Water spilled in PC - your thoughts?
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From: Toolpackinmama on 24 Jan 2010 06:27 On 1/13/2010 6:07 PM, Paul wrote: > I'm correcting the statement that electronics are instantly destroyed > when they come in contact with water. They're not. > > If a circuit under bias, comes in contact with a higher than normal > voltage, it could be damaged. Say, for example, you drop your operating > computer into a vat full of salty water. The 120V from the power feeding > the > computer, may then come in contact with circuits that are only capable > of handling much lower voltages (5V/3.3V/1.8V etc). The reason the > computer of "Toolpackinmama" wasn't destroyed, is because even though > there was a sizzling sound (water contacting 120V), it didn't come in > contact with anything sensitive. There wasn't sufficient water providing > a continuous conducting path, to ruin anything. I might as well mention that it was water from a "snow globe" type of object. It wasn't just plain water, there were glittery bits in the fluid. In my case, it's not a discussion about plain water. I was concerned about the glitter too, and also possible fragments of glass. |