AP went through the wash

[Docnox]

As the title says, my AP was in my pants pocket and they got tossed in the washing machine. Any suggestions before I buy a new one???

Toss it in a bowl of rice? Take it apart?


And to think I would bring the AP in the house for fear that the freezing weather would fuck it up.

I'm not very optimistic but any thoughts/suggestions would be much appreciated.

[jax ms3gt]

wow! send it to cobb and tell them what happened, they might be able to fix it. obviously cost you money but probably less than buying new one!

[DSIT995]

hmm, u prolly better off calling them to fix it.... especially since its already synced to ur car & at the very least it needs t be unsynced

[JmkC]

let it dry out and try it. ive had other electronics submerged in water and after letting them dry some of them still worked haha

[m4tic]

stick it in some dry rice for a while

[phillyb]

nice paper weight

[speed23]

My wife dropped her itouch in the toilet (empty..LOL) and it stopped working. We put it in rice for a few days and it kinda worked, then I updated the software and it completely worked again. I suppose you could try something similar? Good luck.

[rodrigo]

uhmmmm...put it up for sale on 247 niggah

[-cj-]

^ hahah

Don't turn it on or apply any power to it. Throw it in a bowl of rice and forget about using it for 1+ week... then you should be fine. If you already powered it tho, you might be fucked...

[gtlaw]

you're probably fucked, but I would have taken it apart immediately to dry it out

[2007speed3]

Originally Posted by gtlaw you're probably fucked, but I would have taken it apart immediately to dry it out

dont take it apart...

any chance of COBB looking down favorably upon you with freebie work would go out the window if you open the unit which would remove the ""warranty void if removed sticker""

[gtlaw]

Originally Posted by 2007speed3 dont take it apart... any chance of COBB looking down favorably upon you with freebie work would go out the window if you open the unit which would remove the ""warranty void if removed sticker""

that is true, but I wouldn't expect cobb to do it for free anyway

[Fermion]

If you can find a desiccanter big enough throw it in that. It works better than rice, but rice is a good second option.

[Docnox]

Originally Posted by 2007speed3 dont take it apart... any chance of COBB looking down favorably upon you with freebie work would go out the window if you open the unit which would remove the ""warranty void if removed sticker""

That's what I was thinking. I'll keep it together.

Originally Posted by Fermion If you can find a desiccanter big enough throw it in that. It works better than rice, but rice is a good second option.

I'll see what I got.

[Docnox]

Well, I guess I'll just toss it in some rice for now and then call up Cobb. Worst case scenario I get a few $K on 247.

Thanks for the tips everyone, except for beardy mcbeardface.

Originally Posted by -cj- ^ hahah Don't turn it on or apply any power to it. Throw it in a bowl of rice and forget about using it for 1+ week... then you should be fine. If you already powered it tho, you might be fucked...

I didn't power it up at all, that's the only saving grace really.

Originally Posted by gtlaw you're probably fucked, but I would have taken it apart immediately to dry it out

I wanted to take it apart but I'm not sure if Cobb would do anything to it if I do.

[SpeedSixxx]

i'll send you 50 bills thru paypal for it.

when I get it to work i'll send it back so you can unsync it and return it to me.

thank you

[ZipprSuitdSungod]

Oven @ 450 degrees for 6 hours. Ignore the smoke and smell.

[Frequentflyer]

Well, think of it this way... You've got the cleanest, freshest smelling AP around... even if if doesn't work.

[Docnox]

UPDATE:

So I had it in the bowl of rice for a little over a week now, figured it wasn't gonna dry out any more than that . . . Plugged it in and IT WORKSSSS

So now I gots the cleanest, freshest, working AP around. Take that knee grows.

[madvillain]

wait.... ive never heard of putting a wet electronic device in a bowl of rice... what the fuck does that do?

[Frequentflyer]

The rice absorbs the moisture.

[Speedn3]

Originally Posted by Frequentflyer The rice absorbs the moisture.

wow...i learned something new today.

[gtarman77787]

Originally Posted by Frequentflyer The rice absorbs the moisture.

my car absorbs a TON of moisture

[NRSpeed]

Now that it works unmarry and sale it. Once you get the cash buy a used one elsewhere.

Electronics that get wet will not last long. Corrosion will begin and eventually short something out, best you don't do that while attached to the car.

[Docnox]

Originally Posted by NRSpeed Now that it works unmarry and sale it. Once you get the cash buy a used one elsewhere. Electronics that get wet will not last long. Corrosion will begin and eventually short something out, best you don't do that while attached to the car.

So you're telling me it's just a matter of time before this thing shits the bed??? Fuuckkk, thought I was in the clear. Hmmmm

[justint5387]

Time for me to wash mine, its a little dirty

[mrFanel]

So this could be a really really really really really really really really really long shot - but dump it in some distilled water. The water used for your washer, not to mention the detergent, has lots of minerals and those really fuck things up.

Distilled water is pure H20... could do some therapy, then stick it in rise to dry it and then perhaps life will be good.

[NRSpeed]

Originally Posted by Docnox UPDATE: So I had it in the bowl of rice for a little over a week now, figured it wasn't gonna dry out any more than that . . . Plugged it in and IT WORKSSSS So now I gots the cleanest, freshest, working AP around. Take that knee grows.

Originally Posted by mrFanel So this could be a really really really really really really really really really long shot - but dump it in some distilled water. The water used for your washer, not to mention the detergent, has lots of minerals and those really fuck things up. Distilled water is pure H20... could do some therapy, then stick it in rise to dry it and then perhaps life will be good.

Way to read the thread. He got it working, want to buy it?