Weird oil leaking from electronics device?

Nate King EMAIL HIDDEN
Tue Jun 21 21:49:27 CEST 2011


you know..... you could break every rule of chemistry and taste it......

keep in mind i'm not responsible for any death or deformation that may
occur. :) If it were me, i'd wipe it down, let it sit for a day and see what
happens. it might be a good idea to open up a fedex case just because.

take care,
Nate

On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 3:47 PM, Tony Scharf <noisetheorem at gmail.com> wrote:

> Jay:
>
> He checked over the caps, and didn't see any that looked deformed.
> There wasnt any residue except on the metal parts or parts near the
> metal edges.
>
> The box was very tightly taped, actually.  I did it in my garage where
> the packing stuff is, and it was pretty hot and humid that day.  I
> have a nagging suspicion that is where it came from.
>
> Tony
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 2:31 PM, ibi sum <ibisum at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Even if its condensation, it could be condensation of .. something ..
> > not good.
> >
> > Like the gas result of a blown capacitor, for example!  These can often
> > emit a terrible discharge after being cold (i.e. in plane cargo) then
> > warm, then cold again and so on .. So have him check for oddly formed
> > capacitors the same way you check milk: if its bloated or deformed, its
> > possibly quite busted.
> >
> >> I am thinking that it
> >> could have been in the (unheated) cargo hold of a FedEx plane and
> >> gotten cooled off enough to build condensation on it when it landed
> >> and was put on a hot truck.  The oily feel of it could just be from
> >> residue left on the boards from manufacturing.
> >
> > Could also be that the cargo got some plane exhaust in it and condensed
> > inside the cooler-temperature box: a sign you should have taped the box
> > very tightly, perhaps?
> >
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