just get a cheap dinky leaf blower. if it can blow leaves it can blow out a pc. same price but has more go in it.
most of them have a removable spout so you can make it just general huge blow instead of a area-specific. but idk.
I'd only recommend that for huge buildup. for me personally I use a hoover portapower normally because it has a nook and cranny attachment and I can just hook the hose on the blow side for a blower. I was already needing a vac and it's a commercial grade one.
that being said I'm still considering one of these, but cheaper since it would seem more managable than purse carrying a vacuum cleaner
You can wire them in series and use them simultaneously on 240V!
I use my datavac to blow up balloons and such fairly regularly. But yeah, its metal, built like a tank and never heard of the word ergonomic. I've been playing around with getting a battery powered blower for my mobile kit.
I use the data vac to blow out its own dust filter. Lol.
I’ve had my DataVac (like the white one … the industrial looking model) in black, a dive had it for 5.5-6yrs now. It’s had regular usage for multiple purposes, and still going strong 💪💪
These are great. Been wanting to grab a decent one but no clear identification of which ones are great and spending $100 on the datavac vs taking more time and going after it with a brush I've so far gone the spend more time route but knowing now that as long as they're rated to about 450w it'll work wonders is a good point to start looking for a cheaper option.
Making the data vac so tough then giving it a brushed motor feels like kind of a waste. If you really want to keep it for a long time I guess you can replace the brushes but I don't really know if they're easy to find and whether they will be in the future.
My bet is very similar to washing machine or drill brushes
Brushes are easy to find generally.
I bought my Datavac back in 2014 and back then it only cost $50. I was not too shocked at a price increase over such a long period, but to think it's been increased that much over the years is crazy. The Datavac has (and continues) to serve me well, but I wouldn't pay $100 for it.
I've had a datavac now for almost 8 years and its still going strong. It was super cheap too at around £45. Never looked back, use it around every month or so to blast the desktop outside. Get some funny looks from the neighbours lol
I have a pump made for inflatables that I use for dusting computers and TVs when I repair them, they also comes with different nozzles.
It is also a 12V version made for use in cars, so in combination with my DIY variable bench power supply i have a precise speed controll on it.
Would be interesting to see the flow rate test and static pressure test just to see how it compares to mine "duster"
I used to go through alot of air cans until I finally decided to buy and try a "IT Dusters CompuCleaner" and I gotta say it is frigging great. Compressed air cans are really expensive for what they give, these things however are just great. For the cost of 12 cans of air I bought that one and i've been using it for like 3-4 years now. Only thing I'd like is for some manufacturer to make a battery operated one which would use same batteries as the most common drills etc power tools. So the duster would be just another cordless power tool. That would be the best thing ever :)
Interesting video; it's only a "One moment please.." & an "extreme violence needed" away from being a Big Clive video.
Wow, you have really nice hair in this episode. Did you do that with those dusters?
The nicest thing about Electric dusters over cans of air is they don't run out midway through cleaning a pc. And the cost savings do add up over time
The Datavac would be very inconvenient for me, being I'm left-handed.
I am left handed as well and have owned the same ED-500 datavac for over 6 years and love it, best $60 id spent on a cleaning device. With that being said, the ergonomics are not an issue for me in the slightest, you simply press the button with your index. There is nothing to it, no problem whatsoever. Cant imagine why one would/could assume otherwise. If you were to hold one in person this notion would be immediately apparent. Take care, fellow lefty!
I have an Xpower...similar in looks to the datavac but only £50 as opposed to £130.....It has a 2 speed switch on the handle and comes with a good set of different nozzles....had it a couple of years and it's been great.
Same as I've got. Very tough construction and 500watts of power. Massive torque when you switch it on, twists in the hand.
That extra hole is for safety in case you make direct contact with your skin.
You'll notice similar features on your compressor nozzles unless they are custom or really old.
If you're wondering why the other doesn't seem to have one, well, it's possible it's weak enough to not need it, it's also possible because China. Try to sue them for a personal injury.
Also, they don't think of things like that. They got in trouble a while back for using lead paint in children's toys. I believe one of the executives committed "suicide" over it. Perhaps the West _could_ learn a thing or two...
Someone told me that this electric air dusters are better than a regular compressor,because the compressor stores the air and that air have water,that are not good to blow into a computer. Someone have anything to say about this theory?
