What could happen?

[rye9]

I would like to clean my screen with a slightly damp cloth (my iBook) but do not want to shut it down as I am working. Why does Apple recommend shutting down the iBook first?... I ask this because I wish to sleep it to clean it, because the screen is off in both scenarios.

 

[imacintel]

I would like to clean my screen with a slightly damp cloth (my iBook) but do not want to shut it down as I am working. Why does Apple recommend shutting down the iBook first?... I ask this because I wish to sleep it to clean it, because the screen is off in both scenarios.

GO ahead and do the sleeping. Your screen probably only needs to be shut down.

 

[skunk]

Electricity + Water = Bad Idea

 

[mmmcheese]

I would like to clean my screen with a slightly damp cloth (my iBook) but do not want to shut it down as I am working. Why does Apple recommend shutting down the iBook first?... I ask this because I wish to sleep it to clean it, because the screen is off in both scenarios.

What happens when you plug in a power cord with wet hands? Probably nothing, but there's a chance of being shocked....

If you get water into something that shouldn't get wet when it's running, there's a chance you'll short something out.

 

[rye9]

Well the cloth isnt dripping or anything, its very rung out.. if there's no risk of it dripping, should it be fine?

 

[skunk]

Well the cloth isnt dripping or anything, its very rung out.. if there's no risk of it dripping, should it be fine?

It should, but why chance it? You should never let water near anything electrical if it's switched on - unless it's specifically waterproof. Water conducts electricity, both to you and to other components not otherwise connected.

Just shut it down.

 

[mmmcheese]

It should, but why chance it? You should never let water near anything electrical if it's switched on - unless it's specifically waterproof. Water conducts electricity, both to you and to other components not otherwise connected.

Just shut it down.

Real men don't pay attention to warnings....or read instructions....or stop for directions....etc.

haha

 

[skunk]

Real men don't pay attention to warnings....or read instructions....or stop for directions....etc.

haha

This real man has chopped through a live 60A cable before now. Now that was real. But at least it was dry.

 

[Sun Baked]

Pure water doesn't conduct electricity very well.

It's the pollutants in the water that impove electrical conductivity.

But it's real hard to find.

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Apple is probably covering their bases for those who would mist the screen to clean it.

 

[skunk]

Pure water doesn't conduct electricity very well.

It's the pollutants in the water that impove electrical conductivity.

Fine. Check your water purity. If it's good and clean, throw a bucket of it over the computer and give it a good rinse. Just make sure it's not doing any CPU-intensive tasks at the time.

 

[mmmcheese]

This real man has chopped through a live 60A cable before now. Now that was real. But at least it was dry.

Did you finish off by peeing on it?

 

[skunk]

Did you finish off by peeing on it?

Somehow, that particular option never crossed my mind.

 

[dpaanlka]

Water doesnt clean anything anyway. Instead of submerging towel in water and then ringing it out, just take a clean dry towel and lightly give it one or two sprays of Windex or other comparable cleaner - which evaporates faster than water and actually cleans the surface you put it on.

 

[rye9]

Water doesnt clean anything anyway. Instead of submerging towel in water and then ringing it out, just take a clean dry towel and lightly give it one or two sprays of Windex or other comparable cleaner - which evaporates faster than water and actually cleans the surface you put it on.

Apple says to use water and only water though.

 

[dpaanlka]

Apple says to use water and only water though.

I usually just use a dry cloth. But water really doesn't clean anything and I've never had trouble in all these years using one or two sprays on a towel. Why would it matter if its water or windex or milk?

 

[mmmcheese]

Somehow, that particular option never crossed my mind.

pfft!! Real man indeed...

 

[mmmcheese]

Apple says to use water and only water though.

Last time I checked Apple's site (first time I had to clean my iBook screen...which was about 3 years ago), they suggested a 30% rubbing alcohol and 70% water mixture for the LCD and case. Of course the cloth should be wrung as dry as possible before cleaning anything...and it should be a soft cloth, not something made out of wood fibres.

 

[Boggle]

Real men don't pay attention to warnings....or read instructions....or stop for directions....etc.

haha

This real man swam the Nile, then caught a flight back to the States on which I stopped a would-be shoe bomber, & when I got home I took a bath while balancing a plugged-in toaster on my head. I unclog my nose in the general direction of safety!

 

[mmmcheese]

This real man swam the Nile, then caught a flight back to the States on which I stopped a would-be shoe bomber, & when I got home I took a bath while balancing a plugged-in toaster on my head. I unclog my nose in the general direction of safety!

This real man said "Yes" when asked if those pants made her look fat.

 

[skunk]

This real man said "Yes" when asked if those pants made her look fat.

What did he say after he'd picked himself up from the floor?

 

[Boggle]

This real man said "Yes" when asked if those pants made her look fat.

What did he say after he'd picked himself up from the floor?

ROFLMAO!

There's laughing in the face of danger, and deliberately trying to get yourself killed. You sir have crossed that line.

 

[dmw007]

This real man said "Yes" when asked if those pants made her look fat.

How awful, you never tell a girl that she looks fat.

 

[flyfish29]

first of all- what the heck is on your screen?

Why can't you shut it down temporarily?

(I hope I didn't miss the answers to the above two questions- but don't remember reading them in the thread.)

I always use a dry lcd cloth like the one apple provides free- and for stubborn food splashes and such I always breathe on my screen to put a slight amount of moisture and use the dry cloth which seems to work really well. I just have to be careful that I don't touch it with my tongue...zap!

 

[dmw007]

I just have to be careful that I don't touch it with my tongue...zap!

Yes, licking your screen is not the most advisable way to clean it.

 

[Unorthodox]

Last time I checked Apple's site (first time I had to clean my iBook screen...which was about 3 years ago), they suggested a 30% rubbing alcohol and 70% water mixture for the LCD and case. Of course the cloth should be wrung as dry as possible before cleaning anything...and it should be a soft cloth, not something made out of wood fibres.

This sounds like a good method.
I used water on my PBs screen and now I have water spots that wont go away. So you should use something that evaporate quickly.