Cleaning your mining rig

Hey everyone, I just got a strong air blower to clean out the fans and parts of my rig. But I'm curious, how often do you all do this cleaning? Also, is it safe to use the air compressor on the rig while it's running? Appreciate any tips!

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Not a good idea to clean them while running why not stop mining for 10 to 20 minutes it's not a big deal cleaning the for a few minutes. And yes you can use an air compressor but be careful it can blow some components if you can control the air pressure just set it to mild airflow not too much.

Be careful with air compressors because if you blow air on the fans, they can spin at 50000 RPM then the power surge will fry the fan controller. You should turn off the unit, then unscrew the fans before cleaning it. The only exception is for GPUs, where removing the fans is unnecessary. Also, check for fallen heatsinks, debris, corrosion or other issues inside the hashboards.