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 09/16/2005 03:15:49 AM · #26
My previous job was watch repair, we saw plenty of water damaged watches. In my experience there are a few general rules for any wet gadgets. Fresh water - recovery rate usually better. Any other liquid - salt water, soapy washing machine water etc - give it a good rinse in clean water as soon as possible. The time the gadget is wet and in contact with corrosives is the other big factor.

Dissassemble as far as you dare, remove all batteries, memory cards etc. Just make sure you are confident in reassembly - this will tell you when to stop pulling the item apart. Warmth is OK for drying things out, but do not exceed approximately 40 degrees Celcius (100 Farenheight). The hairdryer, heater etc applied directly can do damage themselves so its better to let things dry over a day or two.

If electrical contacts eg battery connections, memory card slot, circuit board connectors are dirty it can help to gently wipe them with methylated spirits, nothing stronger.

If the battery has been wet it will be dead flat so charge it. Reassemble, cross fingers!
 06/04/2006 05:53:11 PM · #27
I Droped my powershot sd300 in the snow while I was snowboarding and only realized it the next day I went to the lodges lost and found and said somone had only found it that day so it was sitting in the snow for at least 24 hours and now my memory card wont work(tryed it in another camera) and the power is gone
 07/18/2006 09:50:30 AM · #28
I got a Kodak CD33 & it only got damp is some wet grass, but still after about 5 minutes everything got all fogged up. I took it home & set it in front of a blow-dryer for about a 1/2 hour. It comes on now, but all the buttons make it do differnt things & it won't turn off!! It's been 5 days & it's nothings changed. Do u think I might have got it 2 warm with the blow-dryer?? It did feel kind of warm when I was thru. HELP!
 07/18/2006 10:41:08 AM · #29
Originally posted by BradP:
Try this:
Get a gallon-size Ziplock bag and some new dessicant packets, and place the camera (open it up wherever possible) and dessicant packets (not old ones laying around either - they will be saturated already) in the bag and let it sit for a few days. The dessicant will naturally absorb moisture and will pull it from the camera.


If you put old dessicant packets on a cookie sheet in the oven at 200-250 degrees fahrenheit for 10-20 minutes, they should be ready to absorb moisture again.
 07/18/2006 11:02:48 AM · #30
For the future, if you drop your camera in salt water...all the way (not just a little splash) dunk it in fresh water ASAP to try and get the salt out. After that, you may be able to let things dry out, just make sure you don't try to turn it on for at least a few days...and take the batteries out asap.
 09/03/2006 02:42:39 PM · #31
question i spilled acetone on my desk and some splashed on my digital camera i thought it was fine because it could still take pictures but then i realized the menu buttons wouldnt work...now after about 24 hours everything works but the buttons are like a touch screen..you barely have to tap them for them to work..anyone know whats up? its so weird!
 07/18/2007 01:40:50 AM · #32
help me please!.
i have a Olympus d-555
and it got wet,
i was sitting on the beach and a wave came in and hit it,
it worked fine after that but a few days later it stopped working,
can someone please reply to this and tell me what to do please?
 03/27/2008 09:03:45 PM · #33
Dry the camera as much as possible. I fixed my wet camera by spraying WD40 inot the on switch and turning off and on. It just started working after a few minutes
 03/27/2008 09:43:50 PM · #34
I'm impressed with how many cameras are getting a bath lately.
Not a camera story, but I dropped my blackberry phone in the sink full of water. I quickly removed the battery and sim card, and dunked the whole thing in alcohol inside a zip loc bag. I then used the vacuum cleaner to pull as much of that as possible out of it. Another round of the same, then in a toaster oven at low setting, about 110 F temp for an hour. Then another round of vacuum, heat, vacuum until the screen no longer fogged up when it cooled off.
I gave it overnight in the oven to finish the drying, then one final vacuum out. It's been about 6 months now, and it is still fully functional. The alcohol takes out the residue that the water would leave behind, and helps evaporate the water out of the item.
The vacuum draws the evaporated moisture out of the device so that it does not condense on the circuit boards.
It was fresh water that the blackberry fell into, not salt. I think that getting the battery out ASAP is the key to saving most electronic devices that get wet. In the case that it is salt water involved, the alcohol could be a lifesaver. I would dunk the device several times, changing the alcohol each dunking to carry out the salt.

trident, acetone dissolves or softens many kinds of plastic, so your camera may be history, if not now, then soon.

