you'd be surprised how tolerant boards like the pi are of water.
On Wed, Oct 7, 2026 at 11:09 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tuesday, October 06, 2026, at 2:41 PM, ron minnich wrote: > > I used to use a simple test, but an ice cube on it and see how long it > takes to melt. > > You sound very confident. I think if you were here with me, I would let > you do the test. As it is, I have consulted with another colleague, and he > agrees that if water goes in the wrong place, it will likely destroy the > board. Beyond that, for the test to be meaningful, I would have to > estimate the volume of the ice-cube, it's geometry, and the pressure with > which I applied it to the board, assuming that I hold it against the board > with my finger from underneath. All this while watching a clock on my > computer screen to measure the passage of time. Maybe not so hard that > last one. All that effort, for uncertain results, for a problem that > occurred once when doing a whole bunch of random operations with the pi > that I would never expect the os developers to anticipate, and hasn't > showed up since. And the chance that the pi will get damaged. Certainly, > if I kept getting that error, if the pi was unusable, the whole equation > would change, there would be nothing to loose. > *9fans <https://9fans.topicbox.com/latest>* / 9fans / see discussions > <https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans> + participants > <https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/members> + delivery options > <https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription> Permalink > <https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/Tc322db746dabdc8f-M520f4fa2e01a9d7b448fee31> > ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/Tc322db746dabdc8f-M9fdb78c2a3bf030553c60755 Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription
