Amazon has created the environment for all of these Chinese companies to sell absolute shit and nobody seems to realize or care. I only use Amazon when absolutely necessary. It's disgraceful.
I imagine if they attempted to get rid of all of Chinas exaggerated claims through court, then court would have a backlog of cases that would last until the year 10,000 AD.
For real. I use a high volume blow gun on a 250 psi supply with 1/2 inch Chicago fittings in the shop. It will blow a cobweb off the ceiling from 20+ feet away. I use it to blow leaves out of the driveway because it works better than an actual leaf blower, especially from blowing leaves out from under cars. That's not what these are intended for. They're basically for cleaning dust out of the inside of computer cases, or cleaning keyboards. Places where you don't need a huge volume of high pressure air because it might damage something. Definitely not for cleaning a shop.
Metro DataVac duster is pretty much the gold standard for electric dusters. They definitely kick when you turn them on although it's more from the torque of the motor than the airflow.
@@drunk3n_m0nk12I found that my Makita duster can go toe to toe with my DataVac. It’s a behemoth. I fully anticipate my DataVac lasting two decades easily, however.
It's hard to say because performance at 1st trigger pull is much better than performance 50% way through a bottle. But around 170mph and 8cfm, velocity can be increased well over 180 with the small tube
@@TorqueTestChannel Couple days ago was blowing out some bearings and used full hot water to preheat my duster can. nets like 3 seconds of turbo power till it freezes over lmao so it was dip->blow->dip->blow
I've fallen in love with my Makita air duster. It's amazingly powerful for its relatively small size, and it's somehow become my most used tool on the farm. Tractor's cabin covered in dust and sand? No more! Need to dry the crevices of a car after a wash? Sure! Need to dry the car?! Yeah, doable, although labor-intensive. On my second line of work, it's also very good at drying latex catsuits after a wash... I mean, it's a tool for everything. A very good one.
when he showed that clip, i thought -- "yup. i woulda done that. so would all of my friends. so would my dad. yup. this is why humans are so resilient and prone to failure simultaneously"
That Olight wedge flashlight in the intro is the exact same one I have, color and all. It's my favorite flashlight of all time and I have an unnecessarily large flashlight collection.
I got a really funny one of these about a month ago on aliexpress. It's built out of a cloned Milwaukee drill shell with 3D printed parts and one of those "130000 rpm" turbine. It takes M12 batteries and has a standard Milwaukee drill trigger. So far I'm pretty satisfied and it looks hilarious.
I just went and found the one you’re talking about. I need something portable for blowing dirt and junk out of engine compartments. You think it’s plenty strong enough for that? I love that it looks like Milwaukee.
I got the China-brand one for M18 - clearly still the shell of a drill/driver tool, with likely the same brushless motor on the back that powers those through a gearbox. In any case, it works well. Not quite as 'poppy' as a compressor blow gun for stubborn gunk, but you also don't have to wait for a compressor to fill. Like all air-moving devices, it eats batteries, so I'm glad I can slap a 5AH+ battery on it. Not sure how these little toys tested here are useful, because the runtime has to be pitiful with those tiny batteries.
@@Justicejj-l5c just get an industrial vacuum with reversible flow, the vacuum hose should be flexible enough for you to get anywhere you need and if it isnt just tape a smaller hose at the end of it
I got the wolfbox one direct from their site for 80$, showed up yesterday and I'm pretty impressed by it, it's loud as fuck and the battery dies fast on the highest setting but it's POWERFUL! I can understand why it has a relatively short battery life on full blast, you can really tell it's dumping a lot of power into the motor. The torque in your hand, and the handle heating up just a lil shows this thing means business
I have the "Wolfbox" turbo duster and that thing is the closest to a can of compressed air, in my opinion, than any of the other turbo dusters I've tried (i do electronics repair and IT work). Keep up the great work
@@dirtrider88 But a very useful one. If you're in a shop, what are you doing with canned air? If you're one an office or working maintenance, this would be very handy...
@@D.K81Downsides are that they have to be held mostly upright and initial performance only good for 10-15 seconds. Fine for most small jobs, but still significant limitations for a "gold standard."
I picked up a CCV “turbo fan” off of amamz0n. I was a little dubious, but decided to toftt. It was about $50 US, and had moderate reviews. I wanted something like this, as I’m disabled, and use 2 canes to get around. This is for my porch and sidewalk, as well as cleaning snow off of my truck. My first test was leaves and debris off the sidewalk. Had to have the provided nozzle about 10” or so from the ground. I was pleasantly surprised how well it worked. I also recently had two light snow falls leaving about 1” of fluffy snow. It worked well, and took 2 minutes to get the job done. In short. This little unit far exceeded my expectations. I’ll know by the end f the winter how durable it is, but if it only lasts one season, I’ll still feel it was a worthwhile investment. Trying to hobble around and using a shovel leaves me in a lot of pain. Getting my backpack blower strapped on a running for every little snowfall, is just too difficult. This unit has been a game changer for me. I don’t have the equipment to do all the tests you did, but I think this would come out somewhere near the top of your chart.
Just when I needed a gift idea for the tool guy that has everything. You not only give the solution, but the best solution. Do you ever get tired of putting out the best content on UA-cam? Thanks TTC!
Hahaha! Crazy seeing one of your comments! Shout out to you sir!!! Saw a few of your vids. Wish they were available 15yrs ago when I was an active machinist. Keep it up brother 👍🏾
Nice job once again. I am surprised you didnt have one of the hexagon shaped ones with the magnetic nozzles that are all over vending sites.. Also one of my favorite parts is when you tear them down and we can see whats inside, but you didnt do that this time! Thanks again, appreciate what you do!
These have been all over my TikTok promising the whole world and more. Glad SOMEBODY put them to the test, and there are few that could do it better than you guys at the TTC. Thank you!
Can definitely replace a compressor for some tasks. They're far more powerful than I thought and I use one when I don't want to lug my compressor over to something. I have that second one with a different 'brand name' and the battery has been great *knock on wood*
I have one of these and found it very useful. The main issue that is too common is the battery that dies rapidly and stop charging after a few months of use. I've M12-modded mine by cutting the handle and epoxy a cheap M12 to bare wire adapter from Amazon and now work very well, no more fear of battery dying. One saved from e-waste.
I honestly wouldn't mind buying one that foregoes the battery entirely and has to be plugged in. How far away from a plug does anyone really expect to be using these? And I say this as someone who finds cordless vacuums to be very handy.
The battery situation is really annoying. It discharges while it sitting on the shelf, and then when you need the device for a quick use it is no working unless you charge it for 30 min.
I had a few of these they don't do much air to move air only the SDFM Electric Air Duster - 130000RPM worked amazingly but only lasted a month. I found the Canless air system lasted for the longest but not nearly as powerful. I finally gave up on these tiny blowers for cleaning my PC I bought the Ryobi ONE+ HP 18V Brushless Cordless 220 CFM 140 MPH Compact Blower. It's perfect did a great job and is reliable.
I saw these things and I wouldnt too much have doubted how much power they have, but I'm all for having fun, so instead I started building one. I bought a ducted rc fan motor and hooked it up to my longboard controller. Despite my best grip, it escaped my hand, inhaled some power cables and disintegrated itself. Would be fun to try again though. Had as much power as my Milwaukee blower.
I'm guessing that's how these things started - the simple, boxy shape of the first ones that began to show up looks like a DIY 3D printed project, stolen and mass-produced.
You guys are great. I love how you are empowering consumers to be informed without collectively wasting money by individually & blindly purchasing garbage.
I have a corded blaster for drying my Motorcycle. That thing rips. I have had it for 11 years and it still works like the day I purchased it. Little pricey but well worth it.
@@roccit I'd use if for, like you said, PC cleaning but also if one is strong enough, drying my car after a wash to prevent water marks. But if it doesn't work well enough for car drying then I'll just get a leaf blower
Thank you! I have been looking at these and hoping to stop buying canned air. This was the best explanation of what they are actually capable of that I have seen.
@@joshuagibson2520 I don't know that's why it's a want need. I need to want one despite not knowing they existed. It's like the 10th cookie after you are full, you still want it though you know you don't need it.
@longlowdog Me neither. I just bought a compressor last week, mainly for using the air jet to clean out parts. Now I'm wondering if one of these would have done the job just as well for far less money and at a far smaller size.
The similar thing I have experience with personally is from Datavac, is quite a bit larger than these, and is corded. It's a beast that moves so much more air than any of these except maybe the wolfbox. It's older tech, so probably less efficient.
