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PS4 leaking white stuff as well? (Pics inside)
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Well, is it that surprising that you're having vick's vaporub residue on your air-sucking appliances when you're filling the air in your home with gaseous vaporub 8 hours every day?
There's probably a very similar residue on all the other vented appliances in the same room. Hardly a PS4 issue, i'd imagine.
Guerrillas in the Mist
Member
Looks like someone was lucky enough to get a "Cerny Special".
RoboGeorgeForeman
Banned
Glad I held off on getting a next gen console.
oneils
Member
I think he just means the brand
as far as I know they just use water
You mix vaposteam into the water. It has medicinal ingredients. I think the residue in the ps4 is from this.
LOL, the humidifier we have is made for the Vicks Rub. Its not like we randomly put it in it for the hell of it. Like I said I have already moved it to a different room and I am not concerned at all over it. We have the ceiling fan that runs full blast and a box fan that runs full blast along with the humidifier so I'm sure the shit gets all over the room very easily.
And just for fun, I gave my wife some extra sauce the other night for buying that humidifier.
Edit: The only reason I posted pictures was because somebody else posted the same thing from Reddit and wanted to see if it was similar with mine.
And just for fun, I gave my wife some extra sauce the other night for buying that humidifier.
Edit: The only reason I posted pictures was because somebody else posted the same thing from Reddit and wanted to see if it was similar with mine.
phosphor112
Banned
Vicks has their own humidifier that you put their menthol shit in. Supposed to help you breathe.
EDIT: Beaten.
If, tomorrow, I tell the press that, like, there have been 10,000 faulty PS4's, or the PSN is terribly slow, nobody panics, because it's all "part of the plan". But when I say that one (ok maybe a couple) little NeoGAF user has a PS4 that sprays white shit, well then everyone loses their minds!
BibiMaghoo
Member
eeewwwwwww. That is some gross shit. That cannot be good for anything in the room, yourself included.
Edit: Explained, but still, that sounds not good at all.
freenudemacusers
Member
oh yeah? I figured it was just a branding deal. Well, that could definitely be a cause.
Danlord
Member
If this PS4 was leaking liquid from the rear vents, why would there be residue on the 'AUX' port for the PS Camera as well as the lower rim before the vents?
Surely if something was leaking out it would only come from the vents?
I am also one whom had no idea about the Vapour Rub on a humidifier but it reminded me of something.
I recently took apart my YLoD PS3 and used a can of compressed air to clean the layers of dust whilst tearing it down, and I noticed once the can was nearly 'empty' there was a liquid coming out that left a white residue similar to the pattern found in this image;
I'm not suggesting there is a link, but perhaps someone could shed some light on it. It is a strange occurrence and definitely something worth the discussion because it could be something serious. My PS4 looks fine but I will keep an eye on it. Mine is situated on a black glass shelf with sufficient space all around in, no humidifier/fans nearby but I will report here if it happens to mine.
Surely if something was leaking out it would only come from the vents?
I am also one whom had no idea about the Vapour Rub on a humidifier but it reminded me of something.
I recently took apart my YLoD PS3 and used a can of compressed air to clean the layers of dust whilst tearing it down, and I noticed once the can was nearly 'empty' there was a liquid coming out that left a white residue similar to the pattern found in this image;
I'm not suggesting there is a link, but perhaps someone could shed some light on it. It is a strange occurrence and definitely something worth the discussion because it could be something serious. My PS4 looks fine but I will keep an eye on it. Mine is situated on a black glass shelf with sufficient space all around in, no humidifier/fans nearby but I will report here if it happens to mine.
Professor Lich
Member
It's the return of...
The Stuff!
Has there ever been anything like this before?
The Stuff!
Has there ever been anything like this before?
Have you checked other appliances in the same room for residue? Chances are that the inside of all your tech is getting clogged up by that vaporub garbage in the air,
Well Yoshida did say Demon's and Dark Souls inspired many of the 'features' of the PS4. Guess now we know what he meant...
oneils
Member
What does this mean? That you don't think the humidifier created the gunk or what?
Metalingus5150
Member
What is going on with the consoles?!
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
What the fuck, the politically correct term is "artificial people". Watch your language and know your lore bro.
It means that if your buy your mans a humidifier, you're getting some later that night.
White residue often appears on circuit boards. See this paper.
But it's not...wet. Like it's not liquid spraying or leaking out of a machine.
But it's not...wet. Like it's not liquid spraying or leaking out of a machine.
theprodigy
Member
oh I see you changed your avatar back to Mario after the Year of Luigi ended
and I dunno about how this Vicks thing works
dreamer3kx
Member
That doesnt look like liquid leak, looks like someone failed at trying to clean ps4.
oneils
Member
If it was that everything in his room/house would be covered in that.
Brilliant, +1.
Let strength be granted, so the PS4 might be mended. So the PS4 might be mended.
zackmorris
Member
Because this problem is obviously plaguing all launch consoles.
SquiddyCracker
Banned
I guess this is due to AMD's APUs?
Maybe the chipset is running too hot, and melting the CPU goo.
Maybe the chipset is running too hot, and melting the CPU goo.
EGOMON
Member
Cthulhu_Steev
Member
70+ hours of hot Vicks in the air cooling down after evaporating all of its camphor oil off and leaving behind a lovely layer of petroleum jelly.
Or: I'm not saying it's jizz. But it's jizz.
Did you scrape it off your PS4 and bag it up for her?
Or: I'm not saying it's jizz. But it's jizz.
Did you scrape it off your PS4 and bag it up for her?
oneils
Member
Tt supra will have to tell us if there is other residue on stuff in the room. I don't think he has yet.
BibiMaghoo
Member
Other things that are sucking in air and heating it, yes. But not everything. It could well be a reaction with the vapor at a certain temperature.
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
Secret sauce! Secret sauce everywhere.
This. Leaks don't happen where there are no openings in the chassis.
One guy managing to fuck up his system does not a pandemic make. I'm also one of those cynical bastards who doesn't consider it a problem until it happens to my system.
IdreamofHIME
Member
Is this from the guy who had his PS3 sitting on top of his PS4?