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From: Toolpackinmama on 15 Jan 2010 12:56
On 1/14/2010 7:14 PM, Dave C. wrote:
> 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

I opted not to go that route simply because the process of removing
things would open up places to the residual water that wasn't open before.
From: Dave C. on 15 Jan 2010 02:40

> >> 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
>
> I opted not to go that route simply because the process of removing
> things would open up places to the residual water that wasn't open
> before.

Ever notice that several days after the last rain storm, there is water
underneath the rubber mat on your deck? That area was never open to
residual water, but it got soaked anyway. -Dave
From: Toolpackinmama on 15 Jan 2010 18:01
On 1/15/2010 2:40 AM, Dave C. wrote:

>> I opted not to go that route simply because the process of removing
>> things would open up places to the residual water that wasn't open
>> before.
>
> Ever notice that several days after the last rain storm, there is water
> underneath the rubber mat on your deck? That area was never open to
> residual water, but it got soaked anyway. -Dave

Well, you may have a point there, Dave.

From: Toolpackinmama on 23 Jan 2010 19:32
Well, the power supply just blew. Fortunately I had a spare generic 485
watt that I could pop in. Got me up and running again.

From: Mike Easter on 23 Jan 2010 19:35
Toolpackinmama wrote:
> Well, the power supply just blew. Fortunately I had a spare generic 485
> watt that I could pop in. Got me up and running again.
>
Does 'blew' mean something other than died/quit?

That is, how did it 'go'?

--
Mike Easter
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