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sometimes you have to break out the nuclear option.

had to call in the magical power of the dishwasher on this job

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edit i did put the power supply in there but no the ram.

ddr2 1066 is expensive lol.

the whole pc still works great faster too since it can adequately cool itself.

not for instructional use. entertainment only.
 
Looks like a pet owners PC. Possibly a smoker, too.
 
I wonder if the dishwasher is adding too much rinse or similar (chemical) ? Wouldn't taking a cold shower with the MB a better way ? then hanging in the garden to dry out ...
 
I wonder if the dishwasher is adding too much rinse or similar (chemical) ? Wouldn't taking a cold shower with the MB a better way ? then hanging in the garden to dry out ...

i use a dab of liquid dishsoap not dishwasher detergent.

as for drying i don't even think my dishwasher has a "reservoir" for drying chemicals.
 
Well god damn, it worked.....Any other cool ways to clean PC parts?
 
I am amazed sometimes.

The worst that I ever personally saw, it was worse and unfortunately I don't have pics any more at one time they were on fotki. It was a Cisco 2550 10/100 switch that had been placed in an industrial facility that had dust(concrete), dust(outdoor) & paint stuff from where they would get overspray in it as well. The sysadmin onsite had been there three years, didn't know what or where it was.
 
This is why I do not clean other peoples pc's now.

They wanna leave a funky mess inside their pc, then they can deal with it.

I wouldnt even clean a pc that was my own that looked like that, It would just be thrown away.

Lol dishwasher, pics or gtfo.
 
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I have washed stuff in distilled water and also isopropyl alcohol and it works great.

I know people have done the dishwasher trick or the washing them in a sink but wtf, we need pics.
 
So....you use liquid dish soap? Like Palmolive, instead of detergent?

How much? Because the last time I used liquid dish soap, bubbles filled up my entire kitchen lol.

Please post a how to guide with pictures :)
 
So....you use liquid dish soap? Like Palmolive, instead of detergent?

How much? Because the last time I used liquid dish soap, bubbles filled up my entire kitchen lol.

Please post a how to guide with pictures :)

less than a cap full.

so very very very little.

i'll have to remember next time to make a guide.
 
A dishwasher cycle is pretty tough on electrolytic caps.......but hey, if it worked you lucked out. Not sure how that will affect the life of those caps, probably not in a good way.

Once I ran a PCB for a tube audio amp through the dishwasher after the big electrolytics failed and exploded....and then replaced essentially every component on the PB.
 
you really do not want to use water that has not been distilled to clean stuff.. when I worked at zenith we used a board washer that had a special solution that would clean the board to like new status... when those boards came out they were so hot you could not pick them up right away... The best way is to get circuit board cleaner and wash the board down after you blast it with filtered compressed air... if I had something like that I would use a vacuum without touching anything and then rinse it down with a cleaner meant to be used on boards.
 
That one is pretty nasty. One time a friend called me because his Gateway PC was always shutting down. CPU cooler was loaded.

Never liked idea of running components through the dishwasher. For really tough crap I use CRC Lectra-Motive spray. Cuts right through that nasty smoking pet tar with ease.
 

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That one is pretty nasty. One time a friend called me because his Gateway PC was always shutting down. CPU cooler was loaded.

Never liked idea of running components through the dishwasher. For really tough crap I use CRC Lectra-Motive spray. Cuts right through that nasty smoking pet tar with ease.

you think thats bad? I've seen a lot worse...
 
Brake parts cleaner on PC components? That's a new one to me.
 
Brake parts cleaner on PC components? That's a new one to me.

I've used it to clean dies and heatsinks, but not circuit boards. For dies I put it on a rag first. Heatsinks, nfg.
 
I've just never seen PC components so dirty that I thought I needed something like brake cleaner to get it clean.

You shouldve seen my Pops old Dell P3 1Ghz....

It was so bad, I straight up threw it out and gave him one of my Core2Duo Thinkpads, out of pity lol

He's still using it. Not like checking email is all that demanding....

True story: He called me early this morning, saying the power had gone out and now his screen was saying "no DVI connection". I was like, ok Dad, turn the laptop back on.... I tried describing the power button to him and he kept pressing the mouse "nub".... SMFH

I deal with these kind of "issues" on a monthly basis.

*ends rant
 
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Personally I'd rather scrub it in the sink and let everything dry in the sun for a day on a nice warm day.

Just me though.
 
Bunged a few machines in the shower to clean them. Mainly smokers machines.

Leave them to dry for 72 hours plus and they work just fine. Even PSUs...

All of them are still going years later. Before you get too holier than thou...this is cheap computer hardware we are talking about here...not MRI machines...
 
Bunged a few machines in the shower to clean them. Mainly smokers machines.

Leave them to dry for 72 hours plus and they work just fine. Even PSUs...

All of them are still going years later. Before you get too holier than thou...this is cheap computer hardware we are talking about here...not MRI machines...

Have you ever had a problem with rust ?
 
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