| Author | Thread |
|
|
08/25/2011 11:34:29 PM · #26 |
I've had a phone go through the washing machine. Broke it down into about 50 individual pieces and let them dry apart for a few days. Put it all back together and it worked great!
Not sure if I would be brave enough to do that with my camera body or lens
Message edited by author 2011-08-25 23:35:12. |
|
|
|
08/26/2011 03:27:47 AM · #27 |
Originally posted by Fiora:
I had a friend who got his DSLR wet, and decided to put it into the microwave to dry it. It was working before, but not after that escapade.
My friend isn't the sharpest tool in the shed |
Sometime I like to play with blue sparking of lens coating :) |
|
|
|
08/26/2011 04:57:08 AM · #28 |
Originally posted by CraigD:
Originally posted by Fiora:
I had a friend who got his DSLR wet, and decided to put it into the microwave to dry it. It was working before, but not after that escapade.
My friend isn't the sharpest tool in the shed |
I knew a guy who put golf balls in the microwave early one morning (thinking warm balls would fly further on a cold day) well, the liquid centers exploded and blew the door off the microwave. |
Well technically your friend is right... warm golf balls do fly further. In fact with a driver - the ball will fly about 1 foot further for every degree Fahrenheit increase.
But I still wouldnt put it in a microwave... your pocket is normally good enough for a cold day... just like camera batteries in freezing weather to help them last longer. |
|
|
|
08/26/2011 05:03:28 AM · #29 |
Originally posted by melodicgrace:
I dropped my phone in water once and the rice thing didn't work.
However, next time anything electronic falls in the water, make sure you turn it off and leave it off until it is completely dry (inside and out). Open all of your compartments (battery, sd, etc) to help speed up the process. Otherwise the liquid can (and Murphy's Law states that it will) cause it to short out if any gets inside. |
I have never tried it but my IT guy at work swear by it:
If some electronic thing gets wet (and even if it sugary like Coke etc), take out the battery immediately, immerse it in methylated spirits (it helps to get rid of some of the sugar), then let it dry out (rice is good) |
|
Home -
Challenges -
Community -
League -
Photos -
Cameras -
Lenses -
Learn -
Help -
Terms of Use -
Privacy -
Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 08/02/2025 09:51:47 AM EDT.
