On Tue, 25 May 2010 21:08:23 -0400, Larry wrote:

Jack wrote:

Water, and even a wash cycle, won't necessarily kill electronics. If
it's not contaminated, you can usually dry them out thoroughly and
they'll come back to life.

The manufacturing of modern electronics is done with water-based flux
for the solder. After the boards have all the components soldered to
them, they are run through a cleaner that is pretty much a glorified
dishwasher.

Many years ago I jumped into Lake Geneva with my beeper (pager) on. It
survived after a few days to dry out and a new battery. Good old
Motorola made in the US!

I dropped my Motorola cell phone in the bilge, pulled it out of the water, and
set it in front of the heater vent on the pickup for the 45 minute ride home. By
the time I got home it was working again. Good ole' Motorola. (Probably made in
China!)
--
John H

"No, Donnie is not that stupid. He's only *pretending* to be that stupid!"