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Sunday, April 22, 2012

Micro Waves & Communication

TECHNO THRILLS

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The story here is that having dropped the cell phone into the drink, the owner attempted to dry it in the microwave. I am absolutely positive this happened, and more than once. Sheesh. When MoSup dropped hers into the pool, I wrapped it in underpants and put it in the clothes dryer. Didn't work, but it at least still looked pretty.

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11 comments:

Gerry N. said...: Sometimes, just sometimes a dunked cellphone can be saved. Open it up, and bury it in a bowl of raw rice in a warm room for a couple of days. Every once in a while one can be resurrected.

Gerry N.; 4/22/12, 10:09 AM
mostly cajun said...: flipped a small sailboat in the middle of a salt-water lake while wearing a pager. Took the pager home, rinsed it several times in clear fresh water, then laid it on the counter under a 75-watt work lamp overnight to dry. Pager worked until I left that company years later.

Fresh water is key to rinsing our corrosives and conductive deposits. Low heat (200 degrees) is the key to drying.

And yes, I AM a professional, except I never did anything as small as a pager before this.

MC; 4/22/12, 10:12 AM
BlogDog said...: Dry out electronics by putting them in a container of dry rice. If it's ever going to work again, that'll do the trick.; 4/22/12, 10:41 AM
pdwalker said...: Disassemble, distilled water rinse, dry under low heat in the oven.

That's worked for me many times.; 4/22/12, 11:00 AM
I-RIGHT-I said...: I'm tickled that so many regulars have apparently dropped their cell in the toilet. I don't know why.; 4/22/12, 11:24 AM
leelu said...: Washed a thumb drive in my jeans once. Put it in the toaster over on low. Case warped a bit. but I was able to get my data off it.

Next time, lower heat.

Women's safety tip (from the phone store guy): ladies. don't put your bottles water in your purse with your phone. Mistress of Pain killed to in two months that way.; 4/22/12, 11:31 AM
Kristophr said...: Won't work on cellphones these days, mostly cajun.

Manufacturers put moisture sensors in them these days ... they automatically brick themselves if they think they got too wet.

Yea, it's a racket.; 4/22/12, 11:59 AM
TimO said...: The 'flush with fresh water and dry under low heat' has been used for decades by r/c airplane guys for our seaplane radios, too.; 4/22/12, 1:54 PM
Alear said...: My Samsung Galaxy spent 3 mins in the washer. This I learned: It's very fast to drain a front loader, under a minute. Don't use a hair dryer to salvage the cell phone, it is contraindicated. Dry rice may work, but it helps to know ahead of time about that one.; 4/22/12, 2:02 PM
Jim - PRS said...: Jeez, I thought that photo was a world class booger. Sorry. I blame Jack Daniels (and Bush, of course).; 4/22/12, 8:28 PM
Hell_Is_Like_Newark said...: Ran my cellphone through the wash once.

It was one of those "Boulder" phones sold by Verizon that were meant to take a beating.

The phone worked after going through the wash. However, it took a while to get all the water out of the speaker.; 4/23/12, 6:53 PM

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