Darrin wrote:
LOL. OK, I'll take your word for it. For what it's worth, I cleaned the mobos up until they were sparkling afterwards BEFORE I powered them back up. :-)
Oh, and after multiple googling, it is DEFINATELY not a conductor - in fact it is a very good insulator. What it can do is attact dust if you don't clean it all off. It also disolves the heat paste used between CPUs and their fans/heat sinks! :-o
Research what WD-40 was developed for / first marketed for. You may be shocked.
Wikipedea quote;
"Typical uses of WD-40 in automotive repair include
* Driving moisture out of the high and low-tension electrical components of an internal combustion engine (e.g. cleaning and drying the inside of the ignition distributor cap) so that it will start, particularly on cold days"
This may be the root of why some people think it is conductive.
