Arg Foo dropped my 510 in mop bucket

[Martin]

grrr... I dropped my 510 cig type in the mop bucket and there was a bit of water in there..

I fished it out quick as I could and put it on the radiator on low to try and dry it out.. but when I put the battery in the charger it just flashes, and when I draw from it, it lights up but doesn't heat up the atomiser.. (strangely the atomiser still seems to work)

do you think the battery is goosed? should i just bin it?..

[DiscoDes]

Give it at least 24 hours to dry on top of the radiator, then try it.

Interestingly you CAN "wash" electronics in pure water it's the chemicals and impurities in water that act as a electrolyte and cause problems. The speed of drying is crucial as you must mot give the liquid time to corrode anything.

[Martin]

Thanks Des.. okie doke..hopefully it will survive, hmm, I was thinking of getting a hairdryer on it, but can't find a hairdryer lol.. hmm..

I still have my other battery, so not all is lost, just annoying more than anything as I only got the kit the other day.. :S

[Gordy]

the atty will be fine but as Des said let the battery really dry out for days if necessary ....it is possible you may have shorted it and damaged it leave it a few days somewhere warmish and try it again then ....fingers crossed for you

its worth remembering to allow electronics to dry out for a good while. its so tempting to try it out and see if it still works after you get it wet but this is when the damage can be done

[Martin]

Thanks Gordy! and yeah, I'm going to leave it to dry properly.. be interesting to see if it survived the drop as well as the water.. hmm, I cleaned the atty a bit as I worried about vaping any chems that may of been in the mop bucket lol..

interesting like Des says that the electricals can actually survive water.. I guess its the stickier stuff that really messes them up.. hmm

Cheers!

M

[Anne (fuzzy)]

I'd put it on a towel on top of the boiler.

[Gordy]

electronics are pretty resilient to liquids and circuit boards are coated ...the damage comes from the liquid acting as a conductor and shorting out components

it should have survived the fall... the water broke the fall