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Hondacity
10-22-2010, 10:08 PM
anyways i thought my dual channel died...it turns out mutant vaser....was shorting out some pins...

cleaned it up..and my mobo is 100% super now...

time to ln2...oh it just turned midnight....time to load up with some coffee...
Neuromancer
10-22-2010, 10:23 PM
LOL yup. Nightmare. I use electric motor cleaner from pep boys $5 for a big as can. Gets 2-3 mobos dimm slots clean plus around socket.... Rubber eraser and vaseline = gunk..

Heck man I use that shit on everything. Its like Acetone but not as damaging.

(EDIT: Talking about cleaning up after wards not as as an insulate..)
Hondacity
10-22-2010, 10:56 PM
yeah..i'll try that cleaning stuff...for now..i just use a heat gun :)) lol
Neuromancer
10-23-2010, 12:59 AM
Haet plus air gun? How do you get the sticky dimm pins out?
Splave
10-23-2010, 05:06 AM
title should be
vaseline=nightmare rofl ;)

I hate it, gave us so many issues at MOA. Kept throwing ram erros
der8auer
10-23-2010, 06:30 AM
Did you put vaseline into the RAM slots? o.0

Do you also put it into the CPU socket?
Hondacity
10-23-2010, 07:35 AM
title should be
vaseline=nightmare rofl ;)

I hate it, gave us so many issues at MOA. Kept throwing ram erros

vaseline isn't conductive...if yu had ram errors...it was prolly the rams.

steponz will use vaseline his sr2 i heard...lol

Did you put vaseline into the RAM slots? o.0

Do you also put it into the CPU socket?

the ram slots have many contacts..that when cold can attract condensation....my current bench setup right now has 10kilos of vaseline :D
der8auer
10-23-2010, 07:46 AM
Okay :D

Did you ever try "plastic" insulation? I put clear paint (called Plastik70) on my hardware so there is like an protective film and condensation has no influence :) For sure that's no solution for things like RAM or CPU socket but good for e.g. your graphics card.
Patch
10-23-2010, 08:17 AM
I use vaseline all the time now, especially in DIMM's. Everywhere but the CPU socket.

Sometimes don't have contact, but a little wiggle fixes that. Only problem is recognizing that as the problem.

I benched for 5-6 hours last night in 100% humidity (raining outside) with CPU, GPU, RAM and NB under LN2. Dripping water everywhere, but none of it affected the hardware.
Hondacity
10-23-2010, 08:24 AM
I use vaseline all the time now, especially in DIMM's. Everywhere but the CPU socket.

Sometimes don't have contact, but a little wiggle fixes that. Only problem is recognizing that as the problem.

I benched for 5-6 hours last night in 100% humidity (raining outside) with CPU, GPU, RAM and NB under LN2. Dripping water everywhere, but none of it affected the hardware.

yep all vaseline for me too..and no problem whatsoever..except the remaining eraser i still need to clean lol
der8auer
10-23-2010, 08:58 AM
I use vaseline all the time now, especially in DIMM's. Everywhere but the CPU socket.

Sometimes don't have contact, but a little wiggle fixes that. Only problem is recognizing that as the problem.

I benched for 5-6 hours last night in 100% humidity (raining outside) with CPU, GPU, RAM and NB under LN2. Dripping water everywhere, but none of it affected the hardware.

Sounds like i have to try that, too. Thanks for these infos :thumbsup:
Hondacity
10-24-2010, 05:13 PM
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c5/hondacity25/fda1879b.jpg
Neuromancer
10-24-2010, 05:26 PM
Do you heat it before putting it on?
Hondacity
10-24-2010, 05:26 PM
yep...i love vaseline ..lol
kikicoco1334
10-27-2010, 02:16 PM
ROFL! i had that prob a first time using it.. only eraser was in the cpu socket

vaseline is super nasty! but works well!
k|ngp|n
11-02-2010, 05:25 AM
Hondas looks good! Then grease up teh back of your tape on the sticky side and seal off the socket for completely air tight pcb.
Eraser sucks, when will this junk go the way of the dinosaurs.
Hondacity
11-02-2010, 06:33 AM
only dinosaurs use eraser lol
RomDominance
11-02-2010, 07:23 AM
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM ......RAARRRRR!!!!!
Splave
11-02-2010, 07:46 AM
I cant stand how messy that shit is, made me cringe seeing that pic honda lol no offense mate :D

The dow corning 4 stuff is epic though, it wipes off with a paper towel with zero residue ftw! Its like non messy vaseline. Hazzan and ecky ftw
Chuchnit
11-02-2010, 08:05 AM
^ linky?
Splave
11-02-2010, 08:15 AM
http://www.amazon.com/Dow-Corning-4-1927574-Elec-Insulating/dp/B001VXSAI4

benched lightning for 3 hours with no backside insulation once with this stuff :D
Chuchnit
11-02-2010, 08:29 AM
Holy shat it is expensive! So tell me about this again. Goes on like vaseline without the mess at clean up? Same anti-condensation properties?
Splave
11-02-2010, 08:43 AM
not too bad, you use like a teaspoon for the whole backside of the lightning 480. Before I was heating the pcb, I tried this stuff with nothing on the backside and water was dripping and there was frost everywhere and card never shorted :D

Wipes right off with cotten swabs, its not greasy, not sure if its petroleum based but its like more waxy than anything. Would be like smearing chapstick on your counter than wiping it off with a towel.
Hondacity
11-02-2010, 09:58 AM
vaseline is cheaper :D