It's worth noting that your sound meter specs say it measures up to 8.5kHz whereas these dusters will all produce a lot of sound way above that frequency. If we take 100k RPM, multiply it by the number of blades on the impeller/propeller (13 in my case) we get 21.6kHz. Mine advertised 140k RPM and I think it might actually be able to hit close to that - it has a smooth potentiometer to regulate speed and it hits 24kHz (maximum my phone is able to measure and it corresponds to 110k RPM) at around 4/5 of max speed. Unfortunately these dusters can be really deceptive cause when the sound goes above human range of hearing it makes them way quieter than they actually are while still destroying your ears (ultrasounds do cause hearing damage even though you can't hear them). Not sure how that compares to the dusters you tested cause I can't see the propeller blades but they definitely have at least 6 which would still produce 10kHz and that is more than your sound meter can measure. My point being these things are super loud and will destroy your ears people. Wear ear protection when using them.
I seriously doubt that you can get hearing damage from something you can not hear. In order for there to be hearing loss, there first needs to be some hearing to lose.
@@ErikTheAndroid Incorrect. Even though you can't hear those sounds they are there and are exerting pressure on your ears and causing vibrations within. There is little real data on the subject but from what I've been able to find this is true, although the higher the frequency the less damaging it is to our ears. For example Canada workplace limits specify different limits depending on frequency - up to 20kHz - 75dB 25kHz and above - 110dB. Nevertheless even if only audible sounds could cause hearing loss it would still mean that hearing protection is required for these dusters - the quietest one was measured to be 75.5dB 1m away. Remember that only up to 8.5kHz was measured and there's still more sound between 8.5 and 18kHz (realistically the limit for most people). And of course human arms aren't that long and I measured 70cm between my arm extended all the way and my ear. So combined both of those things would mean the true sound level of even the quietest of the dusters is likely way above what's safe for our ears. Also remember that hearing loss is cumulative - it doesn't heal. Any amount of damage just accumulates over time and will eventually lead to hearing loss later in life - avoiding exposure whenever possible is the only way to protect against it.
@@Undy1 The lack of real data is not really helping you here, although I will concede that exact data on hearing loss in general is not an exact science. With that said, even 75dB(I am assuming A weighted) really is not all that loud. You are overreacting. NIOSH places the limit at 85dBA for 8 hours/day so even at 80dB you are nowhere near that seeing as how you will only use a tool like this for a few minutes. Yes, the noise of the fans will most certainly contain frequency content above 8K, however in my own experience of comparing proper class 1 meters that measure up to 20K, and cheap meters that measure only up to 8K, the extended range really does not do much. If you take a look at the A weighting curve then it is obvious why there is such a small difference. Higher frequencies are significantly weighted down anyway, so even if you can measure them they do not really influence the final result. In short, stop overreacting.
@@ErikTheAndroid Again 75dBA (yes it's A weighted on the meter as far as I can see) is the quietest of the bunch. The loudest of the bunch was 87.5dBA and remember that was at 1m away whereas in real life you're holding it at most 0.7m away from your ear which will make it slightly louder. This is definitely within hearing damage range and as I've said before - hearing damage is cumulative and doesn't heal. This field is as you yourself said is not very well researched yet but it seems that not all people are equally susceptible and those NIOSH recommendations might be too high for all we know. So personally I will be using hearing protection whenever possible and so far applying that mentality most of my life means that at 31 my hearing is pretty much perfect with no tinnitus and I'm able to easily hear sounds up to 18.5kHz whereas I know people far younger that can't even hear 15.625kHz (flyback transformer whine in CRT TVs). As for you - your ears, your choice.
Tip for future: mAh is not great unit for measuring battery life, because energy stored in a cell changes when you use different voltages (some 18650 allow charging up to 4.35V for a little extra juice. Ror an example, see LG ICR18650 E1). This is particularly important when charging. Depending on electronics you have different losses on changing voltage from USB 5V to cell voltage. Reporting in Wh (watt-hours) is a bit better, it gives you energy independent of the voltage, but to really get to the bottom of this you would have to open each tool, check what is internal electronics cutoff voltage and then use an external charger to see actual energy the cell will take. I can point you in a direction of more info if you are up for it.
Wh is always better, but we usually compare to what they advertise - so it can be a bit tricky. Hard to call them out on wind speed velocity if we're using an objectively better PRESSURE reading for example
I think this is a good observation, but I just want to point out that you can't choose to "use" a different voltage directly from a battery. You get the voltage that it produces. I guess maybe you mean that some batteries can be charged to higher voltages than others, but the voltage is changing as it discharges anyway. You can obviously regulate voltage after you get power from the battery, but that's just trading voltage for current. I wonder if these mAh meters are measuring the current-time at some regulated voltage or if they're just measuring it at whatever voltage the battery is producing.
@@wbfaulk Yes, of course that what I meant - the voltage is battery dependent, not user dependent :). The 4.35V LiIon will have a higher average voltage, so the same number of mAh will actually carry a bit more energy. LG actually lists they effective voltage as 3.75V as opossed to 3.7V for typical 4.2V cutoff cells. Similarly if you change chemistry (for example LiPo to LiFe), you end up with "different' mAh. This is just to illustrate how deceiving mAh may be. @TorqueTestChannel True - they use stupid unit for advertisement :). The losses on different charging circuits may be throwing your results off a bit, but at least we have a straight comparison. It may be worth noting, that when you are charging @5V constant, you will read less mAh then actually goes into battery if there is a switching regulator in the line, so they may be advertising a true capacity in some cases.
@@jaro6985 Run time favors whatever brand has the lowest setting or lowest performance high setting. Doesnt tell you value, which is basically battery size for your money
Thank you so much! I was seriously considering spending almost $60, and with the insight of your observations I have decided to wait until the market and/or product "shakes out" some more. Clearly there's a lot of crap that needs to go away, and probably a year from now "the dust will begin to settle" and we will learn what a USEFUL product in this area looks like. Perhaps like one of these, but also maybe not. Since I bought a multi-pack of "canned air" at Costco not too many years ago, and have a "pancake" compressor for tires, I think I can hold out until well into next year.
A year from now, you'll have even more cheap knock-offs with questionable claims because the market will have caught up to produce them cheaply enough for it to become viable for unbranded Chinese manufacturers.
amazon is already flooded with these things with the most comical claims and clearly fake reviews. “strong wind”, “1600grams of THRUST”. can’t make this stuff up.
Bought a 3d printed one back when they just came outx still performs amazing. It has one of those rewound turbojet impeller and runs off a 2s li-ion pack made from 18650s. Performs really well, has kickback when boosting, i love it. I even designed and printed a bottom cap to suit a voltage readout using a push button to monitor the voltage so i can keep it at storage charge voltage
One thing I'd love for you to include when testing things that charge via a USB-C port is whether they'll charge from a USB-C charger or not. It's surprising how many devices won't and require a USB-A charger with an A-to-C cable.
@piciu256 The crazy thing is that if you plug any old USB-A device into that same USB-C charger, it will work fine. So it's like these non-C charging devices are forcing it into PD mode, but then not negotiating anything. Maybe all cables that would make that connection happen have some circuitry to tell the charger to go into USB-A mode? I don't think that's right, but I suppose it could be.
@@wbfaulk I believe those USB A devices just bypass the PD mode, my charger doesn't charge any "dumb" device over the C port, but does charge anything over the A port and has permanent voltage there too.
Note: edited to correct brand name. Funny you should mention that. I ran into the same issue with cheap power banks who don’t deliver over their USB-C outlets. I was just at Walmart on Black Friday and they had an Belki 10 AH USB-A/C power bank and a 60 Watt PD cord, each for $15. ($30 total). That is a bit pricey compared to Chinese alphabet soup brands, but I bought an Belkin Lightning cord a year ago and it is still going strong. I believe no other Lightning cord I’ve had lasted more than two months. I haven’t had a chance to test the power bank yet. In general Belkin has a good reputation, so I am optimistic.
Dammit!!! They almost got me! THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH FOR THIS VID!!! Not sure why your vids stopped showing in my feed. I was thinking you left. Good to see I was wrong 👍🏾
Meliff has one powered by DeWalt batteries which I use for dusting my PC. Trying it with an 8 AH or some other spicy battery variant sounds like it'd be up your alley
If you haven't purchased one before, I can tell you with a 4 AH battery it's also powerful enough for me to use it for blowing leaves, dirt and pigeon poop off my balcony and I think they make a Milwaukee variant too if you you're with the red army
@@MikeDep I will recommend the M18 one. Brushless, but still eats battery juice. These little toys tested must have about 2 minutes of runtime max, because a 5AH M18 is about 1/2 dead after a few minutes.
I'm happy to have postponed my purchase, because everything was so confusing with all these advertised false promises. Thank you so much for this much appreciated rigorous test! This is made with such an objective, measurable, scientific mindset... very useful info. Thank you.
While there's no specific info about the company, it seems obvious from their promotional efforts and dealer outreach that they have strong roots in the USA, both in engineering and market awareness. Probably explains why they don't make garbage products. I suspect they take junky Chinese products, and fix them. The Chinese production/factory people I've dealt with have been exceptionally limited in their ability to think in non-linear ways. Trying to improve a product by doing something obvious and sensible, if it means stepping outside the accepted norms, basically means it won't happen. They're terrified of straying from consensus on some gut level.
YT deleted my comment. They've even just started making your comment still visible to you but nobody else. You have to sign out and check. sigh. Basically... While there is no specific info about the company, it seems obvious from their promotional efforts and dealer outreach that they have strong roots in the USA, both in engineering and market awareness. Probably explains why they don't make weak products.
@@MarkOakleyComics nah your comment is there. it's just a 10 year old glitch on this absolute garbage system for comments youtube uses. it has to be the worst ever and they never fix it.
I’ve been seeing these things and briefly considered one so thank you for giving them a good going over. It’s a great idea that needs a year or two of practice.
If using to blow dust off computer components or other sensitive electronics be very careful when aiming at fans as if you don't stop the fan from spinning you could either back feed electricity into the fan's PCB and fry it, fry something on the device the fan is plugged into or explode the fan blades (just ask JayzTwoCents about that one).
Yeah I heard about that, could generate current and/or damage the bearings of the fan itself by spinning it so fast. I just jam a thin plastic straw in the fan blades before dusting with compressed air so no spinning. Not as much fun but more fun than computer damage.
I've been considering one of these devices. This video puts things into perspective. I was thinking a cheap model may do the job, but as always, you get what you pay for.
the Wolfbox is $62.99 on a black friday sale. Definitely going to scoop one of those up. I've been using an old generic rechargable air duster for a few years now but its clearly not even in the same league of power as these new models.
OMG Thank you, I have literally been waiting for a video like this one, i wanted to buy one of these electric dusters but was taken back by all the claims which were a little out of this world.
Great review HOWEVER, PLEASE include info on if the BATTERY can be replaced easily by removing a few screws as opposed to the need to destroy the case to get to them. Like smart phones, this is getting to be a real problem where the effort to replace the battery is beyond what the average consumer is willing or able to do. My thoughts are, if you can't replace the battery easily, I do NOT buy and if the battery is some configuration not available off the shelf, same conclusion.
It's hard to say because performance at 1st trigger pull is much better than performance 50% way through a bottle. But around 170mph and 8cfm, velocity can be increased over 180 with the small tube
Another interesting and useful video, thank you TTC. I don’t ever need or use such a device but you’ve almost persuaded me to get on Amazon right away.
This is giving me of project farm vibes. Not complaining this is a good thing. Honest people actually reviewing and testing things and calling out bs is always a good thing.
Thank you so much for testing the dusters. I've bought one in 2022 and I was very disappointed because it performed very poor to the canned duster. After watching your video it just turns out I bought one of the worst ones.(not in the video though) One funny thing is that after I left a 2 star review on Amazon I got multiple emails with stock photo profiles asking to delete the review in exchange of a $20-40 Amazon gift card.(the price went up gradually) It was the first time I got something like this after reviewing a product. Of course I didn't reply any of the emails.
I got that one too and love it, I use it all around the house, even to dry of some tight spots while washing the dishes, by far the tool that I use the most too! But it goes through batteries like crazy!
@@foetusdeletus6313 Got the same. Don't have an air compressor for work anymore since cordless nailers. Also great for camping. Cleaning stuff and getting rid of bugs.
I recently bought a few of these and can say that they do vary in the different brands/specs and there are many brands/models that are just reskins, so you have to pretty much self test for your needs and return. And as always with the alphabet soup China-brand models, they just put whatever they feel like on the specs that'll get them the most units moved the fastest, there's little recourse to lying versus a brand that has an actual US-entity attached -- if they get delisted, they just spin up another XYZ brand (Amazon requires trademark IIRC and it's much faster to trademark gibberish). If you want a closer-to-spec version you're better off going with a known China-brand. There are a few different brands of the "300k" model (same unit, different box) and they can be had for ~$60.
10:46 If there is one thing we learned from Chernobyl it is that 3.6 roentgen is not great not terrible. Until you get the correct measuring device that can go higher...then you realize it's 20,000 roentgen.
This is exactly the video I needed! I recently purchased the Yomile (well, an identical clone with different name) and immediately returned it. Looks like the Wolf Box is the way to go!
They do ship to Canada from the US amazon store tho. With the US holiday pricing, it still looks like a pretty good deal. The import fees they're charging aren't much more than you'd be paying in tax (at full price) if you could buy it in Canada. Not shipping until January tho, so not gonna be in time for a christmas present.
Got myself a Wolfbox compressed air duster due this video 😅. Came in a couple of weeks later it seriously is the most powerful battery operated duster I’ve owned. The build quality and the battery life is solid. The only downside is it can’t be stood up due to curved bottom. Otherwise fantastic product that is sold out pretty much everywhere.
Wow 10 mins ago, prior to seeing this video, I was wondering if somebody already created a powerful duster that can be compact and powerful.... Here I am now seeing there's multiple selections for these things already. What a time to be alive!
I bought a corded air duster years ago, looks kinda like a tea pot. Paid around $40 on amazon. That thing rips hard, blows cans over from 5+ feet away. I use that thing for all my dusting needs. Blows out the pc, A/C fins, ceiling fan blades etc etc. I also got one of these battery powered models and while they are better at portability, not being tied to a wall outlet and fitting into cramped spots, they dont pack anywhere near the punch of the corded model.
Get a DataVac on the charts! Granted, they don't have a battery/cordless option but they're powerful and THE go-to for bulk computer de-dusting, like you'd find in a computer repair shop where the dusting station is... stationary.
I was hoping he would've thrown one in for comparison. After using them at work it didn't take long for me to get one for home use. They really are the gold standard.
Yep, I want the best products. Of course, having no cord might be considered a plus too (and a cons for some), but for a lot of devices, having a cord seem to be the way to go, or you can get good performance at decent price too (especially in Electric Air Duster where I heard some cordless solution are not that good like showcased in this video). I'm curious how it compares. (XPower are rated 90CFM for corded, 75 CFM for their cordless model... while I noted 70 CFM for the praised Datavac, but that was taken from their specs... not independant test like here) I personally ended up getting a XPower A-2 after lot of researchs and consideration (including the deals I could get at the moment). DataVac was definitely on my list of candidates. I think they are both very good choice if what you want to do is clean electronic (and maybe more). IT Dusters's stuff were interesting, but mostly available in Europe, even if they got a model now sold on Amazon Type-3 and Type-6 (and for some reason I can't order Type-6 to Canada today, but they are at US$35 and US$45 respectively for US customers, which is a good price if they are on par or near XPower/Datavac).
I have a electrical air duster from amazon that I randomly picked. its from a company called sin shine, they dont advertise the RPMs of the motor just the 550watts and 3/4 horse power. I find it pretty good it has like a 15 foot cord and if I repeatedly turn on and off the duster, the breaker pops. so the 550 watts seems to be true and it kicks up some dust pretty good too.
I went to a specific convention that are using these to keep cool inside their suits now I know which one to buy thank you very much for your video. You save me a lot of money
If you're branching out, maybe do USB power banks? I'm just not sure what to suggest as parameters to limit how many you get. I know I'm mostly interested in the high power ones that put out at least 100w (20v @5A) on a single port to power my laptop and soldering iron.
I've been digging and digging to try to find one that has a good balance of capacity, build quality and price. Project Farm's video was pretty helpful but the cheap ones that did the best in his videos have mixed quality based on Amazon reviews. I could have sworn TTC had done a video on them but they haven't, so I hope to see one at some point!
Beat me to it 😂 I did order one of these, because I wanted to see what it was like in reality. I love making my cheap tool videos. There are some bargains out there! 😅
I wanted to grab one of these for a bit. Good thing I didn’t. Wound up getting the Makita blower. It’s WAY bigger than these, but uses my Makita batteries and performs about as well as a corded DataVac. Can’t argue with something that blows out toner waste without disassembling the drum.
Got one of these for cleaning my laptop and PS5. Gets them both looking like new. I only use it once every few weeks but it still works fine coming up to a year old now
I'm 7 minutes into this video and I'm having visions about just running some underground compressed air piping into my house from the outbuilding to clean out my computer. (Yeah I can just run a hose out or buy a small pancake compressor for in the house). Yes I know, this is unnecessary as well.
I want to build a silent compressor out of a fridge compressor and air tank. Would be perfect for cleaning computers without the "I can't hear you" levels of noise a small compressor typically makes.
Side note, I would guess Wolfbox is the first brand to come out with the new motor setup (innovation in these is likely being derived from RoboVacs) and thus have set a premium price target. I'd consider the other units as more 1st (~20CFM) and 2nd gen (~40CFM) , hence why they're all being deeply discounted now as those brands are probably prepping their own new gen (~80CFM, like Wolfbox's) which should drop the price of those a tad.
There are devices that you plug into the wall that are made to replace the cans of air. They usually come with a long cord, but the performance is actually similar to what you'd expect if not better than an actual can of air, and from what I remember, a bit less than $85.
Most canned air contains a bitterant to keep people from huffing it. The propellant has a higher affinity to hemoglobin than oxygen so basically it causes asphyxiation. I've seen it only once as an ER nurse and it led to the tragic death of a 16 year old girl. It's a memory I wish I could forget. The bitterant leaves a residue on your keyboard which transfers to your fingers which you then rub on your face. Just turn your keyboard upside down over the trash can and tap it, then wipe with a damp soapy cloth. Anything else you are just aerosolizing the skin cells, viruses, and bacteria on the keyboard and spreading it around your environment. A vacuum at least would contain the junk but then you have to clean the vacuum. My 2 cents.
Take it outside and blow it there, then wipe down. Otherwise you're just leaving a lot of stuff caked in there. Even better is a mechanical keyboard where you can easily remove the keycaps for cleaning.
I bought a Fanttik inflater/jumper combo on sale years ago and I was so impressed with them both that I bought more for my other cars. They really do work great. Wouldn't be surprised if their air blower thing is pretty decent, too.
I've been wondering about these air dusters for awhile, but I didn't want to waste money on one that was objectively worse than canned air. Thanks for doing this test! I might have to pick a Wolfbox duster up for myself now.
Also curious about corded ones.. I’m only ever using it indoors and I’m not interested in having yet another decaying battery in my house (Also would be neat to see ones that use normal power tool batteries)
Thanks for this video! It is amusing to me that I was approached to "review" one of these turbofan dusters on my channel. I don't review products at all; but I use a large amount of "duster" cans because I extract the difluoroethane from them to use as a Freon-12 replacement in antique refrigerator repairs and car A/C repairs. They just saw that keyword and asked for me to review their product. I am very surprised at the power and effectiveness of these tools. Was not expecting much more than a glorified computer fan!
Would be really helpful to know the common points of failure - I suspect for these it would be the battery? Reparability and longevity are important to me so knowing things like is the battery user replacable would help! Great review
More than a decade ago I got an electric duster off of Amazon for cleaning my computer. It is corded, so definitely less user-friendly than these things (though also more durable, as there is no battery to degrade or start a fire). It's a white metal can with a large round intake on the bottom and a mug-like plastic handle on the side. It KICKS -- if you start it carelessly and don't have a good grip, the motor can easily torque it out of your hand. Made in USA, too.
Got one similar to the wolf box for $70 and was happily surprised with the power, not gonna be a leaf blower but nice to clean off benches and stuff in the woodshop. I like to take it to jobsites as well and use to blow tools off before putting away and blow myself off before getting in the car when I get dusty.
I actually needed one of these after I purchased a new desktop and wanted to keep it clean. I thought about buying a small compressor just for the air nozzle instead of paying $$$ on duster cans, but I felt the idea was overkill. Then I remembered seeing these portable fan/ blower things, went to check them out, never bought one. You can't make a honest decision on buying something if there are thousands of clones all with super fake photos, fake specs, prices anywhere from 30 bucks to 170. I didn't think any of these would have the same CFM as the cans do, but I still really want an alternative.
I've always wanted to get one of these, even before they got popular on TikSlop, because my compressor is too loud for use most of the time. And Canned air is just not sufficient, nor very nice to use, and costs too much in the long run. And I wanted one that can vaccuum as well as expel air, too. But literally every single one I've seen so far, has looked like a complete and utter scam. And either I buy a cheap one, which would still be too much to get scammed, or I buy an expensive one and get scammed worse. So, I never bought one. This video helped.
I remember when lying about a product's features was never done because consumer protection agencies would absolutely drag you to court for it.
Amazon has created the environment for all of these Chinese companies to sell absolute shit and nobody seems to realize or care. I only use Amazon when absolutely necessary. It's disgraceful.
China don’t play that
Funny... I remember when politics worked similarly.
I imagine if they attempted to get rid of all of Chinas exaggerated claims through court, then court would have a backlog of cases that would last until the year 10,000 AD.
BBC gets a free pass too
now the wolf box is sold out everywhere and 100 dollars because of this vid
Exactly
Its £100 in the uk ...sigh
Sounds like a good sell!
Get an air compressor
@@SomebodysNephew need something portable
If an electric air duster isn't kicking back like a shotgun, I'm not interested.
For real. I use a high volume blow gun on a 250 psi supply with 1/2 inch Chicago fittings in the shop. It will blow a cobweb off the ceiling from 20+ feet away. I use it to blow leaves out of the driveway because it works better than an actual leaf blower, especially from blowing leaves out from under cars. That's not what these are intended for. They're basically for cleaning dust out of the inside of computer cases, or cleaning keyboards. Places where you don't need a huge volume of high pressure air because it might damage something. Definitely not for cleaning a shop.
Metro DataVac duster is pretty much the gold standard for electric dusters. They definitely kick when you turn them on although it's more from the torque of the motor than the airflow.
Facts
@@drunk3n_m0nk12I found that my Makita duster can go toe to toe with my DataVac. It’s a behemoth. I fully anticipate my DataVac lasting two decades easily, however.
If it's not trying to break my wrist then I'm not interested lol
I was absolutely certain these things were a full-on scam, but cool to see there are ones out there that work as advertised.
They all scam in terms what they state. None of them reached the rpm they claimed they would reach. Did you see a different video?!
@RomboutVersluijs If you think the RPM was somehow relevant in all of this then I don't know what to tell you.
@GGov86 it was, I mean they all stated these insane rpm. None off them achieved the rpm
@@RomboutVersluijs You don't seem understand what "works as advertised" means. The rpm is wholly irrelevant.
Should have also measured a can of air. But another great video comes out from TTC.
It's hard to say because performance at 1st trigger pull is much better than performance 50% way through a bottle. But around 170mph and 8cfm, velocity can be increased well over 180 with the small tube
@@TorqueTestChannelthank you for posting this result.
@@TorqueTestChannel Also, can will act differently depending on its temperature... Warm it up to 50C and you will get even more flow :).
@Feldmarshall12 been waiting on that NOS bottle heater for dusters
@@TorqueTestChannel Couple days ago was blowing out some bearings and used full hot water to preheat my duster can. nets like 3 seconds of turbo power till it freezes over lmao so it was dip->blow->dip->blow
I've fallen in love with my Makita air duster. It's amazingly powerful for its relatively small size, and it's somehow become my most used tool on the farm. Tractor's cabin covered in dust and sand? No more! Need to dry the crevices of a car after a wash? Sure! Need to dry the car?! Yeah, doable, although labor-intensive.
On my second line of work, it's also very good at drying latex catsuits after a wash... I mean, it's a tool for everything. A very good one.
I totally forgot about the time he tased himself for science lol
when he showed that clip, i thought -- "yup. i woulda done that. so would all of my friends. so would my dad. yup. this is why humans are so resilient and prone to failure simultaneously"
Did it out of love for his viewers
At least he didn't taste himself.
@@JSMCPN wrong website
At a house party we burned up a 8 pack of 9volt batteries on each other in a weekend
That Olight wedge flashlight in the intro is the exact same one I have, color and all. It's my favorite flashlight of all time and I have an unnecessarily large flashlight collection.
I got a really funny one of these about a month ago on aliexpress. It's built out of a cloned Milwaukee drill shell with 3D printed parts and one of those "130000 rpm" turbine. It takes M12 batteries and has a standard Milwaukee drill trigger. So far I'm pretty satisfied and it looks hilarious.
I just went and found the one you’re talking about. I need something portable for blowing dirt and junk out of engine compartments. You think it’s plenty strong enough for that? I love that it looks like Milwaukee.
