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How long should I let my PSU dry before trying to turn it on?

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DanNeely

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I had an accident while working on my water cooling loop and splashed a small amount of water over the intake fan side of my new PSU.

I've dried the exterior, and used a can of compressed air to blow out as much of what got inside as I could.

I'm planning to leave my loop running in leak test mode overnight (powered by a different PSU); but am unsure that's long enough or if I should wait longer before installing the damp one and powering my whole system up.
 
Ok, the PSU probably will be on standby for a week or more then. I figured it'd probably end up being something like this; but figured I should check to make sure I was being appropriately paranoid.

I'm trying to get my new/upgraded (replaced almost everything but my radiator and GPU) system ready for a Friday game launch; unless things go horribly wrong there it'll probably be mid-next week at the soonest before I'll be in a position to take the system down to swap out all the expedient parts I'm finding myself forced to install.

The PSU itself will be an easy swap, but I need to drain the loop to swap fittings so I can close the door without excessively tight bends in my soft tube; and I'd rather take all the bad medicine at once.
 
DanNeely said:
Ok, the PSU probably will be on standby for a week or more then. I figured it'd probably end up being something like this; but figured I should check to make sure I was being appropriately paranoid.

I'm trying to get my new/upgraded (replaced almost everything but my radiator and GPU) system ready for a Friday game launch; unless things go horribly wrong there it'll probably be mid-next week at the soonest before I'll be in a position to take the system down to swap out all the expedient parts I'm finding myself forced to install.

The PSU itself will be an easy swap, but I need to drain the loop to swap fittings so I can close the door without excessively tight bends in my soft tube; and I'd rather take all the bad medicine at once.
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In the future just squirt a bunch of 90% alcohol on it and give it a few hours and it good to go.
 
tunatime said:
In the future just squirt a bunch of 90% alcohol on it and give it a few hours and it good to go.
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Without opening it, I'd need a bucket to dunk it in to be sure I got it in all the nooks and cranies.
 
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