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First post, by snorg

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I had a minor water spill (no more than a few ounces worth) when I set my fish tank replacement water down a little too forcefully near my couch. It splashed out of the top of the container and maybe an ounce or two splashed onto a PSU that I had sitting on my couch. Unfortunately, this particular PSU has a very open grill for heat dissipation and that was the side that happened to be sitting up. I immediately turned it over on a towel and wiped it off as best I could, but I fear using this in a future build now. The good news is that the water is ultra pure and also de-ionized, but not distilled, so it hopefully doesn't have much in the way of contaminants that would cause shorts. Do you think I should play it safe and just not use the PSU at all or consider it for parts/bench use only? Or should I be safe if I let it dry out a few days?

Reply 1 of 3, by dionb

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Was the PSU on at the time?

If so, probably dead. If not, probably nothing to worry about so long as you are 100% sure it's dry before powering it on.

Reply 2 of 3, by snorg

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dionb wrote:

Was the PSU on at the time?

If so, probably dead. If not, probably nothing to worry about so long as you are 100% sure it's dry before powering it on.

Yeah it was definitely powered down, just sitting on my couch because I'm a lazy bastard and haven't gotten round to my 386 build yet.
I will just wait at least 72 hours before doing anything with it.

Reply 3 of 3, by The Serpent Rider

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Was it AT or ATX?

I must be some kind of standard: the anonymous gangbanger of the 21st century.