Alarms

[David McGlone]

On Sunday 18 May 2008 12:03:55 pm Billie Walsh wrote:
> David McGlone wrote:
> > On Saturday 17 May 2008 3:54:03 pm Billie Walsh wrote:
> >> <snip>
> >>
> >> In a REALLY extreme case of crud build up there is always the kitchen
> >> sink and Dawn. I recommend a distilled water rinse and about four days
> >> in good hot sunlight before reassembly and turn on. I guess you could
> >> bake it in an oven or something to shorten the time but hot, direct,
> >> sunlight does a pretty good job
> >
> > I use rubbing alcohol and Q-Tips to clean my fan. The alcohol dissipates
> > and dries in seconds. Way better than waiting 4 days. I also wouldn't
> > want to take the chance of water rusting the bearings in the fan and
> > washing away lubricant.
>
> I guess I didn't make myself completely clear. Sorry. I was talking
> about scrubbing the motherboard in the sink. Also done keyboards that
> way. Wash them out with the spray hose in the sink. Particularly
> effective for removing soda and iced tea.

I've always been afraid to get anything wet on the computer.
>
> I would think alcohol would remove any lubricant way faster than water.
> Most lubricants are not water soluble.

That's probably true. What I do is use the alcohol on the Q-tip and I only 
clean the outside of the fan, taking care not to get the fan wet at all 
except for the blades and the outer surrounding areas.