Computer Science Canada Waterproofing your Computer |
| Author: | yuri [ Fri Oct 06, 2006 9:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Waterproofing your Computer |
I am bored and want to try something interesting... I figured i would try to make my older computer waterproof. I tried looking around for ideas on how to "do it yourself" with more or less household items. Anyone got any suggestions or ideas that would work |
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| Author: | Clayton [ Fri Oct 06, 2006 9:15 am ] |
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why on earth would you want to make your computer waterproof? are you expecting to do some word processing in the rain? anyways, is it actually possible? the only way i can see it is if you have a liquid cooled machine, and even then, with only household items, probably not |
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| Author: | yuri [ Fri Oct 06, 2006 9:20 am ] |
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lol, it isn't a serious thing. I have an old computer and I want to try it. Its not a practical idea, but something that has caught my attention. |
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| Author: | Mazer [ Fri Oct 06, 2006 9:24 am ] |
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First step is to seal up the back of the power supply. Second step is to see the flaw in the waterproofing plan. |
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| Author: | Andy [ Fri Oct 06, 2006 10:18 am ] |
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I wouldnt try it.. a bunch of guys tried to design a passive cooling system that involves filling the case up with water, it didnt work too well. So they came up with this brilliant oil cooling idea |
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| Author: | Delos [ Fri Oct 06, 2006 10:58 am ] |
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Erm...doesn't oil go "boom"? Just wondering - I'm sure they considered that at some point or other. |
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| Author: | r.3volved [ Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:21 am ] |
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Delos wrote: Erm...doesn't oil go "boom"? Just wondering - I'm sure they considered that at some point or other.
Did you even read the link he posted?? Petrolium goes boom...but when was the last time you saw your stove explode when using cooking oil?? Te fully waterproof a PC you're gonna have to use passive cooling on everything. This means, the heat from your Processor, your RAM, your GPU, your P/S, your HDD and CD drives will all have to go somewhere....right now it's being ported out of your case with fans...but you obviously can't have fans on a waterproof case. ...also, ho do you plan to access the disk drive or plug anything into the rear panel?? |
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| Author: | Tony [ Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:24 am ] |
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oil is hydrophobic, so as long as you keep oil in, water will stay out  brilliant 
Though yuri - you need to establish your goals first. What do you mean 'water proof'? There are 'accidental coffee spills', 'thunderstorm has ripped out my roof' and '100 feet under salt water' ratings. |
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| Author: | rdrake [ Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Waterproofing your Computer |
yuri wrote: I am bored and want to try something interesting...
Put all your components in a plastic bag, then fill up the case with water.
I figured i would try to make my older computer waterproof. I tried looking around for ideas on how to "do it yourself" with more or less household items. Anyone got any suggestions or ideas that would work I would also recommend putting fish inside. Not just any kind of fish, tropical fish. I'm sure your processor and other components will heat up the water in no time, thereby killing cold-water species of fish. |
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| Author: | Delos [ Fri Oct 06, 2006 2:45 pm ] |
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r.3volved wrote: Delos wrote: Erm...doesn't oil go "boom"? Just wondering - I'm sure they considered that at some point or other.
Did you even read the link he posted?? Petrolium goes boom...but when was the last time you saw your stove explode when using cooking oil?? Umm...<_< >_> I probably shouldn't answer that question. My cooking isn't that bad. And no, I didn't read the article, per se. |
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| Author: | TokenHerbz [ Fri Oct 06, 2006 3:28 pm ] |
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you couldn't do this with an older computer because of the vents in it, unless ofcourse you want to run your comp with no air flow  |
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| Author: | Andy [ Fri Oct 06, 2006 4:31 pm ] |
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umm i dont know about you.. but sometimes when i cook, i purposely get some fire in the wok just to grill my veggies a bit. The only problem with this design is that Oil is nonpolar, and so is rubber, and plastic.. sooner or later, that oil is going to dissolve wire coatings, and wires will cross. |
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| Author: | md [ Fri Oct 06, 2006 9:59 pm ] |
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Andy wrote: The only problem with this design is that Oil is polar, and so is rubber, and plastic.. sooner or later, that oil is going to dissolve wire coatings, and wires will cross.
I think there are wose problems then that... I dunno about anyone else's computers; but mine are very good at generating heat. Oil does a good job of getting the heat away from your components, but really it only keeps them cool because it can hold a lot of heat. If your leave your computer on and there is no way for hte oil to disipate said heat, then eventually you'll end up with an intel-powered deep frier. Or magical blue smoke will come out of the CPU... either way it'll smell pretty funky. |
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| Author: | Andy [ Sun Oct 08, 2006 5:17 am ] |
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they left it on for a while and the temprature seemed to stablized at 40C. that's a pretty good equilibrium. I doubt it'd get much higher with that much contact area |
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| Author: | War_Caymore [ Wed Oct 11, 2006 1:07 pm ] |
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I read the article, and i belive that they had waaay too much time on thier hands. I only skimmed the article because i had to time to read it all, but what kind of oil did they use? I know it said that they used cooking oil but was it olive, sunflower, exe... BTW, cooking oil DOES catch on fire but only when exposed to either extremely large amound of heat (450C or more) or moderate heat and an open flame (100-150C + fire). Also, the fire would only be ontop of the oil, therefore, if all your components are UNDER the oil, the only thing you'd have to worry about is how well your comp desk burns. (I know this because it was in the wendy's instructional training video, GO FASTFOOD!) me personaly, i would not try it for te reason Andy had already explained. |
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| Author: | TokenHerbz [ Sat Oct 14, 2006 12:55 am ] |
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exploding comps ftw. |
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