1221 pts · April 9, 2015
No modification needed for this; the wattage going to the heating element is fairly poorly regulated so although it says the max temp is 120'c, it measures around the 180-200'c mark when left on for a while. I've never seen it get over 200'c, which is spot on for most of my repair projects; it's been so consistent, I don't even bother using my k-type thermometer with it anymore!
I did! Imgur seemed to have cut off the last step after the post had been uploaded, so I made it private so I add it back in. Is there no way to restore the comments? It feels more 'bug' than 'feature'! :)
It isn't so much the rice itself is cleaning the surface, but rather that it creates 'rice dust' when it's agitated, this rice dust is small little particles of rice that act as a 'brush' against the dirty surfaces of the fan. The rice grains themselves does help a bit too, but nowhere near as much as the smaller particles.
The other comment - and one I'm unable to see - was asking why the rice was needed at all; what it actually *did*. I had a friend ask me something similar soon after seeing the post, so the short version of my reply:
So long as you're happy to give it a rinse with distilled water (or, if you are a millionaire, dunk it in a tub of distilled water and give it a swish around), you won't have any visible residue from the rice. I'd go as far as to say that the rice being 'dirty' is the entire reason this method works so well, since it is the fine particulate that is doing most of the work.
The one I'm still able to see was from @SterlingArcherSecretAgent, who expressed concern that they'd prefer to use a different scrubbing medium, something less likely to leave a residue. I replied:
So Imgur has actually hidden some comments here, which is frustrating as there were some excellent questions.
Fixed! :)
Not even in a city, believe it or not. Rural North East, rentals here are pretty damn expensive, so you either you undersize or make do.
Couldn't stop myself from saying "Oh... oh dear."; it was the owner's wife who brought it by and apparently she told him not to buy it!
Customer purchased it from the eBay seller for £600. Didn't use it at first as he intended to have it as a 'travel laptop' for his games.
"Grab yourself a 160 thousandths of an inch banana plug" just doesn't have the same ring to it, does it?
No! Don't unveil my secrets!
The photo kind of suggests 'miserable cunt' as well. Doesn't surprise me he'd try to destroy other people's property he doesn't like.
No modification needed for this; the wattage going to the heating element is fairly poorly regulated so although it says the max temp is 120'c, it measures around the 180-200'c mark when left on for a while. I've never seen it get over 200'c, which is spot on for most of my repair projects; it's been so consistent, I don't even bother using my k-type thermometer with it anymore!
I did! Imgur seemed to have cut off the last step after the post had been uploaded, so I made it private so I add it back in. Is there no way to restore the comments? It feels more 'bug' than 'feature'! :)
It isn't so much the rice itself is cleaning the surface, but rather that it creates 'rice dust' when it's agitated, this rice dust is small little particles of rice that act as a 'brush' against the dirty surfaces of the fan. The rice grains themselves does help a bit too, but nowhere near as much as the smaller particles.
The other comment - and one I'm unable to see - was asking why the rice was needed at all; what it actually *did*. I had a friend ask me something similar soon after seeing the post, so the short version of my reply:
So long as you're happy to give it a rinse with distilled water (or, if you are a millionaire, dunk it in a tub of distilled water and give it a swish around), you won't have any visible residue from the rice. I'd go as far as to say that the rice being 'dirty' is the entire reason this method works so well, since it is the fine particulate that is doing most of the work.
The one I'm still able to see was from @SterlingArcherSecretAgent, who expressed concern that they'd prefer to use a different scrubbing medium, something less likely to leave a residue. I replied:
So Imgur has actually hidden some comments here, which is frustrating as there were some excellent questions.
So long as you're happy to give it a rinse with distilled water (or, if you are a millionaire, dunk it in a tub of distilled water and give it a swish around), you won't have any visible residue from the rice. I'd go as far as to say that the rice being 'dirty' is the entire reason this method works so well, since it is the fine particulate that is doing most of the work.
Fixed! :)
Not even in a city, believe it or not. Rural North East, rentals here are pretty damn expensive, so you either you undersize or make do.
Couldn't stop myself from saying "Oh... oh dear."; it was the owner's wife who brought it by and apparently she told him not to buy it!
Customer purchased it from the eBay seller for £600. Didn't use it at first as he intended to have it as a 'travel laptop' for his games.
"Grab yourself a 160 thousandths of an inch banana plug" just doesn't have the same ring to it, does it?
No! Don't unveil my secrets!
The photo kind of suggests 'miserable cunt' as well. Doesn't surprise me he'd try to destroy other people's property he doesn't like.