20-30 Years of Dust

[Avatard]

Water can not hurt electronics if there is no current running through it to short. You have to be 100% sure there is no current by removing any batteries on the board. I saw one time on The Screen Savers where they took a special liquid that does not conduct electricity and submerged a PC in it to cool it. It wasn't pure distilled water because thats a little too risky even though it doesn't conduct electricity.

So here is a new Electricity 101. Pure water does not conduct electricity. Water + impurities (like salt) conducts electricity.

[monkeychemist]

So here is a new Electricity 101. Pure water does not conduct electricity. Water + impurities (like salt) conducts electricity.

this is correct

Water can not hurt electronics if there is no current running through it to short.

this is incorrect. water can oxidize metal

Jeremy

[Memblers]

Water can not hurt electronics if there is no current running through it to short.

this is incorrect. water can oxidize metal

Jeremy

Not if it's gold. I'm unsure how well a tin/lead alloy holds up, but I'm pretty sure it'd be better than copper.

And yeah, I've heard often of professionals using dishwashers to clean electronics.