Computer hardware and dishwasher

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I am probably the ONLY weirdo who does this,but I am gonna ask you anyway lol :D:

I had few super old and super dirty computers.When I opened them after so many years I was like:"WOW!MAN THIS IS DEARTIER THEN MY OWN CRAP!"
I did not want to buy any new computers because I wanted to make them to work again like the new ones,but I DEFINETELY needed to clean them inside and outside first.However since that was SO dirty and there were places barely reachable with my hands,I took them COMPLETELY apart and put ALL their parts in the dishwasher except the hard disk drive,CD/DVD-ROM drive and the floopy disk.So I put the following things in the dishwasher:

-processor
-RAM chips
-motherboard
-graphic card
-all wires of any kind
-fan/ventilator
-power supply/unit
-power switches
-all led lights
-cooler
-keyboard
-all metal parts except the case and it's 2 plates
-all plastic parts

Sounds crazy doesn't it lol? :D

After I have put all that in,I closed the dishwasher and started the strongest and longest washing process which took about 1 hour and 30 minutes.
After the process was completed,I opened the dishwasher and HOLY SH!T !!!All the parts were so clean.They were like NEW ONES! :eek:
After that I took them all out and put them to dry and then I put the computer case and it's 2 metal plates in the dishwasher and washed that too using the same proceedure and after it finished it was also super clean like the new one!
And believe it or not,after 2 days of drying,I put them ALL together and it worked a LOT better.

So now you see...this is how I usually wash ALL my computer hardware parts wether it is the desktop computer or the laptop lol.All those DUST AWAY or other methods of cleaning sucks if you ask me lol.

I am washing some of those parts in the dishwasher right now as I am writing this lol.

So...my question is...AM I THE ONLY WEIRDO WHO DOES IT THIS WAY HAHAHA ? :D
 
Yes........get my vote. Your the first to try and destroy.
good luck pal with your new venture.
 
Guys, think about it. Putting electronic parts in a dishwasher is not a good idea. A lot of places have bad water, impurities in it. Which isn't safe. Hard water will kill electronics.

This forum will not be responsible for damaged parts due to following his advice.
 
Talk about corrosion. There are so many ions in regular tap water... I mean I've had flash drives survive the wash cycle in my pants pocket but powersupplies and motherboards?
 
diduknowthat said:
Talk about corrosion. There are so many ions in regular tap water... I mean I've had flash drives survive the wash cycle in my pants pocket but powersupplies and motherboards?
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I'm assuming the following parts would be damaged.

motherboard
graphic card
fan/ventilator
power supply/unit
cooler
keyboard
power switches

All I can say is, thats its not good advice and to not follow it.
 
Parts will go bad only if you wash them 100 times in a row lol.I am doing this already for a year now and never had any problems.I am also doing the same on my clients computers which they give me for the full cleaning process and they never complained either.Of course you will NOT wash things which are sensitive like HDD,CD-ROM drive,FLOOPY drive,flash drive and so on!But chip is simple chip and water cannot go into it.Ok it can go into it's entrances like USB entrances,VGA blablabla,but once that is dry,it will work lol.

Oh by the way...don't forget to take the CMOS battery out of the motherboard before putting it to the dishwasher ;)

I am not saying that you should follow my method lol.It's just the way I am doing it.Anyway I just wanted to know am I the only one who does it this way and I guess I am lol.
 
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