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IRONHORSE

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PostSubject: Salvaging wetted electronics   Salvaging wetted electronics EmptyFri Dec 27, 2013 1:01 am

A little while back, I snoozed in the bathtub while reading my Nook with Glowlight, dunked it a little, and it stopped working - wouldn't even turn on. I left it sitting in rice for about a week, and now it works again, but the glowlight won't come on.

Any suggestions on what I might do next? I specifically picked the glowlight so I could read in a darkened sleeper, at work. I don't really have the spare $110 to replace it right now.
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PostSubject: Re: Salvaging wetted electronics   Salvaging wetted electronics EmptyFri Dec 27, 2013 1:40 am

The rice is an excellent method for drawing away moisture when electronics suffer an encounter with some sort of liquid.

The only thing I can suggest, would be to open the device and allow it to dry out further... there's probably some residual moisture that wasn't drawn-away by the rice.

Then you can also see if the glowlight is damaged or burnt-out.
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PostSubject: Re: Salvaging wetted electronics   Salvaging wetted electronics EmptyFri Dec 27, 2013 2:36 am

Thanks Rich. I went and found a tutorial on how to disassemble one (it wasn't that hard) and am letting it air dry for awhile. I had read that soaking in alcohol would dry it completely - but there's something about immersing electronics in anything that gives me the heebie-jeebies.
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PostSubject: Re: Salvaging wetted electronics   Salvaging wetted electronics EmptyFri Dec 27, 2013 2:38 am

Wise decision man.  2 Thumbs Up 
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