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Bolt 3 cleaning air filter

Post Date: 2017-02-26
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    Posted: 26 Feb 2017 at 8:47pm
Just a quick question, does the top plate come of so I can get to the air filter? I can't seem to get everything clean from the outside and that air filter above the radiator is overdue at this point.
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Going to the Lian Li website gives you some idea, the Bolt based on the Lian Li PC05-S case.   Looks like it wraps around and down each side.   

I have no experience with it, but if you get the filter out I'd leave it out if the top rad fans blow out.   Who cares about filtering exiting air.   

Call DS or maybe a Bolt owner will see this.
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I did use some short bursts of air from inside to blow out since the rad on top is set for exhaust.

This works okay but the reason I'm weary about taking the top plate off is because I'm almost positive the rad and fans are attached to it directly.
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take pictures before dismantling and ill always remind ya to ground yourself before poking around. Try not to tilt the air can- ive borked a vid card by getting the chemicals from the can when I sprayed at an odd angle

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I was kind of hoping to get a picture guide. I'm not familiar with the case design and don't want to start prying things apart blindly. A picture guide would be great.

If I had to guess I'd say the top and bottom sections come off from the main chassis and can be removed when putting the machine on it's side. Since my model has an AIO I could tilt the top panel out just enough to get the screws out the top and clean the radiator without detaching it from the socket.
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