GMCFESIL: (Guy Macon's Cure For Electronics Soaked In Liquids)
- From: Guy Macon <http://www.guymacon.com/>
- Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 05:50:48 +0000
amdx wrote:
My 16 year old daughter was cleaning the bathroom,
(what did I just say? pinch me, am I dreaming?)
Her Ipod got loose and landed in the toilet, she grabbed
it and rinsed it immediately. It worked for about two days
then went completely dead. If plugged into the charger the display says the
battery is dead and never changes from this display. (normally if the
battery was dead it
would say that, then after a few minutes it would display charging).
Anyway, any thoughts about cleaning any growths that may have shorted
connections, I don't see anything abnormal. Any solvent recommended? It's
dead I have nothing to lose.
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GMCFESIL: (Guy Macon's Cure For Electronics Soaked In Liquids)
(Feel free to repost, but please include this reference
to my webpage at [ http://www.guymacon.com/ ].)
[1] Do not attempt to power the device up to see if it
still works. Doing so is likely to damage the
electronics.
[2] Remove all power sources. Unplug the device and
remove all batteries, including soldered in batteries
if you can.
[3] Disassemble the device as well as your skills allow.
If there is a paper cone speaker or other part that
looks like it might be damaged by water, set it aside.
[4] Go outside with a garden hose or put it in the sink
and flush it with clean water to try to remove any
soap, coffee, urine, or whatever else you managed to
get in there.
[5] Use a 1/2 gallon jug of distilled water (make sure it's
the distilled kind) and flush out the normal water.
[6] Use a bottle or two of isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol to
flush the distilled water out. For antique devices
that may have natural rubber in them, use pure drinking
alcohol. In either case, the higher the proof/percentage
the better.
[7] Put it in a warm, dry place until you can't smell any
alcohol. Then leave it for at least another day before
reassembling and testing.
[8] If you are in a hurry, you can try to accelerate step
six with a fan, blow drier, etc. It's up to you to
insure that you don't start an alcohol fire.
[9] If there are any moving parts that need lubrication or
parts that are protected from corrosion by a coating
that might be washed away by the above steps, you may
have to add appropriate lubrication and/or coating
afterward. If possible, remove all such parts in
step 3.
Guy Macon
http://www.guymacon.com/
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