Opti-Max offers Stratus Canned Air as a service to our customers for the following reasons:

The most common reason for premature home electronic failures are dust and dirt that accumulates on the inside of the device. As the dust and dirt accumulates over time, it prevents proper heat dissipation.

"Excessive heat causes these premature failures."

This is especially true for Personal Computers, (PCs), and TVs. All electronics are designed to operate optimally at a certain temperature. This is why our computers have fans located at many different locations.

Other home devices such as CRT TV's and CRT Monitors have many vent areas on the back side to allow for air flow, and proper heat dissipation.

On most all PCs there are 2 to sometimes 3 or 4 fans installed to help keep the temperature at an optimal level. The electronic circuitry develops heat which must be dissipated properly to insure a long component life.

#1. CPU Fan

#2. Power Supply Fan

#3. Addition Case Fan.

#4. Video Card Fan

The single most important fan is located on the inside of your PC, directly on top the CPU on the main mother board. There is usually a large "heat sink" directly underneath this fan. The heat sink aids in the rapid removal of heat from the CPU.

Because of the constant air flow, dust accumulates on the fan, heat sink and other components in the area. This dust inhibits the air flow, thus allowing for excessive heat build up.

The second most area of concern on a home PC is the power supply and fan. The power supply will fail prematurely from dust build up on the fan and grill which will inhibit proper air flow and cause excessive heat. I have seen this on numerous occasions.

For these reasons we recommend cleaning with canned air at least every six months, depending upon your environment. If you are in a dirty or extremely dusty area, cleaning may be necessary as often as every 2 or 3 months.

After careful research, we chose the Stratus brand for the following reasons.

The canned air we offer is "totally" nonflammable.

Some of the other canned air sold today may advertise as nonflammable also. But, in reality some of the fine print reads,"if used as directed."

In fact some of these other brands are flammable" if " the can is not held at a proper angle.

If liquid comes out, "THE LIQUID IS FLAMMABLE."

Not so, with the air we sell. Both the air and the liquid are nonflammable

The other reason we chose this type of Stratus canned air, is that it is extremely clean, and dry.

Therefore, we recommend removing the covers to your PC on a regular basis, and thoroughly blowing out all the dust and debris from the entire inside cabinet area.

Additional attention should be made to the areas closest to the fans, in addition to any heat sinks.

We offer two sizes of Stratus Canned air. 7 oz and 12 oz

If you have any questions regarding this cleaning procedure, please e-mail us with any questions you might have.

questions [at] opti-max [dot] net

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