<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1491" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; = FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 = rightMargin=7> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>PS I even resurrected a laptop computer = that had a glass of wine spilled into it (the computer I'm using now).  = However, if anything liquid gets into a hard drive (which fortunately it didn't), = the hard drive would need to be replaced....  unless.....  to rescue = your data, at least...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(1) Put the hard drive into a container = of distilled water.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(2) Slowly pull a partial vacuum on the = hard drive to draw out the air inside, and sloooowly release the vacuum.  (The = water will flow into the hard drive through the filtered vent = hole.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(3) Shake water around inside the hard drive.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(4) Remove from the water and = slooooowly pull a vacuum again, which will cause the water to come back out.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(5) Repeat a few = times </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(6) Vacuum out the water, and draw a = hard, prolonged vacuum to completely evacuate all remaining = water.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(7) Pray to the computer = gods.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(8) Reinstall and power = up.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(9) Pull your data off of the hard = drive and load it onto a replacement.  Why?  The internal debris would have = been scattered from the filter, so the hard drive's life expectancy might not = be so good.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(10) Send me an email to tell me if it worked.  :-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peace,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=sarah@graphic-fusion.com = href="mailto:sarah@graphic-fusion.com">Sarah Fox</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 20, 2005 7:02 = PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: When your day goes = in the toilet</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial = size=2></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi James,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For your Nokia and anybody else's = near-flush experience, take heart that most electronic devices CAN be = brought back to life if you do it the right way:  (1) Remove batteries.  = (2) Submerse in a container of distilled water.  (3) Open the case to = expose the insides.  (4) Flush with a couple more fresh rinses of = distilled water.  (5) Blow out the excess water and let dry = (*thoroughly*).  (6) Reassemble and power up.  (Why is distilled water different = from tap water?  It doesn't have any salts in it and therefore doesn't = conduct electricity.)  I had done this several times throughout the years = and then ran into some guy who was an electronics technician for the = Navy.  He had used the exact same method on a daily basis (and with = great success) on equipment that got dunked in seawater.  = ;-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peace,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pianoman@accessus.net = href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">James Grebe</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 20, 2005 = 7:34 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: When your day = goes in the toilet</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Maybe your pocket PC came back, but = cell phones do not after being dunked in the toilet.  I had that experience = and when the battery gets wet if has a dye that shows it has been wet on = the battery and it is NOT covered under warranty and the cell phone was unfixable.  I had to go back to my old cell phone because the = new one, though only 1 month old it had to be replaced and they could not fix = it. I did not have replacement insurance.  I used to have a Motorola = pager and it went through the washing machine but after 1 day of drying = out it did come back.  Praise be to Motorola and not Nokia.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jim</FONT></DIV> <DIV>James Grebe<BR>Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair<BR>Creator of = Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups, piano benches, writing instruments<BR>(314) 608-4137<BR><A href="http://www.JamesGrebe.com">WWW.JamesGrebe.com</A><BR>1526 = Raspberry Lane<BR>Arnold, MO 63010<BR>BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE!<BR><A = href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">pianoman@accessus.net</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- = </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Piannaman@aol.com href="mailto:Piannaman@aol.com">Piannaman@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 19, = 2005 11:32 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> When your day goes = in the toilet</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Verdana = color=#000000 size=3> <DIV>From the files of "Embarassing but True."  If you can't = laugh at yourself, who CAN you laugh at?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>So I finish tuning this lady's piano, and the diuretic = effects of the morning's coffee kick in.  "M'am, may I use your = facilities?"</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"Yes, no problem."  She shows me to the door.  = </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I'm wearing my shop apron.  Don't know why, probably = because of the convenient pocket space it affords me to put things like my = pocket PC in(foreshadowing here...)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Business done, apron back in place--without my IPAQ, which = has fallen into the (fortunately freshly flushed) toilet.  Flushed for = most of the day were appointments, Tunelab, contacts, and map = functions.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Things to be thankful for: </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>My wonderful wife, who offered me personalized GPS service = via my cell phone from her job at the university.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I tune mostly by ear, anyway.  (4 of the five jobs = consisted of lowering the pitch on new pianos, 2 by over 20 cents each).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Since my day was so busy, I'd made out all of today's = invoices in advance, so at least I had everyone's address handy.</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>SD cards, which saved EVERYTHING today.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Water dries out.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Computers can come back from a dunking. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It's been a long day.  Time for a glass o' vino.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> = <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></H= TML>