[eyepea]

Is it good to switch on desktop computer in rainy weather or even after heavy rain ?

This is not regarding lightning.
Concern is of high humidity levels.

If humidity level in room is high, can it damage the mother board or any other device inside computer when switched on, due to moisture on the circuit boards ?

Can moisture condensing on the fan blades (cpu fan & case fan. also if graphics card has fan) throw tiny water droplets on mother board cause any short when fan starts ?

Is this a concern ?
What do u guys do ?
(anyone holding a hair drier on computer before starting in wet weather ? )

well how high is the humidity. is a question.
I did not check with a scientific humidity meter.
Checked with a wall clock and a desk top clock that indicate humidity and showed 90% in the past few days. Normally they show about 80% and when taken to a place with A/C show about 70%. But not sure if these readings are accurate. Found it close to what is given in the weather reports for SL.

thanks

[d-prasanna]

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[Kasun k]

Patta.. Oka nisa mage power Supply akata kela una.. good post!!!

[eyepea]

hi hi any more ideas ?

now sunny weather but still good to know preventive measures for high humidity build up for next time

Anyone put silica gel packets inside comp case ?

[eyepea]

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[nadman]

Ok Bro it's like this.As far as I know this is not a huge concern in SL.As long as you dont have a system with a lot of vents and fans it is not really a issue.The biggest problem is if you dont use your p.c on a daily basis,so if you turn it on after sometime and there is some moisture deposited there can be a short.
Never use a hairdryer on ur p.c cause the hot air can melt and damage the components.If you want to do something like that I recommend you invest in a blower.
Hope this helps

[Grim Reaper]

Originally Posted by nadman

Ok Bro it's like this.As far as I know this is not a huge concern in SL.As long as you dont have a system with a lot of vents and fans it is not really a issue.The biggest problem is if you dont use your p.c on a daily basis,so if you turn it on after sometime and there is some moisture deposited there can be a short.
Never use a hairdryer on ur p.c cause the hot air can melt and damage the components.If you want to do something like that I recommend you invest in a blower.
Hope this helps

yaa use it much as possible ...

i got a trouble with my power supply ...when humility is high it take some time to start at first time..

[nadman]

Originally Posted by Grim Reaper

yaa use it much as possible ...

i got a trouble with my power supply ...when humility is high it take some time to start at first time..

Ya last month when it was raining really hard I didnt turn on my pc for a few days.When I turned it on my mobo went.(I am still not sure what was the cause, because it was old or the rain)

[Raneesh]

Machan maGE PC 1 Motherboard 1 giya balan iddima...Wahina dawaswalata PC Cover karala thiyaganin...mara dukai