Paging electrickery types

Suppose one had immersed , I dunno, say an mp3 player in water. What would
be the best way of drying it out? If I had done such a thing I would
currently have it hanging on the washing line - would this be a good idea?

 

Remove the battery before using airing cupboard. You may also want to rinse
it in distilled water first to remove any small fish still inside.

 

Solid state.

 

Assuming it wasn't switched on when you went swimming, I'd first rinse it
*well* in warm de-ionised water (like you use for batteries), then put it in
the airing cupboard with the battery cover open for a couple of days to
fully dry out.
You never know, you may be lucky.

JB

 

I might open a 'Best way to clean canal mud off trainers' thread to get
it off to a running start for you.

 

Airing cupboard.

HTH

Andy
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Andy Cunningham
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Well...

I managed to drop my house phone down the loo whilst pissed (and pissing),
last week. I left it in my airing cupboard for three days and now it works
perfectly again. Smells a bit whiffy mind you.

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I would have thought swift action to inhibit even the slightest risk of
corrosion is the order of the day. One of my kids recently fell in a pond,
clutching a walkie-talkie. It was apparently dead, but I blasted it with a
hair-dryer and it resurrected very nicely.

 

Open it up if possible and put it in a warm place for a couple of days, I
have washed PCB's many times without any problems, the only time you risk
damage is if you apply power when it is wet, even then its dependent on the
maximum voltage within the device.

The above does not apply to those fitted with hard disk drives.


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Kevin - Basildon
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What about one of those boot drying things they advertise in the bike
catalogues?

 

Probably won't help. Mp3s are a compressed format and so will absorb water
like rehydrating nesquik with milk.

If it was insured you could put it under someone's back wheel while parked
and when they SMIDSY it then you can buy a new one.

 

What if I used powdered water? - though I'm not sure what to add to it.

 

You could try, I think you can get it from dry cleaners. But don't take your
mp3 player in or they'll have the back off and be up to their nutsacks in
kiddie porn before your prison sentence has even begun.

 

s'ok I keep all my porn in LP format as I think 12 inch always sounds
better.

 

As others have said plus:

When not in use, store it with some Silica Gel packets for a few
weeks, to get the last bits of moisture out.

 

Mike

Don't jump to the conclusion

 

Hurrah. Just tried it out and it's fine. <fx: high fives Korean sweat shop
worker>

 

It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the

Dunk it into a bowl of warm water as soon as poss, let it sit for a
while, oh about ten minutes, repeat, and let it dry fairly naturally but
in a heated sort of way - in a hot press would be good.

If it can come apart in any way, it would be good to do that first and
treat the parts seperately.

This would only really apply if the owner was daft enough to drop it
(snort!) into a muddy ditch.

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Dave

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It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the

Not nice, having a kid with rusted joints. I commend you on your quick
action.

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Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3
FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10

 

It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the

Whatever happened to Extended Players? 7", while nothing to boast about,
was always enough.

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Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3
FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10