Agreed, it does make a gooey sticky mess, but I've been using it on flaky connectors, dodgy fans and many other things for years now with no ill effects. You probably should keep it out of disk drives though.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Damien J Dye" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 8:32 PM Subject: Re: [scottish] [OT] Noisy Fan > ignition leads only carry positive charges so it will not make any > difference to these. > However motherboard can be attack by the lubricant and then attack the > system wiring on the board. oh and it also makes a hell of a mess with dirt > and dust. > one of my ex-mate tried it and it started blowing system components. > he had to change the motherboard, harddisk and graphics card as they all > suffered WD40 damage. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gordon JC Pearce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 7:55 PM > Subject: Re: [scottish] [OT] Noisy Fan > > > > > ohhh bad idea. if you want a case covered in oil or wd40 then go ahead > but > > > wd40 is conductive so if it get on boards you can say bye bye to that > > pieace > > > of kit. > > > > Hmm, that's funny... It seems particularly non-conductive when I spray it > > onto my ignition leads. > > In fact, I kinda thought that was the whole point of a water-dispersing > > fluid? > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk > > http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk > http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------
