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From: Dave C. on 11 Jan 2010 19:29
On Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:27:42 -0500
Toolpackinmama <philnblanc(a)comcast.net> wrote:

>
> > *The Earthwatts series used to be made by Seasonic, for Antec. Now
> > the Earthwatts are made by Delta (?) and the reviews I've read are
> > not good. But Seasonic is world-class quality, even if it's
> > wearing an Antec logo.
>
> Interesting. Dave where do you get such information?
>

I've been an IT professional, off and on, since before the days of DOS
(remember that?). I also do a lot of research on my own about hardware
components though. Just to give you an idea...for my last build, I
must have read hundreds of detailled reviews (jonnyguru type detail) on
power supplies. That was just one build. When I'm spec'ing out a
new system to build, I focus on the power supply and the motherboard,
and I usually spend more time (a lot more) researching the power
supply. That's partly because it's often harder to find detailled
reviews of power supplies.

Even many computer 'experts' tend to under-estimate the importance of
choosing the proper power supply. But literally everything else in
your computer depends on that particular component being rock-solid
stable and reliable.

Anyway, I'm extremely familiar with most common brands of power
supplies. If it's sold on newegg or similar, I've probably read a
review of it (or a model from the same line) at one time or another.
-Dave
From: Bug Dout on 13 Jan 2010 00:13
Toolpackinmama <philnblanc(a)comcast.net> writes:


> the machine survived the ordeal and is running perfectly.

Congratulations. Now you know that your basic clean tap water won't do
much damage when dealt with quickly. Sure, the A+ guy should not have
turned it back on so quickly...but no harm, no foul.

> Wow, I know I dodged a bullet.

The bullet you dodged was the boatload of frankly shitty advice you got
here. Thank your god you didn't follow most of it.
--
"Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I'll waste no time
reading it."
-Moses Hadas
From: Toolpackinmama on 13 Jan 2010 12:04
On 1/13/2010 12:13 AM, Bug Dout wrote:
> Toolpackinmama<philnblanc(a)comcast.net> writes:

>> Wow, I know I dodged a bullet.
>
> The bullet you dodged was the boatload of frankly shitty advice you got
> here. Thank your god you didn't follow most of it.

Hee hee I always learn so much whenever I post here. Like who to watch
out for. ;)

From: Bug Dout on 14 Jan 2010 23:57
"Dave C." <noway(a)nohow.never> writes:

> Just
> disassembling everything will probably dislodge much of the water
> before you even plug a hair dryer in.

Disassembling everything introduces more chances to damage the
computer. Plain (clean) tap water DOES NOT harm unpowered electronics in
a few days! The absurd methods proposed in this thread to remove such
water would do more harm than just leaving the water. The OP did exactly
right, but no thanks to the truly crappy advice from ignoramuses here.
--
Fundamentally, all writing is about the same thing; it's about dying,
about the brief flicker of time we have here, and the frustration that
it creates.
- Mordecai Richler
From: Dave C. on 14 Jan 2010 19:14
On Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:57:53 -0800
Bug Dout <buggsy2(a)mailinator.com> wrote:

> "Dave C." <noway(a)nohow.never> writes:
>
> > Just
> > disassembling everything will probably dislodge much of the water
> > before you even plug a hair dryer in.
>
> Disassembling everything introduces more chances to damage the
> computer. Plain (clean) tap water DOES NOT harm unpowered electronics
> in a few days!

Great. I'll soak my wife's computer in the bathtub for a few days to
get the dust out. And you must be all thumbs if you are worried about
damaging a computer just by disassembling it. -Dave
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