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- From: books@fsunuc.physics.fsu.edu (Roger Books)
- Subject: Re: My HP got SOAKED!
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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 14:02:47 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan20.215610.7047@usl.edu> das9674@ucs.usl.edu (Stephenson Daniel A) writes:
-
- >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?!
- >
- >Please reply quicky,
- >
- >_Dan
- >.
-
- I know this sounds strange, but I would rinse it well with distilled
- water and let that dry to remove any contaminants that were left by
- the floodwater. When I wash keyboards (after people spill soda on them)
- I usually let them dry about 6 hours. I did the same for a PC motherboard
- that mice were living (and urinating) in. Worked fine. (I'm assuming
- there are no paper capacitors in the 48. I'm not even sure paper is used
- anymore anywhere.)
-
- Roger
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