eraser + vaseline = nightmare

Hondacity · #1 10-22-2010

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 · #2 10-22-2010

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 · #3 10-22-2010

yeah..i'll try that cleaning stuff...for now..i just use a heat gun

) lol

Neuromancer · #4 10-23-2010

Haet plus air gun? How do you get the sticky dimm pins out?

Splave · #5 10-23-2010

title should be
vaseline=nightmare rofl

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

der8auer · #6 10-23-2010

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

Do you also put it into the CPU socket?

Hondacity · #7 10-23-2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by Splave

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

Quote:

Originally Posted by der8auer

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

der8auer · #8 10-23-2010

Okay

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 · #9 10-23-2010

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 10-23-2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patch

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