RE: [ST] Wet radar detector suggestion

[Matt Knowles <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Not that I've ever wrecked any electronic devices by getting them wet
(ahem) but if I ever had the need, I would use a screwdriver and a
hairdryer. Unless the manufacturer has sealed the case, in which case it
may be best to just let it sit by a heater vent for a few days.

>> is a suggestion. Preheat your oven to 250F and bake for 1 hour. Don't
>> know about radar detectors but when my kids were little one of them
>> dropped an electronic toy in the tub. The thing made the most hideous
>> noises when you turned it on (when it was wet). I baked it
>
>Baking stuff sounds a bit dodgy.  Sounds like a recipe (boom, boom) for
>melted plastic and components etc.  My top-tip is to put wet electronic
>equipment in the airing cupboard [1].  My Pentax SLR camera got a soaking a
>few years ago in a canoe that supposedly had water-tight bulkheads.  The
>camera was naturally stone dead when I tried to turn it on.  A couple of
>days in the airing cupboard and it was working perfectly again.


Matt Knowles
Aesthetic Design & Photography - www.aestheticdesign.com - (707) 786-4643



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