At 11:39 PM 8/4/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi Yolanda,
> I didn't see anyone else answer this, so here's my
>1.5 cents worth:
Well, there was one interesting response, that water itself is
nonconductive, even insulative, except that it quickly picks up conductive
elements.
> The question is a bit academic to my mind, as there are
>lots of other reasons why you wouldn't want to run a piece
>of electronics while wet.
No, it wasn't about running it wet, but about washing it. I thought "Hey,
what if you just shutdown, yank the board, and rush it on over to the sink,
giving no time to let capacitors discharge, what would that water do? If
bad, how long would you wait for discharge?
At any rate, the Mac keyboard I soaped and scrubbed now works splendidly.
>PS: It sounds as though you have heard something about
>capacitors which suggests that they can be harmful or
>dangerous. In the case of larger ones THIS IS ENTIRELY
>CORRECT. Big ones can pack a wallop. The little ones which
>you see on most computer boards and not dangerous. The
>ones in powersupplies can weld your screwdriver. <g>
>
>Cheers,
> Ole Juul
You probably also missed my post about school. I'm studying to challenge
the A+ and MCP certification exams and possibly also the MCP+I exam if I
can get enough funding. We learned about capacitors. I'm the one keeps
asking the Teach all the tough questions from having learned so much
here. You guys are so special!
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