I got the China-brand one for M18 - clearly still the shell of a drill/driver tool, with likely the same brushless motor on the back that powers those through a gearbox. In any case, it works well. Not quite as 'poppy' as a compressor blow gun for stubborn gunk, but you also don't have to wait for a compressor to fill. Like all air-moving devices, it eats batteries, so I'm glad I can slap a 5AH+ battery on it. Not sure how these little toys tested here are useful, because the runtime has to be pitiful with those tiny batteries.
Got any search terms? @@Justicejj-l5c
@@Justicejj-l5c problem is semi-caked grease. a shop air compressor is going to blow these away (pun intended) with the gun and strawlike attachments.
@@Justicejj-l5c just get an industrial vacuum with reversible flow, the vacuum hose should be flexible enough for you to get anywhere you need and if it isnt just tape a smaller hose at the end of it
I got the wolfbox one direct from their site for 80$, showed up yesterday and I'm pretty impressed by it, it's loud as fuck and the battery dies fast on the highest setting but it's POWERFUL! I can understand why it has a relatively short battery life on full blast, you can really tell it's dumping a lot of power into the motor. The torque in your hand, and the handle heating up just a lil shows this thing means business
I have the "Wolfbox" turbo duster and that thing is the closest to a can of compressed air, in my opinion, than any of the other turbo dusters I've tried (i do electronics repair and IT work).
Keep up the great work
can of compressed air is a very low standard
@@dirtrider88 But a very useful one.
If you're in a shop, what are you doing with canned air? If you're one an office or working maintenance, this would be very handy...
@dirtrider88 "canned air" is the golden standard for cleaning electronics and has been since it came into the market. Lol. Keyword: electronics.
I also do it repair. Especially on old, neglected toner printers. Canned air doesn’t cut it. Nothing beats a DataVac or Makita blower.
@@D.K81Downsides are that they have to be held mostly upright and initial performance only good for 10-15 seconds. Fine for most small jobs, but still significant limitations for a "gold standard."
I picked up a CCV “turbo fan” off of amamz0n. I was a little dubious, but decided to toftt.
It was about $50 US, and had moderate reviews.
I wanted something like this, as I’m disabled, and use 2 canes to get around. This is for my porch and sidewalk, as well as cleaning snow off of my truck.
My first test was leaves and debris off the sidewalk. Had to have the provided nozzle about 10” or so from the ground. I was pleasantly surprised how well it worked. I also recently had two light snow falls leaving about 1” of fluffy snow. It worked well, and took 2 minutes to get the job done.
In short. This little unit far exceeded my expectations. I’ll know by the end f the winter how durable it is, but if it only lasts one season, I’ll still feel it was a worthwhile investment. Trying to hobble around and using a shovel leaves me in a lot of pain. Getting my backpack blower strapped on a running for every little snowfall, is just too difficult. This unit has been a game changer for me.
I don’t have the equipment to do all the tests you did, but I think this would come out somewhere near the top of your chart.
Just when I needed a gift idea for the tool guy that has everything. You not only give the solution, but the best solution. Do you ever get tired of putting out the best content on UA-cam? Thanks TTC!
Haha thanks TBT
Wait wait wait @TBT, has anyone from TTT been on your channel before!? Have you TOURED TTT??? 👀👀
Hahaha! Crazy seeing one of your comments! Shout out to you sir!!! Saw a few of your vids. Wish they were available 15yrs ago when I was an active machinist. Keep it up brother 👍🏾
This will blow that 10mm socket right off the workbench into the abyss in an instant.
Nice job once again. I am surprised you didnt have one of the hexagon shaped ones with the magnetic nozzles that are all over vending sites.. Also one of my favorite parts is when you tear them down and we can see whats inside, but you didnt do that this time! Thanks again, appreciate what you do!
These have been all over my TikTok promising the whole world and more. Glad SOMEBODY put them to the test, and there are few that could do it better than you guys at the TTC.
Thank you!
Can definitely replace a compressor for some tasks. They're far more powerful than I thought and I use one when I don't want to lug my compressor over to something.
I have that second one with a different 'brand name' and the battery has been great *knock on wood*
Which brand? The one I got us like an almost empty can of air duster.
I have one of these and found it very useful. The main issue that is too common is the battery that dies rapidly and stop charging after a few months of use. I've M12-modded mine by cutting the handle and epoxy a cheap M12 to bare wire adapter from Amazon and now work very well, no more fear of battery dying. One saved from e-waste.
Nice.
Nice,
I honestly wouldn't mind buying one that foregoes the battery entirely and has to be plugged in. How far away from a plug does anyone really expect to be using these? And I say this as someone who finds cordless vacuums to be very handy.
The battery situation is really annoying. It discharges while it sitting on the shelf, and then when you need the device for a quick use it is no working unless you charge it for 30 min.
I had a few of these they don't do much air to move air only the SDFM Electric Air Duster - 130000RPM worked amazingly but only lasted a month. I found the Canless air system lasted for the longest but not nearly as powerful. I finally gave up on these tiny blowers for cleaning my PC I bought the Ryobi ONE+ HP 18V Brushless Cordless 220 CFM 140 MPH Compact Blower. It's perfect did a great job and is reliable.
I saw these things and I wouldnt too much have doubted how much power they have, but I'm all for having fun, so instead I started building one. I bought a ducted rc fan motor and hooked it up to my longboard controller. Despite my best grip, it escaped my hand, inhaled some power cables and disintegrated itself. Would be fun to try again though. Had as much power as my Milwaukee blower.
Lmao smooth move
I'm guessing that's how these things started - the simple, boxy shape of the first ones that began to show up looks like a DIY 3D printed project, stolen and mass-produced.
@@__qqq__ The first ones I saw years ago was repurposing a dyson hair dryer motor with a 3d printed shell, that thing had power.
My parts just arrived today. Bought one of the types like in the vid....then wanted EDF one powered by one of my many rc batteries.
You guys are great. I love how you are empowering consumers to be informed without collectively wasting money by individually & blindly purchasing garbage.
Thought this was project farm for a split second .
Just about to get one of these , great video
PF does good work but he really doesn't know how to cut shit no-one wants to see. basically his ability to stay on the point sucks
This guy doesn't talk as fast as Project Farm dude.
@@angrydove4067 doesn't need to, PF dude it actually much worse at cutting out fluff.
I have a corded blaster for drying my Motorcycle. That thing rips. I have had it for 11 years and it still works like the day I purchased it. Little pricey but well worth it.
I needed a good comparison of these so bad, your timing is perfect!
What are people using these for? Can’t just be for dusting keyboards?
@@roccit I'd use if for, like you said, PC cleaning but also if one is strong enough, drying my car after a wash to prevent water marks. But if it doesn't work well enough for car drying then I'll just get a leaf blower
Thank you! I have been looking at these and hoping to stop buying canned air. This was the best explanation of what they are actually capable of that I have seen.
Aw crap, I never new these things existed before today and now I want-need one.
Likewise , story of my Life , peer pressure...
For what?
@@joshuagibson2520 I don't know that's why it's a want need. I need to want one despite not knowing they existed. It's like the 10th cookie after you are full, you still want it though you know you don't need it.
@longlowdog Me neither. I just bought a compressor last week, mainly for using the air jet to clean out parts. Now I'm wondering if one of these would have done the job just as well for far less money and at a far smaller size.
The similar thing I have experience with personally is from Datavac, is quite a bit larger than these, and is corded. It's a beast that moves so much more air than any of these except maybe the wolfbox. It's older tech, so probably less efficient.
It's worth noting that your sound meter specs say it measures up to 8.5kHz whereas these dusters will all produce a lot of sound way above that frequency. If we take 100k RPM, multiply it by the number of blades on the impeller/propeller (13 in my case) we get 21.6kHz. Mine advertised 140k RPM and I think it might actually be able to hit close to that - it has a smooth potentiometer to regulate speed and it hits 24kHz (maximum my phone is able to measure and it corresponds to 110k RPM) at around 4/5 of max speed.
Unfortunately these dusters can be really deceptive cause when the sound goes above human range of hearing it makes them way quieter than they actually are while still destroying your ears (ultrasounds do cause hearing damage even though you can't hear them).
Not sure how that compares to the dusters you tested cause I can't see the propeller blades but they definitely have at least 6 which would still produce 10kHz and that is more than your sound meter can measure.
My point being these things are super loud and will destroy your ears people. Wear ear protection when using them.
You get a "nice"
I seriously doubt that you can get hearing damage from something you can not hear. In order for there to be hearing loss, there first needs to be some hearing to lose.
