The smell of burning rubber and electronics

[cant think of a user name]

Last Thursday, I plugged in and started up an old computer from way back in 1998. I went out of the room for a few minutes while it started up, and came back to smell something like a mix of burning rubber and electronics! (a quick search on google indicates that this may be due to the Power Supply Unit or some other component frying)

I quickly pressed the off button on the computer, unplugged it and took it outside. The smell was... awful.

After two days of airing out my room (opening the window) while I sleep in another room, there are still traces of the smell whenever I walk into my room.

I have two questions though:
1. does anyone know if the smell is harmful?
2. how long do you think the smell will last?

 

[Gus]

Yes that is the horrible smell of burning electronics...dunno if it's harmful, I doubt it, but get some Febreze or something...

 

[Caesar20]

the smell is not harmful (lol ), just open your windows all the way or better yet, open the window in the room next to it and leave the door open so that you create a ....wind...... (i forgot the word, airflow maybe?). it'll help even more. got rid of the major part of the smell in a day.

 

[cant think of a user name]

Thanks guys, I appreciate the responses :yes:.

 

[cant think of a user name]

I just found out that it may have been electrolytic capacitors in the power supply burning and vaporising (thus releasing gas and the smell!).

That is scary .

 

[Docs]

Muhaha, buy a new computer

 

[Centaurion]

the smell is not harmful (lol ), just open your windows all the way or better yet, open the window in the room next to it and leave the door open so that you create a ....wind...... (i forgot the word, airflow maybe?). it'll help even more. got rid of the major part of the smell in a day.

Draft.


God I'm bored.