Yea compressors do accumulate water in the tank - but you should drain them regularly to prevent it. I've seen mine spray damp air when I haven't drained it properly in a while, but other than that it's never been an issue for me.
I have the DataVac and I find that it's better for blowing out larger items like whole PC's, but I don't like it so much for tearing down laptops or GPUs and using it in the shop. It blows around everything. Like you said, it's just not a very ergo design. I was sent a battery operated one and I'll be interested to see how it does. Also, should be careful with air compressors. If it's strong enough, not turning down the regulator can blow components off boards. I've seen it happen. And if you live in a more humid area, you should have a dryer on the line as well.
I dusted out a computer yesterday at a factory. They said get the water out of it first. I thought I had but I was pressure washing the PSU! Not to worry it's distilled water so did not cause a short.
I've used the American made datavac at an IT job around 2012. That thing is extremely loud and can blow components off a motherboard if you're not careful. I still prefer just using canned dusters due to the noise.
There are very silent real air compressors like from Senco. Also a lot better for the planet earth.
you forgot to add in the price of the step down transformer you would need to buy as well to use them
If you buy one from Amazon UK, it'll be a 240v model. I was buying from US purely because I happened to have vouchers for that region.
I brought a rechargeable one from amazon for work, really good and blows really well, plus it has the advantage of no cord. Cost about £59 to £79, saved a fortune on canned air !
well what was you expecting regarding voltage when you bought them off Amazon USA
ITduster Xpert is also a super good choice, I believe it's made in the UK aswell, the slightly more expensive Xpert model can do upto 600W.
I have that one and I love it!
The electric duster I used to use worked better with the large nozzle. Seemed like the small nozzle restricted the air. Just my experience.
Whose garden are you blowing all that dust into?
The one whose ivy is eating the wall of my kitchen
I could only assume the datavac is the more commercial heavy duty solution, or it's a holdover design from the 70's or 80's or a small company. thinking about it in that lens I could probably forgive it somewhat.
I'm glad I never bought a Datavac now. It's so expensive, and knowing that you can get most of the performance in a more convenient package that's half the price..? I'm sold.
I don't support Amazon though, so I won't be using any Amazon Affiliate links. I think Amazon has the potential to destroy the fantastic local competition we have here in The Netherlands. Besides, their website is extremely difficult and obnoxious to use.
Yeah. A lot of local businesses didn't survive covid here due to nobody wanting to do it in person business, or the owner's dying. So we've become dangerously dependent on Amazon for many things. I really hope you don't wind up in the same situation.
Antistatic electric duster >>> Compressed air. Why buy boxes of cans every month when you can buy an air duster once and save tons of money?
I bought a Datavac in 2011, still running like a champ. It's awkward, clumsy to use, and loud, but I'd like to see those Chinese blowers last more than 2-3 years. I agreed with most of your review, but longevity is king for me. The best part:
Order Summary
Item(s) Subtotal:
$47.92
Grand Total:
$47.92
That's from Amazon US. (December 2011)
Does your Transformer only step down the voltage from 240 to 120 or does it change the frequency from 60 to 50 Hz as well?
That's a good question actually... the product page doesn't say, and I believe it's just a massive toroidal transformer in a box, so I'm guessing No. I'll check it tomorrow and see, because if it's 60hz that's probably going to cause issues with certain equipment that relies on the supply frequency.
@@Adamant_IT 50 to 60 I meant, btw. sorry.
@@Adamant_IT Won't matter much for a brush motor (e.g. one with a commutator), though it will maybe run slightly slower (and thus blow less) and draw slightly more juice in the UK.
Looks like a conventional transformer (which doesn't matter too much for these air dusters but may do for other devices with motors / clocks). Frequency and voltage converters are available, at many times the price.
The American, if it's not brushless, can you get brushes for this model? If no, an additional minus IMHO.
For REALLY dirty/dusty machines, I just use the blower side of my wet/dry vac. It can easily blow the toupee off of a bald man or the wig off a woman who gets too close! Don't ask me how I know.....🙄 😂😂👍👍
Xpower 550w. Nearly 2 years of monthly use. No problems.
Is the next review about leaf/shop blower ? For example Ryobi one+ Wireless air blower R18tb-0 ? This model is body only.... Just throwing ideas... Thanks.
I do want to say that these products including the ones you shown here, and the ones I have seen in my local retailers and webshop here in norway all seem to be chinese white label products. For those who don't know what that means, white label factories make products without a brand, and then sell them to established brands for them to print a label on. The price diffrence between the same air blowers I found in norway and the exact same model on aliexpress ranged anywhere from 70% cheaper on ali, to 40% cheaper on ali. And to add to that for those that were plugged into an outlet and not USB-C charged they had options to pick between EU,US,UK,AUS plugs so that isnt an issue. So unless you REALLY need it right now and can't wait 2-4 weeks I would highly reccomend to drop greedy middle men and just buy it straight from the chinese suppliers themselves.
you fix computers, I'm sure you can quickly solder something up and together that prodives 120V to those gadgets.
Or you go and buy a transformer :D
Seriously?... WTF is the big problem I run a copper line from my car business workshop to my computer business workshop next door through multiple regulators & pipe restrictions to slow airflow it's not rocket science you know!
Makita makes a cordless model in 40 volt and now 18 volt both are brushless, it moves air at around 800kph , worth a look as cords can be cumbersome . ryobi has a much weaker version 18 volt , 30 dollars. the makita is around 150.00
I bought my datavac ED500 back in 2014. Even with all the hundreds if not thousand of computer repairs I have performed for customers. It still works perfectly. Doesn't seem to have lost any power. I even use it to blow grass and leaves off my driveway while I am standing straight up. Have drop it many times over the years and still no problems.
You may run the black blower at 1st speed on 240 volts. Probably speed reduction is done with a diode by trimming the one side of sine wave and It should run without a problem with half cut 240v sine wave.
Half wave rectified.
Air compressors also introduce water as a byproduct of the compression of moist air and can lead to damage to electronics if care is not taken.
Aye, in the long distant past, one of my jobs was to, ahem, 'blow off' the air compressors every morning (e.g. opening the air valve on the bottom of the receivers to let the excess water blow out).
Always squirt the hose at something other than electronics, to clear any water remnant in the hose, before you use it in anger on the electronics.
I don't think the water does much harm. Probably run it whilst wet to dry it off like I did yesterday when the compressor blew water into the PSU. I don't see why that would be a problem.
I have tried Bulle a lot, which is plastic and cheap. My last one lasted 10 years and I just bought a new one for 20 euros. No complaints so far.
DataVac is the Nvidia of dusters, overpriced for little to no "Really used" performance. It slays in benchmarks of course lol.
Still using the same DataVac ED500, that I bought back in 2012. It may not be pretty, but it is a workhorse.
I've been using electric air dusters for many years now and never had a problem. Cleans boards and fans very well. For fans though, you need to secure the blades before.
More fun to spool them up like a jet engine.
Hi Adam I use my wife's hair dryer on a cool setting of course works like a treat blowing out caked dust I used on my m8ts PC that was really caked with dust.cost me no cost at all just the electric.
Cannot control the flow of air with those devices, I'll stick with my 56dB California Air compressor.
If you're already going outdoors to blow the device out, just use a freaking leaf blower. You probably have a need for one to some extent in general, and now it's a dual use tool (blows way harder too). Or if you have a shop vac they have attachments for more precision blowing as well. To me, these are meant to be somewhat portable, but if you're DIYing at home or at a local business you can just have either a giant air compressor cannister (moister still a prob), shop vac, or just a leaf blower.
This is off topic but I bought a laptop online from someone and it turns out that the computer is enrolled to a business and still has the remote management screen pop up after entering the wifi password. Is there anyway to bypass this?? And or unenroll the computer from the business?
I bought a small electric leaf blower to blow out computers. I have one similar to the Katsu 500w on Amazon. It works brilliantly. I also have a SIP air compressor in the garage. I use that more often nowadays. I have an air drier on the system, and use the air from that to blow out computers.
that seems excessive does it run on petrol🤣🤣 when ever I see people blowing leaf's around their gardens I think to myself what a bloody moron
I bought an electric duster in 2020 for £50 and it's been great it's called a Meco Eleverde, it's pretty strong, its made it so much easier for cleaning the dust/animal hair out from my pc and game consoles.
I got our IT dept to buy one of these as the desktop guys were going through compressed air like crazy. I think it was a Compucleaner brand, definitely worth it if you have to work on lots of computers. Being in a normal office they definitely don't have access to a compressor.
Keep in mind these are 60hz devices and will run 20% slower on your 50hz AC.
