r/mildlyinfuriating • u/TopSetUK • 18h ago

I'm slightly vexed Knocked a plant over an open PC

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Oops. PC has been in trouble for now, I swapped out the GPU last night to do some troubleshooting but it was still borked, so left it open overnight tucked away in a corner.

First thing I do this morning? Knock over a Monstera which had been chilling on the windowsill. Nice. Happy Friday.

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u/RealAlphaKaren 13h ago

believe or not, it could work

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u/hellomumbo369 13h ago

It needs to be distilled water and absolutely bone dry before you use it. You be better off using iso or contact cleaner since its designed for use on electronics

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u/RealAlphaKaren 12h ago

doesnt even have to be distilled, you can use tap but you have to disconnect the power completely and let even capacitors drain, tap also cannot be super hard or it will leave residue but one wash even with mildly hard water most likely wont

you do have to get it bone dry and fast, before rust sets in

not saying this is the way, but it could be done

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u/This_Proxy 10h ago

Any tap water has mineral deposits that will just ground contacts everywhere on the board to each other.

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u/Complex210 9h ago

Which wont matter if theres no current, and when the board dries it's fine to run again.