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<DIV><SPAN class=484091405-21052005>When you get an electronic device =
wet, for
whatever reason, and it was turned on at the time, you will be lucky if =
it lives
at all. Almost all liquids hold dissolved solids likes salts and =
minerals and a
whole bunch of other stuff that is usually conductive. A wet device =
usually dies
when power is applied to components that have contacts shorted out with =
these
dissolved conductive solids. What happens is the contacts short out and =
delicate
components go "paff", kablooie. If this were to happen to your TV =
you would
get sparks, smoke and possibly fire. On a cell phone, a PDA or =
a
laptop it's just quietly dead. </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=484091405-21052005></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=484091405-21052005>So, on most devices, <U>without =
hard
drives</U>, that were not turned on at the time of their dunking, the =
first
thing you DON'T want to do is turn it on. What you do want to do is =
quickly
remove the battery, open up the device, (carefully), and rinse it =
out in
DISTILLED water. Make sure it is ABSOLUTELY DRY, (give it a couple of
days), before you replace the battery and turn it on again. =
</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=484091405-21052005></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=484091405-21052005>Now - regarding hard drives. =
<STRONG>DON'T
EVER BREAK THE SEAL!</STRONG> <STRONG><U>EVER!</U></STRONG> They're =
sealed for a
reason. Hard drives are assembled in a "clean" environment and any =
teensy tiny
invisible speck of microscopic dust that gets into one will destroy the =
platter,
and your data, guaranteed. The magnetic pickups inside a hard disk =
drive
don't actually touch the platter but actually ride on an extremely thin =
wave of
air that is created by the spinning of the disk itself. Should
anything bigger than a molecule or so get trapped between the =
pickup
head and the platter it is going to act like sandpaper and score =
the
platter making your data absolutely irretrievable. Once again, =
<STRONG>DO NOT
EVER BREAK THE SEAL ON A HARD DRIVE! </STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN =
class=484091405-21052005><STRONG></STRONG></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=484091405-21052005>Instead, as a protective measure, =
back up
your data frequently. And, should you ever find yourself with a =
non-functional
drive that contains data that you absolutely can't live without, find a =
company
that specializes in data retrieval. They can retrieve data from almost =
anything.
The good ones can probably even retrieve data from a hard drive that's =
been
opened. But they're not cheap. </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=484091405-21052005></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=484091405-21052005>-- Geoff Sykes</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=484091405-21052005>Assoc. LA Chapter</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=484091405-21052005></SPAN> </DIV>
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align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On =
Behalf Of
</B>Sarah Fox<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 20, 2005 4:25 =
PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: When your day goes in the
toilet<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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