Timeline for Does water actually damage or only temporarily disable electronics until drying out?
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| Jan 17, 2018 at 18:00 | comment | added | Ilmari Karonen | @EdRandall: A bag of silica gel (sold in bulk as crystal cat litter) may be more effective than rice. Or just leave it someplace dry, well ventilated and preferably slightly warm, like on a sunny windowsill or next to your laptop's exhaust fan. | |
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| Jan 17, 2018 at 13:14 | comment | added | Andrew Morton | @EdRandall Off-the-shelf rice isn't an effective dessicant for that sort of thing. | |
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| Jan 17, 2018 at 6:14 | history | edited | Voltage Spike♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 17, 2018 at 6:05 | comment | added | pcdev | +1 for removing power source ASAP. The longer current is flowing the more damage can occur. I've also used methylated spirits (rubbing alcohol) on some circuits to wash out the corrosive water. It evaporates quickly and leaves little residue. However there are probably other risks to some components, YMMV. | |
| Jan 17, 2018 at 6:04 | comment | added | Voltage Spike♦ | @alex.forencich yeah, for sure, I guess I didn't get that point across enough. I've heard accounts of 3" thick metal pipes in the ocean with a small voltage on them, the seawater ate right through them. | |
| Jan 17, 2018 at 2:12 | comment | added | alex.forencich | Corrosion can also be significantly accelerated by voltages present in the circuit. This is why you have to pull power immediately - literally remove the battery as quickly as possible - so that you don't get a huge amount of corrosion on power-supply related components. | |
| Jan 17, 2018 at 1:49 | vote | accept | neverMind9 | ||
| Jan 17, 2018 at 0:25 | comment | added | David Schwartz | Water can also move parts around due to its surface tension and powerful solvent capability. This can be most clearly seen on LCD screens (delaminate) and fans (remove lubrication). | |
| Jan 17, 2018 at 0:21 | comment | added | Hot Licks | If, eg, soda pop has been spilled on the equipment then it needs to be IMMEDIATELY rinsed in fresh water, then re-rinsed twice with distilled water, the first rinse containing a small amount of dishwater "rinse agent" to assure compete wetting and more rapid drying. Then shake/towel dry as much as possible, and finally go through an air drying protocol. | |
| Jan 16, 2018 at 21:12 | comment | added | Ed Randall | Less sophisticated - remove battery & place the item in a bag of rice for a few days! | |
| Jan 16, 2018 at 20:02 | history | edited | Voltage Spike♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 16, 2018 at 19:56 | history | answered | Voltage Spike♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |