Cheapest Can Of Air around for 400mls!
Effectively remove dust and dirt from your electronic devices with the help of the Laser 400ml Air Duster Spray.
Key Features
Can be used to clean your laptop, camera, printer, USB hub, and other spaces that may accumulate dust
Comes with an extension tube, allowing you to get into tight spaces like in-between keyboard keys
Warning: This does not contain air, it contains refrigerant gas that is harmful if inhaled.
So it’s not air?
A breach of the TPA!
Air is 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen and 0.97% Greta. Only 0.03% left for our flora to grow!
@payless69: And this is 100% 1,1-Difluoroethane - R152a refrigerant gas. Promoted as an Air Duster Spray!
No wonder people are confused!
Some of these are actual R134a refrigerant gas. I have personally used these to re-gas old 12v fridges with success.
This is just compressed air. There are are restrictions re R134a gas
Update: I stand corrected, This is R152a gas
https://www.laserco.com.au/index.php?route=module/mmos_attac…
Yep - turn them upside down and you get the refrigerant coming out and you can freeze things… or destroy them.
That's a bit harsh..
@Ryballs: Intentional misuse or deliberate inhalation may cause death without warning.
Harsh, yes. But that's the warning that comes with this product!
You can freeze things with CO2 cans. Freezing things doesn't indicate refrigerant.
Reading the data sheet & previous comment indicates it is!
It's 100% 1,1-Difluoroethane - a refrigerant .
@Ulysses31: In this case it had already been proven to be a refrigerant according to the product's data sheet.
Writing later it doesn't indicate refrigerant is pointless.
@INFIDEL: Still struggling, I see.
"Freezing things doesn't indicate refrigerant" is a fact, regardless of he said, she said.
@Ulysses31: No! Seems you are😉
But, anything causing cooling or refrigeration by definition is a refrigerant!
Never disagreed. Just that it was pointless. (Not my neg - I ran out long ago with jv who loves them!)
I said previous proof it is refrigerant "indicates it is" a refrigerant!
So "Freezing things doesn't indicate refrigerant" to comment "refrigerant coming out" was pointless after earlier proof it is refrigerant.
Didn't say that the statement "Freezing things doesn't indicate refrigerant" was untrue, just irrelevant & pointless in a Deal involving refrigerant!
Just as pointless as arguing about this😉
Freezing things doesn't indicate refrigerant.
I'm not sure that is correct. Most molecules can be used as a refrigerant. For many the application is so specialised or another molecule has better properties that they are not used in practice.
CO2 is used as a refrigerant (R744).
@gesco: Many things can be used as a refrigerant. By definition, its just a substance that causes cooling! Mainly depends on the ease of vaporisation.
Sweat is a very basic form of refrigerant, to provide cooling through vaporisation. It's just not as thermally efficient & hard to vaporise (especially in humid conditions), but readily available.
I've condensed simple ammonia, as used in a more refined state in early & now commercial refrigeration (R717). Popular to freeze ice in ice skating rinks, because of it's low cost. Such fun days in the lab making a simple fridge!
Most people wouldn't think of a household cleaner as a refrigerant!
It has its advantages (high thermal efficiency, low cost) & disadvantages (toxic, corrosive).
You can freeze things with CO2 cans. Freezing things doesn't indicate refrigerant
But CO2 is a refrigerant (R744)!
As it vaporises (usually producing a cloud of vapour) it transfers heat from it's surrounds - cooling it. That's the basis of all refrigerants!
Being at high pressure in the can, released into lower pressure of a room - as it expands through the valve, the pressure and the saturation temperature decrease. That dramatically increases the cooling effect.
(That's the basis of how refrigerators work. A compressor reverses this cycle in a fridge.)
CO2 has been used in cooling roles for a very long time.
This product contains 100% R152a refrigerant. That was shown before you made your comment.
@INFIDEL: You are right!
My comment was stupid, I assumed public21 was under impression that the cooling effect related to releasing pressurized gas from a can implied a a special commercial "chemical/toxic" refrigerant.
Assumption is the mother of all….
Sorry for the drama :|
@ripprind: It created some interesting discussion. It's easy for misunderstanding to propagate.
I made a simple fridge device based on ammonia in the past. Just relied on the evaporative effect of the refrigerant, without any expansion & compression of the refrigerant. Pressurising the unit was too difficult & dangerous. It wasn't efficient.
Taught me a lot about the principles of refrigeration.
Wikipedia suggests ammonia or alcohol was used in the first fridge - an Australian patented invention in 1854. I was a little late!
So learnt & brought back memories for me😉
Not the most cost effective way to regas something. The ozbargain way would be just to use LPG from the next anaconda deal
the gas in the yellow cans makes the coldest R22 oldie refurbish. Find in the welding section. Boom!
Thanks Bro! Now grab popcorn and watch them fridgies giving us lessons. Ebay has a nice clamp to pierce can to screw onto their hoses. Money saved!
More details please, I need to regas an LPG/12V/240V fridge and the closest repair place is over 100km from the fridge. I know I could quickly research how to do it on the internets but that doesn’t seem to be the OzBargain way…
Need ammonia for a 3 way.
@Ramrod: Ammonia eh? I thought I’d need 3 bottles of vodka and a suggestive movie for a 3-way, but I’ll give ammonia a shot.
@Ramrod: Used a few old caravan 3-way fridges, didn't realise that.
Commented about using Ammonia - requires care!
advantages (high thermal efficiency, low cost) & disadvantages (toxic, corrosive
@INFIDEL: Just dont use a 3 way in a tent with your loved ones https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-28/camping-deaths-wa-hol…
I bought an electric air duster almost a year ago and it has been really good. Unfortunately it is $202 ATM but often goes down to $80.
https://au.camelcamelcamel.com/CompuCleaner-Original-Electri…
Wouldn't a cheap vacuum cleaner (perhaps with brush attachment) be better if you are prepared to pay this sort of money?
(plus it would get rid of the dust rather than just blowing it around)
It needs to be static safe for use on electronics.
Suction is not always good. I’ve lost components using a vacuum.
Ouch ! Thats gotta hurt
I bought Metrovac Datavac a couple years ago for only $120ish, with Australian plug and warranty. Unfortunately can't for the life of me remember which store was it.
Edit:
Found it, looks like price went up
https://www.bacs.com.au/store?store-page=DataVac-Electric-Du…
I paid about $190 with shipping, 6 years ago. It's useless for what I bought it for.
It's fine for blowing dust out of dusty computers, but does not have enough air pressure to be able to clean dust from the air vents on laptops. I had to buy an air compressor to do that.
I bought mine from pc case gear
Oddly , that site looks a bit like the "Silk Road" marketplace
Is that the AU plug?
careful buddy you will get negged.
fine i'll bite.
this is normal price,
and you can find cheaper alternatives online, eBay are littered with them.
or you can C&C alternative from Kmart for $8 (which others have posted here)
Agreed, nothing special about this.
I have MetroVac, but ended up using it maybe once a year, so cost wise canned compressed air end up cheaper. But it's more powerful than these cans though.
Sometime you can find different brand at Kmart for $5
Really? Which ones? And safe for PCB electronics?
Perhaps this spray is for different appliances (machines), Kmart brand only for home electronic appliances.
I was recently going to buy this at Officeworks for $16 and was recommended the Kmart Aerosol Air Duster $8 by the IT helpdesk guys at work.
Safe for PCB motherboards?
I had to look up PCB so cannot advise ! It was recommended for cleaning laptop keyboard.
A quick search came up with this, Kmart - Aerosol Air Duster for $8 Pickup.
"Remove dust and dirt from hard to reach areas with this aerosol air duster.
400ml
Air duster
HFC free
Removes dust and dirt from hard to reach areas of electronic equipment
Suitable for laptops, keyboards, cameras, printers, projectors and automotive parts
Contains: Butane, Propane
Warning: Keep out of reach of children. Extremely flammable aerosol. Keep out of reach of children. Extremely flammable aerosol."
Not sure how this compares to the OP item, but is ~$2 cheaper at least.
Contains: Butane, Propane
Just add spark and you have yourself a flame thrower.
Sorry for being a bit off-topic and an askhole, but would something like this work for cleaning electrical circuits? (without sand)
Blackridge Portable Air Sand Blast Gun
https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/blackridge-blackridge-po…
bulky, plugin and 4x outlay, but many more uses.
TIA for genuine help and humorous comments.
Trouble is a lot of compressors also blow out oil and other contaminants. Even the "oil-less" versions won't necessarily blow out air clean enough to dust off electrical circuits and sensitive equipment.
Just get a cheap air compressor. I have cleaned out dozens of PCs and never had any issues.
Plus you can fill pool toys, air beds, car & bike tyres easily, and can run air tools "lightly".
Or carry your ATX case to a servo 😜
Another electric duster to consider is the XPower Airrow. I bought it on eBay from PLE computers and it's worked very well. If you're patient and wait for cashback deals or eBay US vouchers, you can get a good discount on it. I ended up getting mine for $98 AUD.
still pretty expensive compared to the USA price.
Isn't everything…
@bamzero: Not really. This is literally double if you talk about RRP. Most products will be 20 to 30 percent cheaper not 50 percent cheaper.
bought this a couple of weeks ago - 2 for $14.98 -
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-1-2-4-5x-400ml-Multi-purpose…
When air costs $25 a litre.
A candidate for public ownership, hell if the greens want to nationalise water, power, why aren’t they nationalising air as well. As our Ozbargain greens rep can you answer that?
Horrid take
Try price beat in office works for cheaper price
yep, did this earlier this month! Works a charm
funny thing i used to buy them from OW same price for ages, only like last year they jacked the prices
Probably off topic, but this reminded me of the O'Hare Air advertisements in The Lorax.
just what I've been dying for
Now play nicely😉
They should put similar on ice pipes!
Your new occupation😉
Think the label would be a bit big for a small pipe! But don't think they'll be in a fit state to read it!!
Compared to Rexona it is a very boring product. No native addict would try to waste $9.95 if they could go to a grocery store and walk out with deodorant that get's them high much higher and quicker.
Promoting this as a Air Duster Spray could mislead some users to believe it is safe to use, or even breath.
It's a necessary health warning for those using this product! Who would want to inhale this refrigerant?
$8 for 400ml at Kmart for the anko equivalent - https://www.kmart.com.au/product/aerosol-air-duster/2863303
all those discussed, seems are not good for motherboard, pcb, etc.
anyone can suggest a cheap way to cheap motherboard? i just want to clean inside my Synology NAS every 6 months.
Take your NAS to the servo and use the air compressor
I literally just take PC's out to the yard and use my ozito cordless leaf blower. Hair dryer with the narrow head on it and on the cold setting works too. For anything more serious you need to dismantle and use brushes (I use my partner's old make up brushes).
This is cheaper and better
Yup, it's what I do and better than compressed air for the most part (except very tiny areas the need precision). The ozito one is great as it's small, light and easy to manage unlike the larger leaf blowers.
Why Ozito? Many vacuum cleaners let you plug in the hose on the blowing side.
If your vaccum let's you do that, then that works too (mine doesn't). Any leaf blower should be OK but the ozito cordless one is especially good because it's small
Can I use a leaf blower instead?
Why would you blow leaves at your electronics?
Leave it alone 😀
I am Groot.
Eventually you get a Nissan electric car?
Is it purified ?