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Anyone else noticed this in their tray load iMac?

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maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 24 Jun 2003 : 18:09:06 Well, the other day when i went to reseat my 64 meg SO-DIMM, i took out the mobo tray, as per usual, and i noticed that there was rust on the top of the cage thing that houses the CPU and RAM. (Tray loading CRT iMac owners will know what I'm talking about). Yes, I know that unpainted metal is vulnerable to rust in places such as beach houses, but all my other Macs, and all my PCs, including ones that I've had here for the last 4 years, are all 100% rust free. Weird. "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1
TheDoctor Starting Member 29 Posts	Posted - 24 Jun 2003 : 20:02:23 It's possible that piece was not properly rust-treated when it was made. Homeland Defense Analyst http://www.inourowndefense.com
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 24 Jun 2003 : 20:08:56 wow... never heard of such a thing... I'll look on my iMac 233 it was in WA with all the moisture so it might have happened to mine :-\ Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life"
Da Penguin Senior Member USA 1094 Posts	Posted - 24 Jun 2003 : 20:49:36 I've seen that before.... Out of comps I have rescued from the rain . That is incredibly weird. The Doctor seems to have the best explanation. ~The Penguin \| Want free 68kmla email? Drop me a line \| \| Captain, Intelligence Operations / Space Cowboy \| \| "The choice has been made, but now you must understand it" \|
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 24 Jun 2003 : 20:51:41 I didn't know that they rust treated computers at all when they be built I was under the impression that it was a good idea to keep computers out of the rain and you'd be happy of course with MacLovers' motherboard washing and his "sea air" there may be some different factors going into his problems Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life"
TheDoctor Starting Member 29 Posts	Posted - 24 Jun 2003 : 21:04:14 It's not so much that the part would be rust-treated as that it would be galvanized or something similar. Homeland Defense Analyst http://www.inourowndefense.com
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 24 Jun 2003 : 22:18:42 heheh... ok I guess that rain isn't a problem here... but dust and other junk probably will plague me for the rest of my life here inthis (well... it's Arizona and I hate it...) Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life"
Da Penguin Senior Member USA 1094 Posts	Posted - 25 Jun 2003 : 04:59:57 Yeah, imagine if common humidity cause ur comp to rust and just stop working in a time of a cpl months. Man, I shouldn't have said that, it will be HP's 'next big thing'... "In order to shave a couple bucks off of our motherboards, we now will produce them with "different," more "advanced" techniques..." ~The Penguin \| Want free 68kmla email? Drop me a line \| \| Captain, Intelligence Operations / Space Cowboy \| \| "The choice has been made, but now you must understand it" \|
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 25 Jun 2003 : 07:08:19 quote: of course with MacLovers' motherboard washing and his "sea air" there may be some different factors going into his problems WHAT? And since WHEN did i wash my iMac's mobo? The only mobo I ever had to wash was that poor Performa 5260 back at the Shop! "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1
The Lightning Stalker Full Member USA 747 Posts	Posted - 28 Jun 2003 : 16:12:32 quote: Yeah, imagine if common humidity cause ur comp to rust I've experienced this first hand. If you live in an area where the humidity is 85 percent or more, than you should probably use a dehumidifier. Never put a computer in a damp basement! All bare metal on the case will rust, especially where it has been handled. If the basement is moldy, too, then when the mold finds the metal case, it will accelerate the corrosion. Any bare copper surfaces or solder joints that have not been properly defluxed will also corrode under these conditions. Properly defluxed boards and "laquered" traces will not usually rust under these conditions, but why take a chance? Just make sure that it's not too dry, as this will promote static electricity which is also bad. The Lightning Stalker Performa 631CD, 7.5.5 LC III Mail Server Q610 Q650 6400/180 40/1.6G/512k L2/enet/video-in/TV 7600/120 '604/233, 80/1.2G & 4G, 9.2.2 (Main Mac) Lady Smith Apples: Apple IIc 5.25" 2 Apple IIe
~tl Junior Member United Kingdom 312 Posts	Posted - 29 Jun 2003 : 09:20:15 yeah ... mine is quite rusty too ... but who cares ... it still works fine Orcadian MLA Division 68ks Liberated: 2
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 29 Jun 2003 : 17:13:24 What parts are rusty? "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1
~tl Junior Member United Kingdom 312 Posts	Posted - 30 Jun 2003 : 09:25:05 just the innside of the proc cover ... its not too bad ... but a wee bit rusty round the edges Orcadian MLA Division 68ks Liberated: 2
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 30 Jun 2003 : 16:33:29 Interesting On mine it was around where the fan is when the computer is closed up. "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1
llamaboy487 Full Member USA 516 Posts	Posted - 30 Jun 2003 : 17:53:47 hey at least its not as bad as those PS2 boards quardrajets (or somebody) showed us, remember they had all that acid damage? ill link to that thread when i find it ________________________ Founder, IBM PS/2 Liberation Front PS/2's Liberated: 2 http://www.kevcave.tk = The Kevcave Owner of the Token Worthless Post
mac-man6 Junior Member Canada 217 Posts	Posted - 30 Jun 2003 : 21:14:59 I've noticed sometimes my cd rom makes this funky clicking noise and sometimes the only have to fix it is restart the computer. I've ejecting the tray will it was doing this and noticed the eye just going back and forth. Crazy stuff... Editor of the printed word, Ministry of 68k Truths (mini6) ------------------ PowerCD, Mac HD 20, SE, Classic II, IIx, IIvi, PB 170, LC 475, LC 575, Quadra 650, Performa 5200, iMac 333 How you like d'em apples?!
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 03 Jul 2003 : 17:21:35 quote: hey at least its not as bad as those PS2 boards quardrajets (or somebody) showed us, remember they had all that acid damage? ill link to that thread when i find it ________________________ Founder, IBM PS/2 Liberation Front PS/2's Liberated: 2 http://www.kevcave.tk = The Kevcave Owner of the Token Worthless Post Yeah! I remember that! "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1

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