@@ErikTheAndroid Incorrect. Even though you can't hear those sounds they are there and are exerting pressure on your ears and causing vibrations within. There is little real data on the subject but from what I've been able to find this is true, although the higher the frequency the less damaging it is to our ears. For example Canada workplace limits specify different limits depending on frequency - up to 20kHz - 75dB
25kHz and above - 110dB.
Nevertheless even if only audible sounds could cause hearing loss it would still mean that hearing protection is required for these dusters - the quietest one was measured to be 75.5dB 1m away. Remember that only up to 8.5kHz was measured and there's still more sound between 8.5 and 18kHz (realistically the limit for most people). And of course human arms aren't that long and I measured 70cm between my arm extended all the way and my ear. So combined both of those things would mean the true sound level of even the quietest of the dusters is likely way above what's safe for our ears.
Also remember that hearing loss is cumulative - it doesn't heal. Any amount of damage just accumulates over time and will eventually lead to hearing loss later in life - avoiding exposure whenever possible is the only way to protect against it.
@@Undy1 The lack of real data is not really helping you here, although I will concede that exact data on hearing loss in general is not an exact science. With that said, even 75dB(I am assuming A weighted) really is not all that loud. You are overreacting. NIOSH places the limit at 85dBA for 8 hours/day so even at 80dB you are nowhere near that seeing as how you will only use a tool like this for a few minutes. Yes, the noise of the fans will most certainly contain frequency content above 8K, however in my own experience of comparing proper class 1 meters that measure up to 20K, and cheap meters that measure only up to 8K, the extended range really does not do much. If you take a look at the A weighting curve then it is obvious why there is such a small difference. Higher frequencies are significantly weighted down anyway, so even if you can measure them they do not really influence the final result.
In short, stop overreacting.
@@ErikTheAndroid Again 75dBA (yes it's A weighted on the meter as far as I can see) is the quietest of the bunch. The loudest of the bunch was 87.5dBA and remember that was at 1m away whereas in real life you're holding it at most 0.7m away from your ear which will make it slightly louder. This is definitely within hearing damage range and as I've said before - hearing damage is cumulative and doesn't heal. This field is as you yourself said is not very well researched yet but it seems that not all people are equally susceptible and those NIOSH recommendations might be too high for all we know. So personally I will be using hearing protection whenever possible and so far applying that mentality most of my life means that at 31 my hearing is pretty much perfect with no tinnitus and I'm able to easily hear sounds up to 18.5kHz whereas I know people far younger that can't even hear 15.625kHz (flyback transformer whine in CRT TVs).
As for you - your ears, your choice.
Tip for future: mAh is not great unit for measuring battery life, because energy stored in a cell changes when you use different voltages (some 18650 allow charging up to 4.35V for a little extra juice. Ror an example, see LG ICR18650 E1). This is particularly important when charging. Depending on electronics you have different losses on changing voltage from USB 5V to cell voltage. Reporting in Wh (watt-hours) is a bit better, it gives you energy independent of the voltage, but to really get to the bottom of this you would have to open each tool, check what is internal electronics cutoff voltage and then use an external charger to see actual energy the cell will take. I can point you in a direction of more info if you are up for it.
Wh is always better, but we usually compare to what they advertise - so it can be a bit tricky. Hard to call them out on wind speed velocity if we're using an objectively better PRESSURE reading for example
I think this is a good observation, but I just want to point out that you can't choose to "use" a different voltage directly from a battery. You get the voltage that it produces. I guess maybe you mean that some batteries can be charged to higher voltages than others, but the voltage is changing as it discharges anyway. You can obviously regulate voltage after you get power from the battery, but that's just trading voltage for current. I wonder if these mAh meters are measuring the current-time at some regulated voltage or if they're just measuring it at whatever voltage the battery is producing.
@@wbfaulk Yes, of course that what I meant - the voltage is battery dependent, not user dependent :). The 4.35V LiIon will have a higher average voltage, so the same number of mAh will actually carry a bit more energy. LG actually lists they effective voltage as 3.75V as opossed to 3.7V for typical 4.2V cutoff cells. Similarly if you change chemistry (for example LiPo to LiFe), you end up with "different' mAh. This is just to illustrate how deceiving mAh may be.
@TorqueTestChannel True - they use stupid unit for advertisement :). The losses on different charging circuits may be throwing your results off a bit, but at least we have a straight comparison. It may be worth noting, that when you are charging @5V constant, you will read less mAh then actually goes into battery if there is a switching regulator in the line, so they may be advertising a true capacity in some cases.
mAh is fine to use here to compare the various brands.
If you want a useful metric it would be run time.
@@jaro6985 Run time favors whatever brand has the lowest setting or lowest performance high setting. Doesnt tell you value, which is basically battery size for your money
the world needs more channels like this.
Thank you so much! I was seriously considering spending almost $60, and with the insight of your observations I have decided to wait until the market and/or product "shakes out" some more. Clearly there's a lot of crap that needs to go away, and probably a year from now "the dust will begin to settle" and we will learn what a USEFUL product in this area looks like. Perhaps like one of these, but also maybe not. Since I bought a multi-pack of "canned air" at Costco not too many years ago, and have a "pancake" compressor for tires, I think I can hold out until well into next year.
I have bad news for you, buddy. That never happens. The crap will always proliferate in the race to the bottom.
A year from now, you'll have even more cheap knock-offs with questionable claims because the market will have caught up to produce them cheaply enough for it to become viable for unbranded Chinese manufacturers.
amazon is already flooded with these things with the most comical claims and clearly fake reviews. “strong wind”, “1600grams of THRUST”. can’t make this stuff up.
Bought a 3d printed one back when they just came outx still performs amazing. It has one of those rewound turbojet impeller and runs off a 2s li-ion pack made from 18650s. Performs really well, has kickback when boosting, i love it.
I even designed and printed a bottom cap to suit a voltage readout using a push button to monitor the voltage so i can keep it at storage charge voltage
print name
@@MiGujack3 name
That’s 🧢
One thing I'd love for you to include when testing things that charge via a USB-C port is whether they'll charge from a USB-C charger or not. It's surprising how many devices won't and require a USB-A charger with an A-to-C cable.
Yeah, you need a power delivery compatible device to wake up the PD chargers, some people are not aware of that 🙆
@piciu256 The crazy thing is that if you plug any old USB-A device into that same USB-C charger, it will work fine. So it's like these non-C charging devices are forcing it into PD mode, but then not negotiating anything. Maybe all cables that would make that connection happen have some circuitry to tell the charger to go into USB-A mode? I don't think that's right, but I suppose it could be.
@@wbfaulk I believe those USB A devices just bypass the PD mode, my charger doesn't charge any "dumb" device over the C port, but does charge anything over the A port and has permanent voltage there too.
Note: edited to correct brand name.
Funny you should mention that. I ran into the same issue with cheap power banks who don’t deliver over their USB-C outlets. I was just at Walmart on Black Friday and they had an Belki 10 AH USB-A/C power bank and a 60 Watt PD cord, each for $15. ($30 total). That is a bit pricey compared to Chinese alphabet soup brands, but I bought an Belkin Lightning cord a year ago and it is still going strong. I believe no other Lightning cord I’ve had lasted more than two months. I haven’t had a chance to test the power bank yet. In general Belkin has a good reputation, so I am optimistic.
Isn't this a combination of crappy charger and crappy device?
Dammit!!! They almost got me! THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH FOR THIS VID!!!
Not sure why your vids stopped showing in my feed. I was thinking you left. Good to see I was wrong 👍🏾
Your videos just blow the competition away 😬
Thanks! Always figured the claims were absolute lies, like most flashlight spec claims. Appreciate your testing
Meliff has one powered by DeWalt batteries which I use for dusting my PC. Trying it with an 8 AH or some other spicy battery variant sounds like it'd be up your alley
Yes came to see how the tool battery versions compare
If you haven't purchased one before, I can tell you with a 4 AH battery it's also powerful enough for me to use it for blowing leaves, dirt and pigeon poop off my balcony and I think they make a Milwaukee variant too if you you're with the red army
@@MikeDepWould be amazing if they tested those also!
@@MikeDep I will recommend the M18 one. Brushless, but still eats battery juice. These little toys tested must have about 2 minutes of runtime max, because a 5AH M18 is about 1/2 dead after a few minutes.
I have it but it's not an equivalent comparison. It's like twice as big as anything he has here
I'm happy to have postponed my purchase, because everything was so confusing with all these advertised false promises. Thank you so much for this much appreciated rigorous test! This is made with such an objective, measurable, scientific mindset... very useful info. Thank you.
That's exactly how I feel about this lol... I've been seeing them for years but I always like I was going to get scammed lol
That little Wolfbox is a beast! Actually really impressive and useful as a tool.
what do you use these for?
