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- Path: sparky!uunet!hayes!dcommins
- From: dcommins@hayes.com
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp48
- Subject: Re: My HP got SOAKED!
- Message-ID: <6673.2b5e5ed9@hayes.com>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 08:29:13 EDT
- References: <1993Jan20.215610.7047@usl.edu>
- Organization: Hayes Microcomputer Products, Norcross, GA
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- > Oh no, it flooded like crazy down here in southern Louisiana, USA, and
- > my HP got soaked when my car was stranded in a flooded area.
- >
- > I've dries it all I can, I thought I should wait until it was TOTALLY
- > dry before I tried .... turning it on. How long should I wait? Is there hope
- > my beloved HP48SX will still work?!
-
- Hope this is quick enough. I've been told the best way to dry electronics
- is to soak them in alcohol (the rubbing/denatured variety, not Vodka) by
- imersing the entire unit. The alcohol will displace the water and will allow
- more thorough drying but you should let it soak several minutes. Of course, you
- should removed any power source before doing this. You can use a hair dryer on
- LOW after you remove it from the alcohol. Also, to be safe, you might want to
- test various parts of the calculator to make sure the alcohol won't effect the
- plastic, although it shouldn't. Alcohol shouldn't effect the circuit board
- either.
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- Drew Commins Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc.
- dcommins@hayes.com P.O. Box 105203
- CIS: 76067,2327 Atlanta, GA 30348
- 404-840-9200
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