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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 39061" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I saw your other thread where you mentioned your laptop - the keyboard got wet. Is there any chance that it could be repaired? Just a thought.</p><p></p><p>The same applies to the camera - with a lot of electrical appliances, if you can switch them off quickly enough you can save them. If they are left to dry out before turning them on again, they can be OK. It depends on what was spilt, sometimes they need to be opened up and cleaned. But we had a similar problem with a keyboard that had water spilt on it - we unplugged it FAST (within a second, while the water was still trickling in) and left it unplugged (used another keyboard for a week or more). We could see that water DID get inside, but it dried out and the keyboard works fine.</p><p></p><p>difficult child 3 dropped his bundle of Tamagotchis in a bucket of water and they all shorted out. We took out the batteries and left them with the backs off to dry. It took a few days for some, a week or more for others, but they did all dry out and are fine now, although they did get re-set.</p><p></p><p>Basically, if water gets into the 'brains' of the thing, it's generally had it. But if it's only the peripherals, you can get away with it, or maybe just replace the peripherals.</p><p></p><p>easy child 2/difficult child 2 dropped our digital thermometer into the bath and shorted it out. husband was going to throw it away but she didn't want him to. She took the batteries out (the battery compartment was the only thing on it that would open) and left it to dry out for about a month. Then she bought a new battery for it and it started up beautifully. All that had shorted out was the connection between battery and everything else, and then only while it was wet.</p><p></p><p>So, maybe for difficult child - a demonstration of electrical circuits and how to look after them? We bought an electronics kit for difficult child 3, he's been slowly working on it.</p><p></p><p>But I had to chuckle with you. Life is full of incidents like this. You have to write them down or you forget vital pieces.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 39061, member: 1991"] I saw your other thread where you mentioned your laptop - the keyboard got wet. Is there any chance that it could be repaired? Just a thought. The same applies to the camera - with a lot of electrical appliances, if you can switch them off quickly enough you can save them. If they are left to dry out before turning them on again, they can be OK. It depends on what was spilt, sometimes they need to be opened up and cleaned. But we had a similar problem with a keyboard that had water spilt on it - we unplugged it FAST (within a second, while the water was still trickling in) and left it unplugged (used another keyboard for a week or more). We could see that water DID get inside, but it dried out and the keyboard works fine. difficult child 3 dropped his bundle of Tamagotchis in a bucket of water and they all shorted out. We took out the batteries and left them with the backs off to dry. It took a few days for some, a week or more for others, but they did all dry out and are fine now, although they did get re-set. Basically, if water gets into the 'brains' of the thing, it's generally had it. But if it's only the peripherals, you can get away with it, or maybe just replace the peripherals. easy child 2/difficult child 2 dropped our digital thermometer into the bath and shorted it out. husband was going to throw it away but she didn't want him to. She took the batteries out (the battery compartment was the only thing on it that would open) and left it to dry out for about a month. Then she bought a new battery for it and it started up beautifully. All that had shorted out was the connection between battery and everything else, and then only while it was wet. So, maybe for difficult child - a demonstration of electrical circuits and how to look after them? We bought an electronics kit for difficult child 3, he's been slowly working on it. But I had to chuckle with you. Life is full of incidents like this. You have to write them down or you forget vital pieces. Marg [/QUOTE]
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