[KenClunk]

I guess those guys who made that water proof SD card were on to something. That sucks hope everything works out though.

[KenClunk]

I guess those guys who made that water proof SD card were on to something. That sucks hope everything works out though.

[Ryan Joseph]

I've actually run a memory card through the wash before. I just let it air dry for a few hours and it worked fine. I'm still using it, in fact. In my experience, most tech devices will survive getting wet. I told this story in another thread, but I once left an inkjet printer out in the rain (very long story, don't ask). I let it dry overnight in a heated garage and it was fine the next morning...worked perfectly. :mrgreen:

[Archie]

Ok people, here are the results:

Everything is OK and even the mp3s are rescued

I cleaned the card in distilled water yesterday, dried it until this morning and tried it :wink:

It seems to work perfectly in my iPaq, no problems at all. So I'm happy for now. Thanks you again everyone for your advice. You are great!
:way to go:

[Stephen Beesley]

Originally Posted by Archie

Ok people, here are the results:

Everything is OK and even the mp3s are rescued

I cleaned the card in distilled water yesterday, dried it until this morning and tried it :wink:

It seems to work perfectly in my iPaq, no problems at all. So I'm happy for now. Thanks you again everyone for your advice. You are great!
:way to go:

Glad to hear everything worked out. I was actually thinking of this situation this morning when I was using my (previously washed) Wifi card at a local McCafe. When I removed it from my Jornada I almost dropped it in my Hot Chocolate! The washing machine is one thing but a hot chocolate......

[Archie]

I'll try to keep this in mind when I'm consuming Hot Chocolate (not so often but sometimes)

[Robb Bates]

If you do drop it in hot chocolate, or some other nasty goop, rinse it under regular water right away and then do the distilled water trick as soon as possible.

I learned this trick when dealing with underwater video cameras. When ever we'd go scuba diving with our video cameras, we'd always bring a bucket and a couple of gallons of distilled water. If a leak developed in the housing and flooded the camera, we'd come up to the surface and dunk the camera.

The neat thing about water is it's not conductive by itself. Water that is completely free of impurities will not conduct electricity. It's all the junk in the water that does it. As a matter of fact, that's how they measure the purity of water. They try to pass electricity through it. The more electricity that flows, the more junk is in the water.

Water will corrode stuff, however. That's why you need to dry things quickly. If you let it sit to dry overnight, the chances of corrosion occuring increase. But dry it quickly with a hair dryer and you should be OK. Also, just like water spots that show up in your dish washer, any impurities left in the water will get deposited when the water does evaporate, which is why you should use pure water.

Robb

[jake080]

an added note: dont expect a camera to fully survive comeplete submersion in water :P i have *barely* living proof of that!
~Jake

[Candygogo]

Glad the problem is solved!

As I was reading the story, I was thinking about a card reader. Heaven forbid your card falls into whatever you are drinking, is swished around the washing machine, left out in the rain, etc...after drying, a card reader could come in handy. It would definatly take the fear of using your PPC as a testing ground.

[Wiggster]

And from personal experience: it seems the batteries for the iPAQ 1900 series can make it through the washer and dryer no worse for the wear. It seems I forgot to take one out of my pocket after I was carrying it around, and I found it resting neatly in my lint trap a few days later. It was slightly amusing to see the battery half-buried in lint (sweatpants and fluffy shirts make for a heck of a lot of lint). I plugged the battery into my cradle's charging slot, and it was a red light. 40 minutes later, green light: all charged. The battery seems to work as normal.

They should make washing machines have metal detectors, so if it detects anything more than a button or clasp, it sets off an alarm. Way too many of us are washing our PDA accessories.