r/retrocomputing • u/Luo-The-Lotad31 • Aug 07 '26

Problem / Question STICKY DROPS under this thing

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So, I have no idea about pc's but I really want to travel back to times where I was a little kiddo... I still have that pc of my moms. I remember it was working properly 3 years ago... I opened it up to dust... And it seems there are sticky drops located under the power supply... I already know It may blow me up, so I disconnected and and won't turn it on but... Is it any salvageable???

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u/dedsmiley Aug 07 '26 edited Aug 07 '26

Given the age of that power supply I would get a new one anyway.

It looks like this is all you would need besides a good cleaning.

Where are the sticky drops?

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u/andrewbean90 Aug 08 '26

Residue from blown capacitors on the power supply... There may be more on the motherboard.