Lappy/controllers and the humidity in a rave.

spencertron · Post by **spencertron** » Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:02 am

i feel like it's gonna kill my laptop if i do it enough. not every time i play it's like this. but i can't think of a work around. other than play bigger venues

drokkr · Post by **drokkr** » Sat Aug 15, 2009 11:57 am

i worry about this too...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keyw ... vczaoyqw_e

still not bought one yet tho

__________ · Post by **__________** » Sat Aug 15, 2009 1:49 pm

you'll be fine...i spilt a whole cup of tea on my laptop the other month.
i just drained it out (most of the tea poured out of the charger input) and left it next to my heater for a few hours. it was fine the next day

magnetron_sputtering · Post by **magnetron_sputtering** » Sat Aug 15, 2009 1:54 pm

£10 Bag wrote:i just drained it out

Did you drink it?

__________ · Post by **__________** » Sat Aug 15, 2009 2:07 pm

nah, i just turned it off PRONTO, flipped it up on my bed, and let the tea drain from the power input.

the tea was from a thermos flask cup, so i just poured myself another cup of tea and rolled a reuben while i sat there contemplating my stupidity.

deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:16 am

mobile components are built to be incredibly heat resistant so i wouldn't worry too much or just get a cooler for it if it's that big of a concern

hurlingdervish · Post by **hurlingdervish** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:18 am

you could get a double sized battery too, i did and now it doubles by lifting up the lap an inch

or find low cpu programs and run in power saver or balanced modes

casual-p · Post by **casual-p** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:19 am

all you need to not do during a rave is not put your lappy on or near to a stack of speakers. i thought i was OK but the subs corrupted my hard drive from a foot away

glad i back my stuff up though

hurlingdervish · Post by **hurlingdervish** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:20 am

casual-P wrote: i thought i was OK but the subs corrupted my hard drive from a foot away

deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:21 am

plus if you get a grated laptop stand you'll have some more airflow and could use a cheap desktop fan blowing underneath

deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:22 am

hurlingdervish wrote:
casual-P wrote: i thought i was OK but the subs corrupted my hard drive from a foot away

heh didn't know they could do that?

casual-p · Post by **casual-p** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:24 am

Deadly Habit wrote:
hurlingdervish wrote:
casual-P wrote: i thought i was OK but the subs corrupted my hard drive from a foot away

heh didn't know they could do that?

big magnet + hard drive =

depends whether the system is magnetically shielded or not but i prefer not to take the risk now

deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:26 am

casual-P wrote:
Deadly Habit wrote:
hurlingdervish wrote:
casual-P wrote: i thought i was OK but the subs corrupted my hard drive from a foot away

heh didn't know they could do that?
big magnet + hard drive = depends whether the system is magnetically shielded or not but i prefer not to take the risk now

nah i know that can happen since all a speaker is a big magnet and some sort of cone
the vibrations can wreak havoc on the needle on the hd too

hurlingdervish · Post by **hurlingdervish** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:34 am

Deadly Habit wrote:
hurlingdervish wrote:
casual-P wrote: i thought i was OK but the subs corrupted my hard drive from a foot away

heh didn't know they could do that?

shitty PA's and guitar stacks only brotha, never been graced the opportunity to bump the big rigs

deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:36 am

hurlingdervish wrote:
Deadly Habit wrote:
hurlingdervish wrote:
casual-P wrote: i thought i was OK but the subs corrupted my hard drive from a foot away

heh didn't know they could do that?
shitty PA's and guitar stacks only brotha, never been graced the opportunity to bump the big rigs

heh if it was properly setup the big pas are nowhere near enough a dj booth to be a problem

notch · Post by **notch** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 3:30 am

GET A MAC!! Never had a problem playing out with it..
PC laptops are garbage..
end of rant

blaztik · Post by **blaztik** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 5:02 am

casual-P wrote:
Deadly Habit wrote:
hurlingdervish wrote:
casual-P wrote: i thought i was OK but the subs corrupted my hard drive from a foot away

heh didn't know they could do that?
big magnet + hard drive = depends whether the system is magnetically shielded or not but i prefer not to take the risk now

thought it was a myth? they tested it on mythbusters check it out, used visacards instead but still, they got memory PLUS they used the strongest magnets out there so i think it can't be true

blaztik · Post by **blaztik** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 5:03 am

notch wrote:GET A MAC!! Never had a problem playing out with it..
PC laptops are garbage..
end of rant

MAC's for artfags & girls

boomstix · Post by **boomstix** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:33 am

blaztik wrote:
casual-P wrote:
Deadly Habit wrote:
hurlingdervish wrote:
casual-P wrote: i thought i was OK but the subs corrupted my hard drive from a foot away

heh didn't know they could do that?
big magnet + hard drive = depends whether the system is magnetically shielded or not but i prefer not to take the risk now
thought it was a myth? they tested it on mythbusters check it out, used visacards instead but still, they got memory PLUS they used the strongest magnets out there so i think it can't be true

the mythbusters one was testing if cards could be wiped that way wasn't it?

there's really no argument that magnets and laptops can exist happily together. try it yourself if you want

deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:06 am

boomstix wrote:
blaztik wrote:
casual-P wrote:
Deadly Habit wrote:
hurlingdervish wrote:
heh didn't know they could do that?
big magnet + hard drive = depends whether the system is magnetically shielded or not but i prefer not to take the risk now
thought it was a myth? they tested it on mythbusters check it out, used visacards instead but still, they got memory PLUS they used the strongest magnets out there so i think it can't be true
the mythbusters one was testing if cards could be wiped that way wasn't it?

there's really no argument that magnets and laptops can exist happily together. try it yourself if you want

yea was mag strips on credit cards etc not hard drives whgich are diff beasts

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