Weird oil leaking from electronics device?

[Tony Scharf]

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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