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From: Phil Allison on 19 Jun 2010 00:44 <Leon(a)nospam.com> > Phil Allison > >>** Audio electronics that has been submerged in muddy water ( not salt ) > > > Yes, it all depends on the quality of the water. I was brought a 2-way > "lunchbox" radio once and it was totally shot. ** See the first two words in my post - Leon ?? > This type of radio had a battery pack with > 11 D cells in it, ** That is the issue, not the fact that it got wet. Things like mobile phones, PDAs, laptops etc are in a whole nuther category far as recovery after being submerged is concerned. Cos the VERY FIRST thing you must do is get the unit out of the water immediately and get that damn battery pack OUT of it !!! ..... Phil
From: George's Pro Sound Co. on 17 Jun 2010 06:36 Just reading a post on another forum, about a big midas that was under 3 feet of water during a flood in Nashville ASSUMING it was insured against FLOOD, which is doubtful as flood insurance (in the USA)is a seperate policy from your copmrehensive fire/theft what happens to a 100,000$ desk once it gets hit like that does it get given to the learning techs to try to revive, throw onthe scrap heap or put on ebay, as unknown condition NO RETURNS anyone ever dealt with either owning or buying something that ought to have been scrapped, but wasn't beacuse of one reason or another?
From: PeterD on 17 Jun 2010 11:16 On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:36:07 -0400, "George's Pro Sound Co." <bmoas(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >Just reading a post on another forum, about a big midas that was under 3 >feet of water during a flood in Nashville >ASSUMING it was insured against FLOOD, which is doubtful as flood insurance >(in the USA)is a seperate policy from your copmrehensive fire/theft >what happens to a 100,000$ desk once it gets hit like that >does it get given to the learning techs to try to revive, throw onthe scrap >heap or put on ebay, as unknown condition NO RETURNS >anyone ever dealt with either owning or buying something that ought to have >been scrapped, but wasn't beacuse of one reason or another? > I'd be surprised if there was any viable insurance on it for flood... My guess, it is likely to show up on eBay as either as/is or parts only, which for some things could be a great deal for someone.
From: Ron Capik on 17 Jun 2010 11:46 George's Pro Sound Co. wrote: > Just reading a post on another forum, about a big midas that was under 3 > feet of water during a flood in Nashville > ASSUMING it was insured against FLOOD, which is doubtful as flood insurance > (in the USA)is a seperate policy from your copmrehensive fire/theft > what happens to a 100,000$ desk once it gets hit like that > does it get given to the learning techs to try to revive, throw onthe scrap > heap or put on ebay, as unknown condition NO RETURNS > anyone ever dealt with either owning or buying something that ought to have > been scrapped, but wasn't beacuse of one reason or another? > > Wondering what forum. I was in Nashville about a week after after the flood. [my niece is in College there] Anyway, I stopped by the Ryman and was talking with the sound guys there about the flood. I understand the midas was a recent purchase along with L'Acoustic stage monitors, all under water. They were setting up for the evening's show, so I didn't talk long. The Ryman has been taking up some of the load from the Opry. As for stuff that should have been scrapped, there are loads of flooded out cars that should have been trashed that end up on the market. Don't know about sound gear and such but wouldn't be surprised by anything that ends up on e-bay. Later... Ron Capik --
From: Phil Allison on 18 Jun 2010 00:21
"PeterD" > >>Just reading a post on another forum, about a big midas that was under 3 >>feet of water during a flood in Nashville... > > > My guess, it is likely to show up on eBay as either as/is or parts > only, which for some things could be a great deal for someone. > ** Audio electronics that has been submerged in muddy water ( not salt ) is mostly fully recoverable - it just needs to be thoroughly washed and made clean again. The important thing is that it is immediately rinsed out with clean water then dried in the sun or with hot air. One of my customers had almost his entire hire stock submerged in a flood about 15 years ago - some things he just hosed off, dried out and used again. I got to see a couple of large MOSFET power amps and also some radio mic receivers and body pack transmitters that were half full of dried mud. Using only a garden hose, various small paint brushes, hot water, detergent and lotsa patience all of them were restored to perfect working order and condition. The only significant damage was to the switches on the body pack transmitters - there had been a fresh 9V battery inside at the time of the flood and current flowing through the muddy water had eaten the plating away on the contacts. ..... Phil |