Question I spilt milk directly into my PSU

[codyb2020]

So, as stupid as it may sound, with the way my rig is setup, it leaves it open to direct spills into the PSU, which is exactly what happened today. I was having a good ol' time typing away and out of nowhere my glass tips over and falls spilling the contents directly into my PSU. My system immediately turned off and I'm not sure what to do. I believe I still have a warranty on my pc but I wanted to see if theres any chance of it still working, which I doubt.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

First unplug everything and leave it to dry. There is no telling what damage may have occurred. The psu is likely dead and it could have killed other parts in the pc. If you do have a warrenty i would return the pc if you can. Generally warrenties dont cover liquid damage. Otherwise, i would replace the psu and see if the pc is working.

 

[Math Geek]

i highly doubt the psu is still any good. you'd have to take it apart and then know what you're looking at to be sure. which of course would kill your warranty anyway.

the warranty may not cover this damage anyway so you may just be buying a new psu for yourself.

 

[codyb2020]

Hey guys, thanks for the replies. I already looked into cyberpower and they dont cover any liquid damage, so I'm on my own. I'm gonna go see if thermaltake does though.

 

[cryoburner]

I don't think any company is going to cover milk damage. Warranties are intended for a product that fails due to a lapse in design or build quality, not for damage caused by the user. They would almost certainly reject the warranty request when they open it and find liquid damage and the smell of rancid milk. : P

And one shouldn't open a PSU unless they are skilled with electronics, since they contain capacitors that could potentially produce a fatal shock even after being unplugged for some time. If milk only got into the PSU, then you should replace the PSU with a new one, and see if the rest of the system is in proper working order. Don't try powering the system up with a milk-filled PSU, and you should keep the power supply unplugged.

What are the specs of your system? A new, quality PSU shouldn't be too terribly expensive, probably not much more than $50 USD for one that will probably be better than what the system came with.

 

[bignastyid]

Hey guys, thanks for the replies. I already looked into cyberpower and they dont cover any liquid damage, so I'm on my own. I'm gonna go see if thermaltake does though.

They won't. Time to buy a new PSU.

 

[codyb2020]

They won't. Time to buy a new PSU.

I learned this but, some sort of miracle. the computer works. I let it dry off for a bit and the psu works fine.

I don't think any company is going to cover milk damage. Warranties are intended for a product that fails due to a lapse in design or build quality, not for damage caused by the user. They would almost certainly reject the warranty request when they open it and find liquid damage and the smell of rancid milk. : P

And one shouldn't open a PSU unless they are skilled with electronics, since they contain capacitors that could potentially produce a fatal shock even after being unplugged for some time. If milk only got into the PSU, then you should replace the PSU with a new one, and see if the rest of the system is in proper working order. Don't try powering the system up with a milk-filled PSU, and you should keep the power supply unplugged.

What are the specs of your system? A new, quality PSU shouldn't be too terribly expensive, probably not much more than $50 USD for one that will probably be better than what the system came with.

I didn't open the PSU, but I don't believe much got in. I am still going to replace it soon, but everything else works fine.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Cool. You could buy another identical one but oems typically put crappy psus in their gaming pcs so you may want an upgrade to ensure you dont have another psu failure.