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    Cleaning G73JH Sound Grill

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Exsedol, Oct 15, 2011.

  1. Exsedol

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    If you own a G72GX or G73JH, then you probably noticed that the only place that really collects dust particles is the sound grill that is placed underneath the screen and past the keyboard. I've tried using air pressured cleaning to some success, but there has to be a better way to take the whole thing out and clean it from both sides. Seeing as I'm about to disassemble the whole laptop for the cpu, I figured I'd clean this area of the laptop also.

    So, will this be easy to clean as part of the whole laptop's disassembly, or what?
     
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    The grill is a PITA to clean no matter how you do it, i'd say toothbrush and compressed air.
     
    tijo, Oct 15, 2011
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    Echoing toothbrush, little toothpicks and compressed air.
     
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    Can of Red Bull, A tiny pin and a couple of hours. ;)
     
    Yiddo, Oct 16, 2011
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    lol okay, thanks for the input. Now that I know there isn't an easy way to clean the grill, I'll just buckle down and clean it the hard way.
     
    Exsedol, Oct 17, 2011
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    Actually, how about letting the thing sit in IPA or pure ethanol for a few minutes. As long as there is no tape on that part of the assembly i don't see it having a negative effect.
     
    tijo, Oct 17, 2011
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    Or drink the Ethanol and forgot that the grill looks any different. :rolleyes:
     
    Yiddo, Oct 17, 2011
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    Yeah, but you'd need HPLC (analytical) grade ethanol for that or the methanol in less pure alcohol would mess you up badly...
     
    tijo, Oct 17, 2011
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