@@warrenpeas Mainly removing the dust of electronics both inside and outside. Computers, lapotops, keyboards etc.
While there's no specific info about the company, it seems obvious from their promotional efforts and dealer outreach that they have strong roots in the USA, both in engineering and market awareness. Probably explains why they don't make garbage products.
I suspect they take junky Chinese products, and fix them. The Chinese production/factory people I've dealt with have been exceptionally limited in their ability to think in non-linear ways. Trying to improve a product by doing something obvious and sensible, if it means stepping outside the accepted norms, basically means it won't happen. They're terrified of straying from consensus on some gut level.
YT deleted my comment. They've even just started making your comment still visible to you but nobody else. You have to sign out and check. sigh.
Basically...
While there is no specific info about the company, it seems obvious from their promotional efforts and dealer outreach that they have strong roots in the USA, both in engineering and market awareness. Probably explains why they don't make weak products.
@@MarkOakleyComics nah your comment is there. it's just a 10 year old glitch on this absolute garbage system for comments youtube uses. it has to be the worst ever and they never fix it.
I’ve been seeing these things and briefly considered one so thank you for giving them a good going over. It’s a great idea that needs a year or two of practice.
If using to blow dust off computer components or other sensitive electronics be very careful when aiming at fans as if you don't stop the fan from spinning you could either back feed electricity into the fan's PCB and fry it, fry something on the device the fan is plugged into or explode the fan blades (just ask JayzTwoCents about that one).
Yeah I heard about that, could generate current and/or damage the bearings of the fan itself by spinning it so fast. I just jam a thin plastic straw in the fan blades before dusting with compressed air so no spinning. Not as much fun but more fun than computer damage.
I've been considering one of these devices. This video puts things into perspective. I was thinking a cheap model may do the job, but as always, you get what you pay for.
I got lucky and found the one at 10:25 at an Amazon bin store for $4.
I got WAY more than I paid for.
the Wolfbox is $62.99 on a black friday sale. Definitely going to scoop one of those up. I've been using an old generic rechargable air duster for a few years now but its clearly not even in the same league of power as these new models.
I was surprised what the little blowers were capable of. The top 2 are pretty sweet.
With Delivery dates in January.
Put it in your cart and the final price is $96.63!!! Not sure how the tax adds $30+ since it’s free shipping with prime.
@@supersportimpalass Same thing for me. I cancelled the order.
I reported the product listing now it shows it’s $89.99 Amazon trying to scam people hoping they didn’t notice the final price at checkout!!! 😂
Thank you!! I’ve been looking at these knowing this stuff but not able to find an objective review. I appreciate it
I’ve been waiting for something like this, thank you!😊
OMG Thank you, I have literally been waiting for a video like this one, i wanted to buy one of these electric dusters but was taken back by all the claims which were a little out of this world.
genuinely gonna buy the ‘wolf box’ after watching this, that thing does exactly what i would ever want it to
Great review HOWEVER, PLEASE include info on if the BATTERY can be replaced easily by removing a few screws as opposed to the need to destroy the case to get to them. Like smart phones, this is getting to be a real problem where the effort to replace the battery is beyond what the average consumer is willing or able to do. My thoughts are, if you can't replace the battery easily, I do NOT buy and if the battery is some configuration not available off the shelf, same conclusion.
What are the speed and volume values for the “control”, a can of compressed “air”?
It's hard to say because performance at 1st trigger pull is much better than performance 50% way through a bottle. But around 170mph and 8cfm, velocity can be increased over 180 with the small tube
@@TorqueTestChannel Thanks for the reply. I should have known you’d have the values already worked out.
Holy shit youtube is at it again with its triple comment duplicates
Another interesting and useful video, thank you TTC. I don’t ever need or use such a device but you’ve almost persuaded me to get on Amazon right away.
This is giving me of project farm vibes. Not complaining this is a good thing. Honest people actually reviewing and testing things and calling out bs is always a good thing.
While I like project farm, I cannot stand the editing. This was much better imo. Also the data, in pf is a bit over the top often
Thank you so much for testing the dusters. I've bought one in 2022 and I was very disappointed because it performed very poor to the canned duster. After watching your video it just turns out I bought one of the worst ones.(not in the video though) One funny thing is that after I left a 2 star review on Amazon I got multiple emails with stock photo profiles asking to delete the review in exchange of a $20-40 Amazon gift card.(the price went up gradually) It was the first time I got something like this after reviewing a product. Of course I didn't reply any of the emails.
I have the Makita 18v one and it's phenomenal. It's now my most commonly used cordless tool. I would love to see that tested.
I got that one too and love it, I use it all around the house, even to dry of some tight spots while washing the dishes, by far the tool that I use the most too! But it goes through batteries like crazy!
It would be great to see a comparison
I got the 40V one since it came out first and it's one of my favorites too, use it for cleaning filters, electronics, stoking fires and scaring cats.
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@@foetusdeletus6313 Got the same. Don't have an air compressor for work anymore since cordless nailers. Also great for camping. Cleaning stuff and getting rid of bugs.
3 days late wolf box is sold out! Bummer I missed it! Thank you for these videos I really appreciate it.
I recently bought a few of these and can say that they do vary in the different brands/specs and there are many brands/models that are just reskins, so you have to pretty much self test for your needs and return.
And as always with the alphabet soup China-brand models, they just put whatever they feel like on the specs that'll get them the most units moved the fastest, there's little recourse to lying versus a brand that has an actual US-entity attached -- if they get delisted, they just spin up another XYZ brand (Amazon requires trademark IIRC and it's much faster to trademark gibberish). If you want a closer-to-spec version you're better off going with a known China-brand.
There are a few different brands of the "300k" model (same unit, different box) and they can be had for ~$60.
thank you for sacrificing your fantastic garden bed layers of mulching
10:46 If there is one thing we learned from Chernobyl it is that 3.6 roentgen is not great not terrible.
Until you get the correct measuring device that can go higher...then you realize it's 20,000 roentgen.
XD
This is exactly the video I needed! I recently purchased the Yomile (well, an identical clone with different name) and immediately returned it. Looks like the Wolf Box is the way to go!
Omg thank you. I bought a duster online and was so disappointed. Appreciate what you do
Wolfbox isn't selling in Canada ;(
They do ship to Canada from the US amazon store tho. With the US holiday pricing, it still looks like a pretty good deal. The import fees they're charging aren't much more than you'd be paying in tax (at full price) if you could buy it in Canada. Not shipping until January tho, so not gonna be in time for a christmas present.
Got myself a Wolfbox compressed air duster due this video 😅.
Came in a couple of weeks later it seriously is the most powerful battery operated duster I’ve owned. The build quality and the battery life is solid. The only downside is it can’t be stood up due to curved bottom. Otherwise fantastic product that is sold out pretty much everywhere.
Wow 10 mins ago, prior to seeing this video, I was wondering if somebody already created a powerful duster that can be compact and powerful.... Here I am now seeing there's multiple selections for these things already. What a time to be alive!
two minute papers reference i see???
Your mobile device is reading You're mind and thoughts have you notice don't belive me wait some time and this will come out to light .
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I bought a corded air duster years ago, looks kinda like a tea pot. Paid around $40 on amazon. That thing rips hard, blows cans over from 5+ feet away. I use that thing for all my dusting needs. Blows out the pc, A/C fins, ceiling fan blades etc etc. I also got one of these battery powered models and while they are better at portability, not being tied to a wall outlet and fitting into cramped spots, they dont pack anywhere near the punch of the corded model.
Get a DataVac on the charts! Granted, they don't have a battery/cordless option but they're powerful and THE go-to for bulk computer de-dusting, like you'd find in a computer repair shop where the dusting station is... stationary.
I was hoping he would've thrown one in for comparison. After using them at work it didn't take long for me to get one for home use. They really are the gold standard.
Datavac is a beast. Let alone digging, probably could use it to mine for coal.
The Datavac is what I was hoping to see on the charts!
Yep, I want the best products. Of course, having no cord might be considered a plus too (and a cons for some), but for a lot of devices, having a cord seem to be the way to go, or you can get good performance at decent price too (especially in Electric Air Duster where I heard some cordless solution are not that good like showcased in this video).
I'm curious how it compares. (XPower are rated 90CFM for corded, 75 CFM for their cordless model... while I noted 70 CFM for the praised Datavac, but that was taken from their specs... not independant test like here)
I personally ended up getting a XPower A-2 after lot of researchs and consideration (including the deals I could get at the moment). DataVac was definitely on my list of candidates. I think they are both very good choice if what you want to do is clean electronic (and maybe more).
