http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/ Engadget Comments for How to clean up water-damaged electronics: the rice bowl http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/Jun 20th 2007 1:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/Jun 20th 2007 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/

"unfortunately, we suspect no amount of rice will absorb the lingering thought of toilet water in your ear whenever you're on a call." I smell a good opportunity to link to an article about bluetooth headsets.]]>Jun 20th 2007 1:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/Jun 20th 2007 1:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/

...actually don't.]]>Jun 20th 2007 1:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/Jun 20th 2007 1:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/
1. Remove battery.
2. Rinse with clean water.
3. Dry dry dry. Put in a warm dry place for a long time.
4. Cross your fingers.
5. Insert battery and try it out.

Step 2 is important if your gadget fell into dirty or salty water.
Otherwise, you can get corrosion, which can quickly destroy surface-mount ICs.
]]>Jun 20th 2007 2:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/Jun 20th 2007 3:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/Jun 20th 2007 4:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/Think about it, hobgoblin. SMDs are basically baked to the PCB.
The stove may be a good place if you keep temperature at say 80°C.

Taking out the battery will stop electrolysis and rinsing with purified water or isopropyl will remove particles that short circuit the electronics.

Oh and thanks for yet another reason to not buy an that iPhone.]]>Jun 20th 2007 8:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/Jun 20th 2007 8:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/Jun 20th 2007 2:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/Jun 20th 2007 2:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/Jun 20th 2007 2:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/Jun 20th 2007 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/Jun 20th 2007 9:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/Jun 20th 2007 2:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/
I dropped my Nokia into a pint of beer. I used the pub hand drier and got it working again after about 30 minutes - but the buttons were a bit sticky, making texting near impossible. The next morning ( too much beer the day before) I rinsed the the phone under warm water patted dry and left it overnight. The following day it was working perfectly again. ]]>Jun 20th 2007 2:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/Jun 20th 2007 6:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/guys give me info on whether a person can use a can of wd40 on a wet(but switched off) gadget...]]>Jun 20th 2007 3:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/Jun 20th 2007 3:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/Jun 20th 2007 3:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/Jun 20th 2007 3:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/
Adrian
http://www.lifeatmost.com]]>Jun 20th 2007 4:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/Jun 21st 2007 8:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/With something like coffee, first aid is essential. Act fast, get the exterior clean and dry, power down, remove energy cell.

If uncooked rice works well for that, I'll have to remember that. Soak in bowl with distilled water and uncooked rice... wouldn't there be a risk of the pcb getting soggy, though?]]>Jun 20th 2007 6:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/
Has the added benefit of a providing you with a healthy and nutritious breakfast...
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I love to hear that somebody actually share something about rice and water :D]]>Jun 20th 2007 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/Jun 20th 2007 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/
When I sent my cell phone through the washer, I discovered it during the rinse cycle. I pulled it out, pulled the battery and tried opening it up and drying it with a blow dryer set on "cool" - but that didn't get it going.

I did get it to work, though, by rinsing it in pure distilled water and leaving it out to dry for a few days. It worked fine after that with only a few lines across the screen to remind me of the accidental washing. More than a year later and it still works fine.

My friend washed -and- dried his phone (same model as mine) and his worked fine almost immediately, no rinsing needed. ]]>Jun 20th 2007 8:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/Jun 20th 2007 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/A lot of the thought is because people put rice in salt… it actually help because it is a abrasive, not because it absorbs water… Popcorn is actually better since it will not clog the holes in the shaker (and I think that pop does absorb a small amount of water… you can revive old popcorn by soaking in water before trying to pop… it is the water pressure inside of the kernel which makes it explode)

Larry
]]>Jun 20th 2007 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/Chinese style]]>Jun 20th 2007 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/Jun 20th 2007 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/Jun 20th 2007 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/]]>Jun 20th 2007 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/cheers folks..and cheers to engadget, u have NO idea how many people wash their clothes with their gadgets in them...
thanks again
rex]]>Jun 21st 2007 9:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desiccant]]>Jun 21st 2007 10:02AM