Moisture/condensation in pc?

[Transnerfer_N7]

Hi,

So this late afternoon, i discovered how dusty my pc was and figured it was time for a dust. Took it to the most ventilated place, just outside my back door and whilst dusting realised it was getting pretty cold. Not so cold my breath was condensing, but cold enough for me to notice.

So then i remembered something called condensation, and promptly returned my open pc inside my warm house.

 

After staring at it for half an hour, i cant see any moisture, the case feels cold aswell as the interior but again no moisture from what i can see. Havent turned it on.

 

Am i in the clear? Should i freak out?

 

Thanks

   

[Mohenjo]

yea your fine, give it another 15 just to be safe and boot that bad boy up. maybe use a blow dryer on low? if you do dont keep it one spot for a long time as you could melt some sauder... or however you spell that. 

[DXMember]

lol what... go back to school, ask your physics teacher to talk about what condensation is and how you get condensation, like literally...

and then ask what does moisture on electronics and computer hardware mean...

 

so sum it up shortly:

you can take your computer outside just fine even when it's cold, just don't turn it on immediately after you brought it back in, let it sit in the room temperature for 30 mins or so before turning it on

[Moonzy]

6 minutes ago, DXMember said:

let it sit in the room temperature for 30 mins or so before turning it on

to be fair, a computer that was powered on before can have capacitors that stores charges that might fry something up,

so its generally just best to avoid getting your computer colder than the atmosphere it's in

[DXMember]

19 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

to be fair, a computer that was powered on before can have capacitors that stores charges that might fry something up,

so its generally just best to avoid getting your computer colder than the atmosphere it's in

it's not like you're putting the pc trough a drain....

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, DXMember said:

it's not like you're putting the pc trough a drain....

Better safe than sorry

[DXMember]

6 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

Better safe than sorry

don't forget to wear a suit when you go outside

[Transnerfer_N7]

Thanks for all answers, ill leave it overnight next to radiator just to be safe

[Moonzy]

6 hours ago, DXMember said:

don't forget to wear a suit when you go outside

`-`...

 

[Moonzy]

5 hours ago, Transnerfer_N7 said:

Thanks for all answers, ill leave it overnight next to radiator just to be safe

thats a bit extreme lol

just about an hour or so will do, dont get your computer too hot `-`

[Transnerfer_N7]

2 hours ago, Moonzy said:

thats a bit extreme lol

just about an hour or so will do, dont get your computer too hot `-`

Its only on for short periods, anyway its morning now and it seems fine now.