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Luigi
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Re: What kind of compressed air?
      06/27/08 08:08 AM

I use canned air all the time on optics at work. It's not really air. The gas that comes out is the propellant. The only issue I found is if you shake the can while spraying, or don't keep it upright, it can spray liquid, which immediately vaporizes but can leave behind a residue. I also used air from an oilless compressor.

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* What kind of compressed air? cosmic camper 06/26/08 01:06 PM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? David E   06/27/08 03:49 PM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? sarastro   07/01/08 07:46 PM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? Fiske   07/02/08 12:11 PM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? photonovore   07/03/08 12:28 PM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? Fiske   07/03/08 01:14 PM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? photonovore   07/03/08 09:39 PM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? Mr Magoo   07/03/08 09:56 AM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? jcjr   07/02/08 12:29 PM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? Fiske   07/02/08 03:53 PM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? colinsk   07/02/08 08:22 PM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? Owen   07/03/08 04:29 AM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? jcjr   07/03/08 09:19 AM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? Fiske   06/27/08 04:25 PM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? davidpitre   06/27/08 04:46 PM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? Mozhoven   06/27/08 11:18 PM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? Fiske   06/28/08 06:44 AM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? cosmic camper   06/28/08 01:11 PM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? colinsk   06/29/08 11:08 PM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? Joe CiprianoModerator   06/29/08 11:38 PM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? mattyfatz   06/29/08 11:54 PM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? Chriske   07/01/08 11:07 AM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? colinsk   07/01/08 10:36 AM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? John Jarosz   07/01/08 10:56 AM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? photonovore   07/01/08 11:10 AM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? Achernar   06/26/08 11:40 PM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? jcjr   06/27/08 01:00 AM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? Luigi   06/27/08 08:08 AM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? Fiske   06/27/08 10:12 AM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? Mozhoven   06/27/08 11:07 AM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? cosmic camper   06/27/08 01:06 PM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? Fiske   06/27/08 02:28 PM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? Fiske   06/26/08 02:17 PM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? cosmic camper   06/26/08 04:12 PM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? Wes James   06/26/08 04:19 PM
. * Re: What kind of compressed air? Fiske   06/26/08 05:27 PM

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