[OT] oxide

[Orange]

Could you tell me if this white thing is rust or something else:

http://home.drenik.net/orange/photo/rust/Set48_01.jpg (~50kb)

http://home.drenik.net/orange/photo/rust/Set48_02.jpg (~50kb)

http://home.drenik.net/orange/photo/rust/Set48_03.jpg (~50kb)

It turned red when I heated it with fan.
If you have any idea what it could be, please reply to:
orange@drenik.net

 

[Sir Charles W. Shults III]

It looks like zinc oxide- the metal of the power supply (?) is galvanized.
It oxidizes into a white dusty material. Heating it can cause the metal
underneath to rust (that metal would be sheet metal made from cheap steel).

Cheers!

Chip Shults
My robotics, space and CGI web page - http://home.cfl.rr.com/aichip

 

[CWatters]

I think I would buy a new case and transfer over the contents. Cases are
quite cheap.

Don't get any of that rust on your motherboard or it will die.

 

[Orange]

"Sir Charles W. Shults III" <aichipREM@OVEcfl.THISrr.com> wrote in message news:<CzIBb.39684$b01.980170@twister.tampabay.rr.com>...

It looks like zinc oxide- the metal of the power supply (?) is galvanized.
Second picture is power supply, third is the box.

The box is of different color, so it seems like some other type of metal

It oxidizes into a white dusty material. Heating it can cause the metal
underneath to rust (that metal would be sheet metal made from cheap steel).

I can't replace the box cause its not a PC computer.