[geeks] Laptop Help

[Brian Dunbar]

David L Kindred (Dave) [mailto:d.kindred at telesciences.com] on Wednesday,
November 19, 2003 5:16 PM said;

> In our hardware lab we have an environmental testing chamber, so after
> drying the equipment off as best we could, and BEFORE applying power,
> we'd put it in the chamber at a warm, but not dangerous, temperature and
> low humidity.  We've had some things get seriously wet but still survive
> by doing this to get the moisture out.  Of course this does assume
> "clean" water, and that you get to it before any mold, etc. does.

What temperature would "warm but not dangerous" be?  I don't have any wet
computer equipment, but it never hurts to _know_ these things.  I assume a
gas-fired oven qualifies for low humidity.

~brian