K
kony
They do not contain moisture, it's simply condensation from
the air. Just wait awhile before powering system back on
and if you're in a rush, point a fan at it first.
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They do not contain moisture, it's simply condensation from
the air. Just wait awhile before powering system back on
and if you're in a rush, point a fan at it first.
K
kony
that program 'the myth busters' took a can of air - booted the
computer...and ran diagnostics while blowing the entire contents...yes the
freezing chemical and all..all over the the inside of the open box. The P4
never missed a beat..I totally thought it was going to fry. HOWEVER i don't
recommend duplicating that, but cleaning (while using your head) no problem,
I have never had bad experiences.
Sure, and you can shuffle across carpet till you shock other
people from ESD and still have a fair chance of not killing
parts, BUT that doesn't mean you are always safe.
B
Bill D.
kony said:Do NOT use a small eraser to clean (almost any) modern PC
contacts as they are all very thinly gold plated. It can
only make things worse than using a proper solvent. Sure,
it can help for the short term but then the contacts are
permanently damanged and can only be worse over time than if
properly cleaned instead.
Oh, don't be *stupid*. I've been using a pencil sized white
Staedtler eraser for years to clean contacts. It's only used
to remove the buildup of grunge (mostly grease and smoke
by-products) that can build up on contacts over time. Anyone
who uses an eraser harshly enough to remove the gold plate from
contacts, needs to be in the business of rebuilding steel
bridges rather than servicing computers.
One of the very *worst* things one can use inside a computer is
a "solvent". The wrong solvent can lift the whole damn tab off
a contact strip, gold and all. Unless you are absolutely
certain as to how it reacts, chemically, with all the different
materials inside the box, then leave it in the bottle where it
belongs. The damage done by a solvent may not show immediately
but later on after the machine has been reassembled and put back
in service. About the *only* thing I would use as a cleaner
would be 99% isopropyl alcohol solution (available from your
pharmacist) and even *that* you have to be careful with.
--
"ACK",
Bill D.
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" Now just look..... they're burning the `Porta-Potties' "
........ OPUS
B
Bill D.
kony said:Sure, and you can shuffle across carpet till you shock other
people from ESD and still have a fair chance of not killing
parts, BUT that doesn't mean you are always safe.
If you had read the last line of the post, you would have noted:
"i don't recommend duplicating that, but cleaning (while using
your head) no problem,
I have never had bad experiences."
--
"ACK",
Bill D.
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" Now just look..... they're burning the `Porta-Potties' "
........ OPUS
K
kony
Oh, don't be *stupid*. I've been using a pencil sized white
Staedtler eraser for years to clean contacts. It's only used
to remove the buildup of grunge (mostly grease and smoke
by-products) that can build up on contacts over time.
Contact cleaner does this fine, you are choosing to use an
abrasive removal method which can remove the extremely thin
gold plating. It's there for a reason, and by removing it
you can easily cause the contacts to then need recleaned
more often.
Anyone
who uses an eraser harshly enough to remove the gold plate from
contacts, needs to be in the business of rebuilding steel
bridges rather than servicing computers.
"Harshly" is only relative. The eraser you use may be
kinder than some but nevertheless is still an abrasive
removal method when it is not needed. Might as well just
"do it right" rather than seeing what we can get away with.
One of the very *worst* things one can use inside a computer is
a "solvent".
Nope, we're talking about cleaning contacts on removable
cards, obviously one would pull the card out first. If you
mean the slots themselves, obviously it's not good to shove
an eraser in there either because of debris left behind,
even part of the eraser.
The wrong solvent can lift the whole damn tab off
a contact strip, gold and all.
Very unlikely, you'd have to go out of your way to find such
a solvent and WHY would you when there are designated
contact cleaners which are (surprise, surprise) designed for
this specific purpose.
Unless you are absolutely
certain as to how it reacts, chemically, with all the different
materials inside the box,
It seemsm as though you like a brute-force approach whether
it be solvent or an eraser. One does not go spraying
massive amounts of contact cleaner all over the system to
see *what happens*. Fact is, this is precisely WHY they
exist.
... then leave it in the bottle where it
belongs. The damage done by a solvent may not show immediately
but later on after the machine has been reassembled and put back
in service.
Very bad idea to start shoving bits of eraser in a slot,
maybe you are just randomly guessing about contact cleaner
since the entire world does use it.
About the *only* thing I would use as a cleaner
would be 99% isopropyl alcohol solution (available from your
pharmacist) and even *that* you have to be careful with.
Then you're going about this all wrong. Those who do know,
including parts manufacturers and the contact cleaner
manufacturers have some ideas, some necessity to do it right
and do so with contact cleaner, not eraser.