Rant: I used a hairdryer to fix a dishwasher's control board last week

Honestly, the board had a weird moisture fault code, so I heated it gently for 90 seconds and it's been fine for a month. Has anyone else tried this kind of heat trick on modern electronics, or is it just asking for trouble?

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grace_hunt847mo ago

My old Xbox 360 got the red ring of death back in the day, and the towel trick actually worked for a solid six months. Wrapping it up and letting it overheat felt like performing risky surgery, but it bought me time until I could afford a new one. Makes you wonder how many electronics are just one good warm-up away from working again, right? I guess the real trouble starts when you have to do it every other Tuesday.

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paul_stone297mo ago

Ever try a heat gun on a dead graphics card?

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barbaraschmidt6mo ago

My old 8800 GT got a second life with a heat gun back in 2010. Grace_hunt84 is right about that temporary fix feeling like risky surgery, just buying you a little more time. It's a weird mix of victory and dread when it actually works.

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