IT Dusters's stuff were interesting, but mostly available in Europe, even if they got a model now sold on Amazon Type-3 and Type-6 (and for some reason I can't order Type-6 to Canada today, but they are at US$35 and US$45 respectively for US customers, which is a good price if they are on par or near XPower/Datavac).
I have a electrical air duster from amazon that I randomly picked. its from a company called sin shine, they dont advertise the RPMs of the motor just the 550watts and 3/4 horse power. I find it pretty good it has like a 15 foot cord and if I repeatedly turn on and off the duster, the breaker pops. so the 550 watts seems to be true and it kicks up some dust pretty good too.
Man we are getting closer and closer to cordless Blow Guns.
I went to a specific convention that are using these to keep cool inside their suits now I know which one to buy thank you very much for your video. You save me a lot of money
If you're branching out, maybe do USB power banks? I'm just not sure what to suggest as parameters to limit how many you get. I know I'm mostly interested in the high power ones that put out at least 100w (20v @5A) on a single port to power my laptop and soldering iron.
There is a youtuber called Allthingsoneplace that already does a brilliant job of exactly this.
@WTCHME thanks, I'll take a look!
I've been digging and digging to try to find one that has a good balance of capacity, build quality and price. Project Farm's video was pretty helpful but the cheap ones that did the best in his videos have mixed quality based on Amazon reviews. I could have sworn TTC had done a video on them but they haven't, so I hope to see one at some point!
@@WTCHME Thank you for this information!
I really appreciate this. I've thought about getting one of these in the past but was put off by how little good testing I could find.
Beat me to it 😂 I did order one of these, because I wanted to see what it was like in reality. I love making my cheap tool videos. There are some bargains out there! 😅
dont forget to review it on your channel then
@ Well I also got the one for a Makita battery from Aliexpress so I have high hopes for that.
I wanted to grab one of these for a bit. Good thing I didn’t. Wound up getting the Makita blower. It’s WAY bigger than these, but uses my Makita batteries and performs about as well as a corded DataVac. Can’t argue with something that blows out toner waste without disassembling the drum.
3:30 A channel called Cylo's garage showed mach diamonds in the flow from air guns and canned air, meaning their airspeed is supersonic.
Got one of these for cleaning my laptop and PS5. Gets them both looking like new. I only use it once every few weeks but it still works fine coming up to a year old now
I'm 7 minutes into this video and I'm having visions about just running some underground compressed air piping into my house from the outbuilding to clean out my computer. (Yeah I can just run a hose out or buy a small pancake compressor for in the house). Yes I know, this is unnecessary as well.
I want to build a silent compressor out of a fridge compressor and air tank. Would be perfect for cleaning computers without the "I can't hear you" levels of noise a small compressor typically makes.
Thank you for the testing, I always considered to buy one of these
Now I also can recommend one based by your experience
Side note, I would guess Wolfbox is the first brand to come out with the new motor setup (innovation in these is likely being derived from RoboVacs) and thus have set a premium price target. I'd consider the other units as more 1st (~20CFM) and 2nd gen (~40CFM) , hence why they're all being deeply discounted now as those brands are probably prepping their own new gen (~80CFM, like Wolfbox's) which should drop the price of those a tad.
Thankyou for doing this!! I have been wondering about all these for so long!!
There are devices that you plug into the wall that are made to replace the cans of air. They usually come with a long cord, but the performance is actually similar to what you'd expect if not better than an actual can of air, and from what I remember, a bit less than $85.
You don't know how long I was looking for someone to actually test these thing bro tysm pls continue to test thenm
Most canned air contains a bitterant to keep people from huffing it. The propellant has a higher affinity to hemoglobin than oxygen so basically it causes asphyxiation. I've seen it only once as an ER nurse and it led to the tragic death of a 16 year old girl. It's a memory I wish I could forget. The bitterant leaves a residue on your keyboard which transfers to your fingers which you then rub on your face. Just turn your keyboard upside down over the trash can and tap it, then wipe with a damp soapy cloth. Anything else you are just aerosolizing the skin cells, viruses, and bacteria on the keyboard and spreading it around your environment. A vacuum at least would contain the junk but then you have to clean the vacuum. My 2 cents.
Take it outside and blow it there, then wipe down. Otherwise you're just leaving a lot of stuff caked in there. Even better is a mechanical keyboard where you can easily remove the keycaps for cleaning.
Thank you for this video. I wanted to buy one of those but had no idea what is a scam or not. Now i can order a legit one.
Wolfbox unfortunately has already stopped selling these, and moved on to selling dashcams and rearview mirrors.
This is not true
@Nick-ym2tf Provide a link then. Not a single one for sale.
@TheSeptu a quick search to their website demonstrates they still sell it for $80 after applying a $20 at checkout
Its 💯% true
@@christopherfrawley2560 you can literally go to their website and see they have them listed for two release dates. So no it isn't true.
I bought a Fanttik inflater/jumper combo on sale years ago and I was so impressed with them both that I bought more for my other cars. They really do work great. Wouldn't be surprised if their air blower thing is pretty decent, too.
Bro didn't compare to a regular ole can of compressed air??? come on man
We have air compressors, dont use the things unless we want to freeze something by holding it upside down
@@TorqueTestChannel it might make a good short
I've been wondering about these air dusters for awhile, but I didn't want to waste money on one that was objectively worse than canned air. Thanks for doing this test! I might have to pick a Wolfbox duster up for myself now.
Above what a pitot tube can read…. Sir, this is how airplanes use for speed lol.
Also curious about corded ones.. I’m only ever using it indoors and I’m not interested in having yet another decaying battery in my house
(Also would be neat to see ones that use normal power tool batteries)
I have a powerful corded air blaster, it literally would blow these small battery powered dusters away.
5:10 that dang 2-3 seconds of holding the ON button before it turns on... we have a cordless vac that does that 💩 lol and yes it is so annoying
Thanks for this video! It is amusing to me that I was approached to "review" one of these turbofan dusters on my channel. I don't review products at all; but I use a large amount of "duster" cans because I extract the difluoroethane from them to use as a Freon-12 replacement in antique refrigerator repairs and car A/C repairs. They just saw that keyword and asked for me to review their product. I am very surprised at the power and effectiveness of these tools. Was not expecting much more than a glorified computer fan!
Laughs in *datavac*
That wolfbox looks freaking cool with the nozzle and the blue LED like a fighter jet's engine exhaust
Would be really helpful to know the common points of failure - I suspect for these it would be the battery? Reparability and longevity are important to me so knowing things like is the battery user replacable would help! Great review
More than a decade ago I got an electric duster off of Amazon for cleaning my computer. It is corded, so definitely less user-friendly than these things (though also more durable, as there is no battery to degrade or start a fire). It's a white metal can with a large round intake on the bottom and a mug-like plastic handle on the side. It KICKS -- if you start it carelessly and don't have a good grip, the motor can easily torque it out of your hand. Made in USA, too.
Got one similar to the wolf box for $70 and was happily surprised with the power, not gonna be a leaf blower but nice to clean off benches and stuff in the woodshop. I like to take it to jobsites as well and use to blow tools off before putting away and blow myself off before getting in the car when I get dusty.
No idea why I like these videos. Versus videos. I like to know who's the best at anything
Thank you for taking the time to test these.
Great round up. Recommend switching to Wh for battery capacity, to avoid confusion.
I purchased the Wolfbox with there Christmas sale for $79 and free delivery. I will say it works great. Thanks for this great test video.
I actually needed one of these after I purchased a new desktop and wanted to keep it clean. I thought about buying a small compressor just for the air nozzle instead of paying $$$ on duster cans, but I felt the idea was overkill. Then I remembered seeing these portable fan/ blower things, went to check them out, never bought one. You can't make a honest decision on buying something if there are thousands of clones all with super fake photos, fake specs, prices anywhere from 30 bucks to 170. I didn't think any of these would have the same CFM as the cans do, but I still really want an alternative.
Saw one if these at a fursuit meet last month, it was impressive! If any fandom takes pocket fans seriously its fursuiters :)
Just stumbled across the channel and seeing you tase yourself I already know this channel is fire 😂
I've always wanted to get one of these, even before they got popular on TikSlop, because my compressor is too loud for use most of the time. And Canned air is just not sufficient, nor very nice to use, and costs too much in the long run. And I wanted one that can vaccuum as well as expel air, too.
But literally every single one I've seen so far, has looked like a complete and utter scam. And either I buy a cheap one, which would still be too much to get scammed, or I buy an expensive one and get scammed worse.
So, I never bought one. This video helped.