I’m am in the us, I can tell you that power adapters Like usb chargers are not polarized some us plugs that are 2 prongs like usb chargers are not polarized but some are, of course us plugs with ground prong goes in one way! The neutral pin on 2 prong us plugs are bigger as the plugs hot a neutral slots are different sizes the neutral hole is longer than the hot hole
You need to fit UK sockets and wire your full 240 volts to the socket rather than these half measures.
@@wayland7150 well ipad chargers don’t require travel adapters as Apple makes them for people who travel
You sir, need a variac :) allows you to run any ac voltage you want, even a bit higher than the wall voltage in some cases.
Ah that's a good idea, should've paid a bit extra for one as they have more uses than just 120-240 conversion...
the issue im having is the air blower can cost more than half a decent air compressor. so getting an air compressor vs air blower is like getting a desktop vs console
We in America think that Btitish and European plugs are wierd LOL :)
I use mine after washing the car too, blows water residue out of crevasses and stops water runs across the paint work after I've finished
I have a Xpower A-2 Airrow Pro and works great. 2 speeds, and a 10 foot cord.
I replaced the cord on mine with one from a broken floor mop. Now I can plug it inside and blow out the computer outside.
i've got 550W air duster...one of my best purchases ever 👌
Great video! I have the datavac and it stopped working a few months after purchase and i found that the plug is very low quality. After I replaced the plug with a better quality one from the hardware store its been working solid for 6 years now. I also have an Xpower A-2 which is half the price but very similar build. In my opinion the Xpower A-2 is a much better duster since it has 2 power settings, longer cord, comes with brush attachment and half the price.
Yea. I personally felt that the Datavac is only really worth it if the metal construction is useful. Like, a more mechanical workshop where the tools get banged about a lot.
@@Adamant_IT I agree it is a very solid build with the metal housing.
I have a Ryobi R18Vi. Cordless battery-operated.
Would love to see you compare some battery powered ones, see if they can compete
Im too cheap so i might just make a hairdryer with a 3d printed attachment to make the air nozzle thinner
Bake sale for the 220120 isolation transformer ! 😁
I have a feeling the ATEnge might not last as long in regards to durability and components. So it would be good to see if it's still going over a number of years of use. I expect for your use it might be perfect. The DataVac is more expensive, however if it does last longer then the value for money starts to even out. I suspect it's design is based to suit all types of uses like occasional home use to 365 days industrial use.
I expect it's designed like that because they can't be bothered to go back and make it right. Without retooling they could fit a two speed thump operated rocker switch on the top and forget the 1960's toggle button. That would improve ergonomics a lot. The bayonet fitting blower tubes look hard to use compared to push fit.
@@wayland7150 Maybe cost and reliability while reducing the chance of accidental activations or adding another component susceptible to electronic failure? Improved ergonomics for something you might use for less than a minute a week in a PC shop? If Graham decided to keep using the DataVac I doubt he would even think of the ergomonics again.
@@russellrv I would not say get rid of your Datavac but I would say don't buy one buy the XPower A2 instead because it is more ergonomic, just as powerful and a 3rd the price.
@@wayland7150 I live in Australia and the unit is almost the same price here. Looks nice, there's just no point in getting more than one that does the same thing. But it's a good find
A leaf blower has built-in polymorphism - suitable for this task too.
Did you blow on you’re hair? Last part it is very decent:)
In US if we travel to another country we have to use plug adapter for our electronics
What could go wrong metal can with no ground or fuse .
120 v equipment running on 240 v or did I miss something ?
But its made in the USA !
During the video he acquired a transformer to step the voltage down to 120, he showed it on camera while verbally explaining that.
You can tell it's made in the USA, really clunky.
I ordered that Atenge air duster from amazon month ago and didn't paid attention to voltage too 😅
HEY, WHAT ABOUT CORDLESS? 🤔
I went round to your old shop a few weeks back and saw you had moved :( Don't get over to Shaftesbury much and thought I would come and have a spy as am wanting to downsize my HAF XM server case to something a little less obtrusive and also check out prices of monitors.
Those things just contain vacuum cleaner motors. my preference remains the compressor much more pressure and handy small mouths for the gun. I can also use my vacuum cleaner as an electric duster haha. I swap the hose and then have 1400 watts of air power. you can actually do even more with it can suck clean and blow clean. Parkside vacuüm cleaners.
Have a board on a pendulum and look which can push it further
One thing these can't do is double as a freezer spray. Useful in finding components getting hot on PCB's.
Always recommend eye protection with this type of equipment.