Mother dearest informed me just now that something fell out of the pants I washed yesterday and hung out to dry.
It was my Corsair Voyager stick.
How long do you think I should wait until trying to plug it in? Should I put it out on the sun for a while?
Washed my USB stick
Moderators: NeilBlanchard, Ralf Hutter, sthayashi, Lawrence Lee
Water resistant
http://www.corsairmemory.com/products/voyager.aspx
Doesn't apply to a wash in a machine though.
I'd shake it a lot, wait a couple hours, shake it again then plug it in
If you have valuable data I might wait a day or 2.
http://www.corsairmemory.com/products/voyager.aspx
Doesn't apply to a wash in a machine though.
I'd shake it a lot, wait a couple hours, shake it again then plug it in
If you have valuable data I might wait a day or 2.
This goes for any piece of electronics...
My friend called me up and told me he washed his cell phone
in with the laundry. It no longer worked but he had already gone and purchased a junk phone off ebay to replace it. I said, unless you plugged it in to charge it's probably fine. Here's how I got him up and running again.
Step 0: If the event just happened, remove battery immediately!!!!
Step 1: Find some very clean water. Deionized would be best, distilled is good, and bottled water will work in a pinch but you need to use the alcohol more.
Step 2: Get some 99% pure IPA (don't use the 70% stuff).
Step 3: Open your electronic device and lay out all essential parts, removing any layered plastic parts or films (like keyboard/keypads, LCD screens) that are not soldered together.
Step 4: Rinse thoroughly each piece with the DI water (you can submerge it completely if you like). You really want to get all parts wet to make sure any impurities (like soap and dirty water) are removed.
Step 5: Shake pieces out or blow them off with a low-pressure air hose (with clean air) or air duster can. Let pieces dry for a day or so, until all water is evaporated.
Step 6: Using a dropper or cotton swap, wet out all surfaces you can with the alcohol to remove any remaining impurities left on the device.
Step 7: Let dry as long as necessary.
Step 8: Put device back together, insert battery and hope for the best! NEVER DO THAT AGAIN!!!
NOTE: This should only be done with solid state devices. Never submerge any moving mechanisms like hard drives in water or anything else for that matter.
My friend called me up and told me he washed his cell phone
in with the laundry. It no longer worked but he had already gone and purchased a junk phone off ebay to replace it. I said, unless you plugged it in to charge it's probably fine. Here's how I got him up and running again.Step 0: If the event just happened, remove battery immediately!!!!
Step 1: Find some very clean water. Deionized would be best, distilled is good, and bottled water will work in a pinch but you need to use the alcohol more.
Step 2: Get some 99% pure IPA (don't use the 70% stuff).
Step 3: Open your electronic device and lay out all essential parts, removing any layered plastic parts or films (like keyboard/keypads, LCD screens) that are not soldered together.
Step 4: Rinse thoroughly each piece with the DI water (you can submerge it completely if you like). You really want to get all parts wet to make sure any impurities (like soap and dirty water) are removed.
Step 5: Shake pieces out or blow them off with a low-pressure air hose (with clean air) or air duster can. Let pieces dry for a day or so, until all water is evaporated.
Step 6: Using a dropper or cotton swap, wet out all surfaces you can with the alcohol to remove any remaining impurities left on the device.
Step 7: Let dry as long as necessary.
Step 8: Put device back together, insert battery and hope for the best! NEVER DO THAT AGAIN!!!
NOTE: This should only be done with solid state devices. Never submerge any moving mechanisms like hard drives in water or anything else for that matter.
I did that once as well. After taking it apart and leaving it to dry overnight, everything worked fine but the microphone. That meant it wasn't very useful as a phone though, so I had to get a new one.jhhoffma wrote:My friend called me up and told me he washed his cell phone
Fast forward a couple of years, and I did the same to my MP3 player. It was a tiny one that didn't have any screws to open it, so I decided against trying to break the cover to open it.
Needless to say, nowadays I check my pockets more than once...
A friend once dropped his phone in a pint glass full of Buckfast and somehow managed to get it working again which, as anyone who's ever been near the stuff will testify, is a minor miracle.
Stranger still, he has yet to explain why a bottle of Bucky was even in the vicinity of a glass in the first place, never mind poured into one.
Stranger still, he has yet to explain why a bottle of Bucky was even in the vicinity of a glass in the first place, never mind poured into one.