I know that the best way to clean the fan of a laptop is to unscrew it. But can the fan be cleaned with compressed air? I actually wanted to clean the fan with a vacuum cleaner, but it is not recommended on the Internet, is cleaning with compressed air effective enough if you can't screw the laptop open? I have a gaming laptop and its fans are easily accessible and visible from the outside without unscrewing the housing
Of course it is effective.
However, you can damage the fan motor with it.
If the fan wheel is held, neither vacuum nor compressed air should matter.
The problem is that these act like generators when moved through air
What do you think is safer, cleaning with a vacuum cleaner on a low setting or with a compressed air spray
If you do this you should be careful that the fans do not turn due to the compressed air. This could cause them to fly apart.
What has more power is riskier.
But you shouldn't do both if you can't hold the fan firmly.
Or you just use a small brush or a paintbrush. The fan blades do not have to be clinically clean, it is sufficient if no clumps of dust have formed.
That means: simply blowing and brushing with a brush is sufficient.
And regarding compressed air spray:
Condensation can form in there, so be careful.
If it is really necessary I would prefer the vacuum cleaner.
