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KYC
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 Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 5:04 am Post subject: Digital Camera --Water Damage |
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| Well, the title says it all. Stuff happens..and mine got soaked in [ocean] water for about 30 minutes. It won't power on now. I can still charge the battery though. Is there anyway to revive/fix it? It's a canon. It's only a year old..I don't know where the warranty or if there is. I really like this camera...can I fix this mess?? |
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I_Am_The_Kiwi
Joined: 10 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 5:21 am Post subject: |
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sea water,....unlikely.
Even if the water all evaporates, youll have salt residue that will screw all the internals and grind away at anything that moves.
Try find the warranty, claim insurance if u can....but id most likely kiss that baby good by.
If you wanna try - take it apart as much as you can, rinse and soak it in fresh water to try and get rid of the salt etc...then dry it out over a few days. But really i doubt itll power up ever again. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 2:29 pm Post subject: Re: Digital Camera --Water Damage |
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| KYC wrote: |
| Well, the title says it all. Stuff happens..and mine got soaked in [ocean] water for about 30 minutes. It won't power on now. I can still charge the battery though. Is there anyway to revive/fix it? It's a canon. It's only a year old..I don't know where the warranty or if there is. I really like this camera...can I fix this mess?? |
IF it had batteries in it when it took the dip then you probably shorted out the circuit board (salt water is a conductor).
I suspect it is dead.
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KYC
Joined: 11 May 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 5:05 pm Post subject: Re: Digital Camera --Water Damage |
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| Well, the title says it all. Stuff happens..and mine got soaked in [ocean] water for about 30 minutes. It won't power on now. I can still charge the battery though. Is there anyway to revive/fix it? It's a canon. It's only a year old..I don't know where the warranty or if there is. I really like this camera...can I fix this mess?? |
IF it had batteries in it when it took the dip then you probably shorted out the circuit board (salt water is a conductor).
I suspect it is dead.
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Yes it had batteries in it. How come the battery is still charging though?? Is the battery still ok??
Also I had a memory card in there too...is that gone as well?? Aww shucks...I relaly love that camera. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:11 pm Post subject: Re: Digital Camera --Water Damage |
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| KYC wrote: |
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| KYC wrote: |
| Well, the title says it all. Stuff happens..and mine got soaked in [ocean] water for about 30 minutes. It won't power on now. I can still charge the battery though. Is there anyway to revive/fix it? It's a canon. It's only a year old..I don't know where the warranty or if there is. I really like this camera...can I fix this mess?? |
IF it had batteries in it when it took the dip then you probably shorted out the circuit board (salt water is a conductor).
I suspect it is dead.
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Yes it had batteries in it. How come the battery is still charging though?? Is the battery still ok??
Also I had a memory card in there too...is that gone as well?? Aww shucks...I relaly love that camera. |
The battery is probably fine. It is a closed system. IT would have shorted out and drained itself but can be recharged. It is this discharge that would have killed the circuits in the camera.
The memory chip is probably OK subject to salt deposits. It may cause problems in a humid environment because the salt will absorb moisture and cause problems shorting across the contacts.
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