Cloged air intakes

[Off Topic]

I have a dirty job. I mean dirty. I'm talking give Mike Rowe PTSD dirty.

How do you unplug the air intakes on a carto?

Is there some way to make an air filter to keep the dust out in the first place?

 

[minitater]

Good question! With the carto attached to your battery you can see four (on my 808 anyway) very tiny
slits in the metal base of the carto. They sure can get clogged in a dirty environment. I have just unscrewed
the carto and wiped with a q-tip, but this may be difficult in a work situation. I wonder if you could wrap
a small piece of a coffee or tea bag filter around this area to stop dust?

 

[Off Topic]

510 air ducts are set up rather differently. The holes are tiny. The material is packed up into the holes.

I'm thinking a very small drill bit?

 

[horton]

I've had some limited success using tip cleaners for my welding torches. The super smallest ones will fit and get a little crud out.
I don't know how well it would work, but you might try blocking the bottom hole somehow and blowing from the mouthpiece end to try to dislodge any dust. Just a thought. I'm no expert on the anatomy of these devices.

 

[Off Topic]

Yup, the torch cleaner did the trick. Thanks Horton!

 

[horton]

Glad they the torch cleaner worked for you, Off Topic...... They were the last thing I'd tried in a long list of "little pointed things" to get those airways opened or cleaned out......lol.

 

[Mr.Whitecloud]

I use a 29-31 gauge needle unplugs em great.

 

[sandybeach]

I use a darning needle that is about 2 millimeters thick