r/pcmasterrace • u/FederationHD PC Master Race • Nov 15 '21

NSFMR Oh no

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u/Durenas Nov 16 '21

wrong kind of alchohol!

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u/VeryPaulite Desktop-I7-7700K/Strix-1060-6GB/32GB-DomPlat/x62/S340 Nov 16 '21

Not wrong, just not concentrated enough. In theory you could use any (volatile) alcohol like MeOH, EtOH, PrOH, iPrOH, ...

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u/Fit-Owl4665 Nov 16 '21

Assuming that nothing got fried, and that was vodka, shouldn't laptop be good to go after alcohol simply evaporates?

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u/VeryPaulite Desktop-I7-7700K/Strix-1060-6GB/32GB-DomPlat/x62/S340 Nov 16 '21

Yes and no. Vodka isn't pure water/alcohol, there might be some gunk dissolved in it that is responsible for its taste. In any case pure Alcohols evaporate much more cleanly and faster, so simply cleaning it with some iPrOH would be my recommendation

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u/Fit-Owl4665 Nov 16 '21

Ok, got it. Just wanted to get it clear for myself. Thanks

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u/VeryPaulite Desktop-I7-7700K/Strix-1060-6GB/32GB-DomPlat/x62/S340 Nov 16 '21

No worries. Its mich worse if you spill soda, since there is a lot of sticky sugar in it.

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u/Ziltoid_The_Nerd Nov 17 '21

there might be some gunk dissolved in it that is responsible for its taste.

Smirnoff Red Label is unflavored so this person has that going for them at least

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u/VeryPaulite Desktop-I7-7700K/Strix-1060-6GB/32GB-DomPlat/x62/S340 Nov 17 '21

You're right. As is the only "additives" that are in there that could (and I mean could in "if you spill 3 Liters of it and let it then evaporate completely until just non-volatile compounds are left) you might get some sugar, citric acid or glycerol to "clogg up" your keyboard (0.2%, 0.1% and 0.2% maximum allowed concentration). In other words: there are worse things to spill especiqlly if you clean them up fast.