[Shop-talk] saving a circuit board after flooding?

[BSHolden at aol.com]

Suggestions/ideas for saving a wet electronic device:
 
_http://www.wikihow.com/Save-a-Wet-Cell-Phone_ 
(http://www.wikihow.com/Save-a-Wet-Cell-Phone) 
 
Bart Holden
#9SM #43 FSP
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In a message dated 2/3/2008 4:24:34 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
scott.hall at comcast.net writes:

so it  appears someone left a multimeter at the new house at some point int 
he last  few weeks.  I called everybody that was out here and none of them are  
claiming it.  so I guess I've got a new multimeter.

but it was  left outside in the rain, and when I turned it over, water 
literally flooded  out.  I took it apart, removed the old battery and cloudy fuses 
and  looked it over.  looks like a little corrosion and some whitish goo in  
some places.

so...can I save it?  and any advice on how?   blast it with water repellent 
or something?

thanks in  advance.

scott







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