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Cooler in the same room as a laptop

11 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/cooler-in-the-same-room-as-a-laptop.58664/

chesss
chesss Original post #1
May 25, 2007 at 5:57 PM
Hey

I know moisture is not considered good for the PC, and this is especially true for desktops. But is it 'OK' to have a Laptop in a room with a water cooler?

Plz say yes.... bahut garmi hai dilli mein aajkal.

Thanks
kaustav_geek
May 25, 2007 at 10:14 PM
Yeah.. Perhaps. But try keep it away from the direct wind blow. And store it in a bag with few bags of silica gel.
kalpik
kalpik #3
May 25, 2007 at 10:40 PM
Yeah.. no problem. Just dont sit DIRECTLY in front of the cooler :p
cynosure
May 25, 2007 at 10:45 PM
Dont know bout laptops but my desktop and my cooler are in the same room. Never had that moisture problem. Go for it for "keep distance":D
chesss
chesss #5
May 25, 2007 at 11:35 PM
Thanks kalpik, cynosure . its a great relief to know this.
@kaustav silica gel bag??
V
May 26, 2007 at 4:08 AM
yeah silica gel bags is a good idea..
they are the small white bags filled with crystals that come in many medicine bottles...
they absorb moisture :D
kaustav_geek
May 26, 2007 at 12:53 PM
chesss said:
@kaustav silica gel bag??

Yup. They are small tissue bags having crystals of silica gel.They absorb moisture. Many electronic appliances come with silica gel bags in their cases e.g, digital cameras etc.

They are fairly cheap I guess. Do get it for your laptop case even if you don't keep it in the room with the cooler. It'll help you keep the internals of your Lappy moisture free, translating into its better land healthy life . :D
chesss
chesss #8
May 28, 2007 at 1:45 PM
thanks for the silica gel tip guys. I'll use them (if I can get hold of any).
offtopic question(didn't deserve own thread) - is it okay to remove the plastic sheet behind the lcd screen?
jal_desai
May 28, 2007 at 4:46 PM
^no brother dont remove the plastic sheet... they are there because of a purpose na...
slugger
slugger #10
Jun 23, 2007 at 5:03 PM
hey guyz where do i buy the pouches of silica gel from. checked out the neighbourhood medicine/grocery shop [had 2 start from somewhere], but they did not have any
Quiz_Master
Jun 23, 2007 at 5:34 PM
Did you ever bought A Water Bottle, or Thurmas Flask. I got mine from there.
I am not sure you can get them seprately.
And my PC is in just in front of cooler.
7-8 feet away.
Haven't got any problem till date.