Vacuuming the Air Vents

I want to vacuum the air vents just from the outside. Is it safe to do this with my Dyson vacuum cleaner the way it is or does it need a special attachment?
Thanks for any advice.

Then that would have made you chicken!
You absolutely should not have stuff clanking around on the bottom of your computer, others have used a vacuum, as have I, with no ill effects. Either your Dyson had phenomenal suction, or there was something wrong before. I think the only recourse you have now, unless your warranty is expired, is to take it in. If you feel brave, you can take the iSight apart instructions here:
[http://www.kodawarisan.com/imacintel/imacintel01.html] and
[http://xlr8yourmac.com/systems/imacisight_internals/imac_g5_isightinside.html].
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