03/27/2008 09:49:55 PM · #35
It's really not that 'lately'. This thread was started a long time ago and the cameras were probably trashed before some of these latest responses arrived! :-)

eta First Post: 06/13/2005 01:36:41 AM

Message edited by author 2008-03-27 21:50:47.
 03/27/2008 10:37:59 PM · #36
It surpises me to no end how many idiots let their cameras get wet. Water and electronics don't mix people!
 03/28/2008 12:04:22 AM · #37
Originally posted by kawesttex:
It's really not that 'lately'. This thread was started a long time ago and the cameras were probably trashed before some of these latest responses arrived! :-)

eta First Post: 06/13/2005 01:36:41 AM


This is a refresher course : )
I didn't notice the dates, just looked at the last one. Some of the suggestions are good though. I am sure that people are still getting their cameras dunked and splashed.
03/28/2008 12:23:33 AM · #38
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
It surpises me to no end how many idiots let their cameras get wet. Water and electronics don't mix people!


yea, something you would know NOTHING about :þ
 03/28/2008 12:56:12 AM · #39
Originally posted by DjFenzl:

yea, something you would know NOTHING about :þ


Of course not. :) Actually I repaired my drysuit today and tomorrow I'm planning on putting it on, putting the camera in a watertight bag, and swimming up to punchbowl falls to shoot some pictures beyond the fallen tree that gets in everybody's way. :) I love a challenge.

That darn tree!
 03/28/2008 01:23:05 AM · #40
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
Originally posted by DjFenzl:

yea, something you would know NOTHING about :þ


Of course not. :) Actually I repaired my drysuit today and tomorrow I'm planning on putting it on, putting the camera in a watertight bag, and swimming up to punchbowl falls to shoot some pictures beyond the fallen tree that gets in everybody's way. :) I love a challenge.

That darn tree!


Sounds like fun! Why don't you knock that thing out of the way when your up there:)
 03/28/2008 01:24:55 AM · #41
I have a feeling this thread is all by one person. There are eight posters in this thread who have either have one post the day they started their account or only posted to this thread, as well as two accounts that have been canceled. Interesting....
1. Marcelita03
2. ddmozart
3. [user]Dansig[/user]
4. [user]mesmeraj[/user]
5. Francisc_tantaru
6. Cheeseman15
7. b827
8. trident
9. bnc09
10. weekendwrench
I could be wrong, but it seems fishy... :P
 03/28/2008 01:55:42 AM · #42
Are we bored or what? : )
Good observation JD.
03/28/2008 02:15:12 AM · #43
Originally posted by MelonMusketeer:
Are we bored or what? : )
Good observation JD.

Technically I am "packing for a trip" :P
 03/28/2008 02:38:30 AM · #44
I haven't had experiences with wet electronics, but guys from hardware department of the company I work for, once said that probably it would be better to dip it into 99% isopropyl alcohol, to displace the water. Especially if the water has run inside the optics, it doesn't leave so much streaks as water does, when it dries up. Just speculation though... dump your cigar before playing around with iso... ;)
 09/19/2009 04:21:17 PM · #45
I have a cannon powersot 6 mega pixel 12 optical zoom camera. And I was on vacation and we got on a tour boat i was so excited i jumped off the boat too early and got a little wet it was around my neck and I jumped into my knees. my camera is now showing a green light where nothing used to appear at.And if you look into the light it shows to little fuses. It turns on and off. but once its on its like its frozen the lens comes out and back in. Im just wondering on what to do? Please help? I love my camera!

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