That's great! Peeing on your cell phone, putting it in the oven.
Just need caviar to complete the experience.
Last time I pee'd on my radio, I put it in the microwave
(in Tupperware, NOT a metal saucepan), the results were spectacular.
I found it in need of a little pizza sauce and mozerella, though.
I've had good results flying in the rain. Its when I try to
fly over salt water while hitching a ride on the back of a
Manta ray that I run into problems. These radios do NOT like
salt water, except maybe with a good white wine.
Never have actualized my fantasy of flyin against the deflected wind
off of a sailboat, or a large luxury liner facing in the right
direction.
Actually it is very often the case that electronic circuits
that get wet fail, but only until dry (especially if dried
before they corrode or mildew). When the capacitors start
to break out the scuba gear, its usually too late.
I suppose another drying option would be a hair-dryer
or hot air gun positioned safely.
-Paul
Dan deVries wrote:
>
> Regarding "rain" and transmitters...
>
> I haven't had an R/C radio fail during "rain flying" (I try to sheild the Tx
> best I can).
>
> I HAVE had my cellphone (one of those tiny digital ones) quit after I, well,
> ummm...
> well, I dropped it into the toilet as I maneuvered my zipper and fly in
> preparation for -- well, you get the picture. At least it was "before" and
> not "after". Them little phones do not float! At all! And they can nearly
> disappear into the trap.
>
> I wanted to insure all water was cleared out of the thing. I heated my oven
> up to 250* F., turned it OFF and let it cool to an indicated 200* F. I
> opened the phone case and disassembled it as much as I dared. I laid the
> parts on a paper towel I'd placed on a baking sheet and placed them in the
> 200* F oven (still turned OFF!). This was all left in the oven until it
> cooled to room temp (several hours min.). The 200* F and hours-long heat
> soak assured that all the moisture would be flashed out of even the deepest
> crevices. Limiting the temp to 200* F was a fairly safe bet to avoid
> warping the plastic case (I watched it carefully for the first 15 min.,
> though).
>
> When I re-assembled the cellphone four hours later it worked like new! No
> problems since, either.
>
> Dan deVries
> DEVRIES DESIGN, Inc.
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> >>I once had a JR622 transmitter quit working ...
>
> >>...there was a bit of sun available, so I opened the transmitter up and
> >>dried it for about an hour. It always worked fine after that.
> >>
> >>Mark
> >>ex-Seattlite
>
> ====================================
> >>Richard Dolf wrote:
> >> > to wondering - how wet can this transmitter get before
> >> > it stops working?
> >> > Anyone ever damage a transmitter flying in the rain?
>
> =====================================
> >My Stylus lost its LCD screen while flying in the
> >rain. The radio worked but I couldn't see
> >
> >-Fritz
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