Dropped my MVP 20W in boiling water -_-

[shreduhsoreus]

How I managed this accident is irrelevant, what matters is that it happened. I immediately grabbed it by the tank and put it on the table(managed to not burn my hand at least). Blew as much water out of the USB ports as I could, now it's in rice.

Will it work once it dries? Currently, everything is functional, but when firing it, the short circuit protection kicks in after about a second. I assume that this happens because it's still wet inside. Should I give up on it? Are there any dangers of me testing it when it dries or using it if it does start working again? Is the short circuit protection kicking it because it's wet but it should fire normally once it's dry?

 

[Marc411]

Blow it dry with canned air if you have it or wipe off as much of the water as possible and get it into a bag of rice and leave it alone for a day or two.

 

[Zazoie]

Where is the unlike button So sorry that really stinks. Hope it ends up working.

 

[shreduhsoreus]

Blow it dry with canned air if you have it or wipe off as much of the water as possible and get it into a bag of rice and leave it alone for a day or two.

No canned air, but I did blow it out as well as I can. It's in a bag of rice though, so I'm hoping for the best.

Where is the unlike button So sorry that really stinks. Hope it ends up working.

I mean, I'm getting an MVP 3 soon, but I wanted that purchase to be an upgrade, not a replacement =/


Luckily, I bought my fiance an EVOD Mega kit last week(I must say, this is probably the best entry level kit I've used) so at least I'm not left with nothing for now.

 

[Marc411]

No canned air, but I did blow it out as well as I can. It's in a bag of rice though, so I'm hoping for the best.

Good luck! I'm glad you have a mod to hold you over.

 

[Bookworm]

I hope it works again after it dries out. I spilled soda on one and killed it, but soda is really corrosive. I am hoping you have better results with water.

 

[shreduhsoreus]

Well, my device now seems to have a mind of its own now! It still won't fire properly and now the screen seems to do whatever it wants instead of functioning and responding how it's supposed to.

So it looks like it's ruined =/

Thread can be closed now if necessary.

 

[wheelie]

Likely done. My wife set her Innokin iTaste VV/VW 3.0 in her drink and the miniute she tried plugging it in in it burnt her hand. Totally ruined it.

 

[WillyZee]

leave in the rice for at least 3 days ... good luck

 

[classwife]

leave in the rice for at least 3 days ... good luck

Agree...more time in the rice !


Moved to Variable Voltage APV Discussion from Ecigarette Technical Issues

 

[vincom]

once it gets wet ur not supposed to touch any buttons that will turn it on, normally u would remove battery but for the mvp thats not doable.
once wet immediately try to dry it with canned air, blow dryer etc
if u can open it up and blow air through it
pack it in rice in a sealed bag for a couple of days
if u try any of the buttons this will activate the unit and probably create a short and fry it.

 

[robertr]

I dropped my original Provari in the river fishing, pulled it out and took the batteries out, got as much water out as possible, then I drenched it in rubbing alcohol to displace any water left and let it dry. This has happened to me a couple of times and it still workes today.

 

[shreduhsoreus]

I don't see how leaving it in rice longer will help if the condition worsened...

It's already in the trash anyway and I'm not digging it out lol.

 

[Eric Auer]

Stuff happens.

Luckily should you need another MVP20W they are affordable.

Try not to boil any more mods

Eric

 

[Croak]

My 11w MVP2, which is totally worthless as an APV with all my current toppers, lives on as a nice tall stable build stand and a half-decent low-precision ohm meter.

 

[Monotremata]

I've used the rice trick plenty of times on iPhones and my Samsung Galaxy S2.. Dropped my S2 in a toilet once (don't ask), figured it was dead, but I'm typing on it right now..

 

[orion7319]

Water won't hurt electronics usually. Water and electricity on the other hand. One of my other hobbies used to be rebuilding old arcade machines, and I ran my pac-man PCB though the dish washer with out any detergent to clean it, when I first got it (40 year old arcade machines tend to be filthy)

The Large Hadron Collider's Circuits Just Got Run Through A Dishwasher

 

[v1k1ng1001]

I dropped my original Provari in the river fishing, pulled it out and took the batteries out, got as much water out as possible, then I drenched it in rubbing alcohol to displace any water left and let it dry. This has happened to me a couple of times and it still workes today.

This is smart. Make sure you're using the 90+% alcohol however!

The rice trick also helps but definitely leave it for a week before trying to fire it to avoid shorting and thus damaging it.