Not such a big gamble. Most modern pc fab processes wash boards with deionized water now. But, as you say, remember to use distilled water.
Otis Brendan wrote: > We routinely wash laptop mother boards out in > distilled water after users spill coffee on them, it's > a 50/50 chance we take but if it works after 3 days > drying off it tends to be reliable. Remember distilled > water not tap water and this is only after we > confirmed liquid spills on the board. > > --- Alan Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Anyway, lets change the initial question: The > > camera has been exposed to > > >salt water (though not soaked in it), ceased to > > function, and come back to > > >life. A service engineer found moisture related > > damages on a circuit board > > >and claims that "ok, it works now, but you never > > know for how long. It > > >might > > >die as soon as it gets humid again, or start > > measuring exposure > > >incorrectly, > > >or it might just work forever". Would you, based > > upon your experience, > > >trust > > >his verdict or would you get a new body just to be > > safe? Comments? > > > > I GUESS what he mean was some parts would likely be > > corroded by sodium. > > Logic dictates you might soak the whole thing in > > flesh water and flush any > > sodium out (with covers removed). Let it dry and it > > should be back to normal > > again. But then this is a very crazy idea and takes > > lots of gut. No, I > > wouldn't do it myself unless I knew I could not get > > the sodium out any other > > way. And of course, only if you could afford to lose > > it. > > > > >p.s. I'm leaving for a very special trip in > > September and I have to be able > > >to trust my camera. If I can trust it I'll keep it, > > I don't like throwing > > >perfectly good stuff away. If, however, there are > > reasons to believe the > > >service guys I don't mind spending the money for a > > new body, even a MZ-S. > > >d.s. > > > > I have a feeling that the MX shows its ago after 20 > > years, and neither your > > MX nor MZ-3 is dependable (I could be wrong of > > course). > > > > regards, > > Alan Chan > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print > > your photos: > > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > - > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. > > To unsubscribe, > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. > > Don't forget to > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at > > http://pug.komkon.org . > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Find, Connect, Date! http://personals.yahoo.ca > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
