My radio got wet during a flash flood, well it was under creek water for a few
hours. It was not on during at the time. As I expected it doesn't work.
Before I applied power to the radio I disassembled the radio, cleaned the
boards, connections, etc. and dried it using a hair dryer for about
Sorry to hear about your misfortune.
Try you insurance company and see if it might be covered for
flooding. Both auto and homeowners.
Good luck
73
Don WB5EKU
On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 10:27 AM, kristof_wanderer <
kristof.wande...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> My radio got wet during a flash flood, wel
On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 10:27 AM, kristof_wanderer
> My radio got wet during a flash flood, well it was under creek water
> for a few hours. It was not on during at the time. As I expected it
> doesn't work. Before I applied power to the radio I disassembled the
> radio, cleaned the
SRI about the bad luck Chris. If DC power was present even though the
radio was powered down it is very likely that electrolysis may have
corroded a trace of print. That would be the best possible outcome.
Look for white or green power and crystals (or where they were before
cleaning) If you hav
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From: Steve Bosshard (NU5D)
To: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, June 21, 2010 2:48:22 PM
Subject: Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] ID-800H with water damage
SRI about the bad luck Chris. If DC power was present even though the
radio was powered
