Someow MY MS3 Key ended up in the washer and almost the drier. Now the damn car wont unlock and lock when i Push the button. Are these thing expensive to replace?
would 'somehow' be that you left them in your pants? expensive? yes. this isn't the same as getting some water on an electrical device. you basically bathed the thing for many minutes. i think it's hopeless to attempt to take it apart and try to dry it out. you're gonna have to talk to a dealership
Yes "somehow" is I either left them in tha pants, even though I thought i checked them or they were in a hoody pocket i had on. eitther way. Arrrrrrrg! Still gonna try the dry out thing.
Well I took it apart and dried it out with a hair drier and it WORKS! SO that will save me about $100. Kind of funny a full wash cycle and still works.
Well I took it apart and dried it out with a hair drier and it WORKS! SO that will save me about $100. Kind of funny a full wash cycle and still works.
Water usually doesn't hurt electronics. Water + electricity is what hurts electronics. I've dropped cell phones in water before and never had a problem. The key is to do what you did. Get the batteries out ASAP and dry it.
yeah hes actually super lucky considering he said he went outside to try to lock/unlock the car BEFORE he dried it out... Im suprised it didnt go out on him right there...
otherwise yes... water isnt bad for electronics, its only bad when there is a current (electricity) running through the circuits @ the same time.
there is an old trick to floppy drives where you run them through the dishwasher and then bake em on the lowest setting (~120-140 degrees) in the oven...
works like a charm AND it cleans em out to run better...
I had a cellphone I actually had fall out of my pocket in the pouring rain @ work and I drove all the way home before I noticed. Pulled the battery in time and let it dry overnight, worked perfectly...
Being in the computer business, I have seen a lot of things spilled into keyboards. The best thing for this is first a good wash with water, than a rinse with isopropyl alcohol. Shake hard to get as much out as possible, then let it sit for about an hour. I have revived many a keyboard that got coffee, coke, orange juice, and other stuff spilled in it. A car remote is just a keyboard with three buttons.
there is an old trick to floppy drives where you run them through the dishwasher and then bake em on the lowest setting (~120-140 degrees) in the oven...
works like a charm AND it cleans em out to run better...
Haha, crazy, I've never heard that one before. Hey alcohol seems like not a bad idea since it won't have any salt or other mineral in it. If I were to try it out for the first time I would be scared that it would corrode something though.
Haha, crazy, I've never heard that one before. Hey alcohol seems like not a bad idea since it won't have any salt or other mineral in it. If I were to try it out for the first time I would be scared that it would corrode something though.
yeah but @ the end of the day its about $15 for a floppy drive, so what do you have to lose if it breaks? and depending on your area, you shouldnt have a problem with corrosion....not over that...
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