Four hours ago, around 3:00am I sat my smok Stick Prince on the porch to grab something. The wind wasn't blowing too hard while i was outside, but as soon as I walked back out it felt like it was pouring rain and my vape was blown off. I live on a big hill with lots of brush so it took me a while to find it. But I have it now and it's turned off and I'm not sure what to do. Should I use rice? Alcohol? A blow dryer?
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If it has a removable battery take it out. One time I dropped a Vision spinner in my aquarium. Turns out it was waterproof to a point. I did put it upside down in a container of rice for 3 days though. It worked well afterwards.
I kind of thought so. This was new to me until recently, saw a reference to the rice being a myth.... Good info! Thank you.
Water in an electrical circuit? Personally I'd get a new stick. Tank should be fine however but depending on the amount of water, might need a coil change.
I imagine if rice worked that well people wouldn't be paying steep costs to fix soaked smart phones.
Maybe oats.
Maybe oats.
I would dry it and wash it thoroughly after removing the battery. Some of it may depend on how wet it got. The suggestion of alcohol is a good one, IMO. You could try the blow dryer setting on low, although I'd be more inclined to let it sit with as much of it "open" as you can, after wiping it down.
I'd say you have a 50/50 chance of it still working, depending on how wet it got and how lucky you are. The tank should be fine, however.
Best of luck!
Anna
I'd say you have a 50/50 chance of it still working, depending on how wet it got and how lucky you are. The tank should be fine, however.
Best of luck!
Anna
The rice myth will never die.
I Bleed Crimson Red: Stop trying to rescue your wet phone with dry rice
I Bleed Crimson Red: Stop trying to rescue your wet phone with dry rice
Was it the only mod you own?
I had one take a quick dip in the lake and just opened it up and let it sit for about a week and it fired up fine. Might be a problem if it's you only mod.
Was that the day you caught the giant freakin' fish?
I agree with Marc411! Take the battery out and just let it sit for a week. I dropped my E-vic mini in my bait well. I took the battery out and just let it sit for a week and worked just fine. This one the main reasons I have back-ups for everything.
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So, distilled water is almost non-conductive. Clean water has very little conductivity. If your device was off at the time, let it dry out (if you can open it and blowdry, better. Probably will work fine. If it landed in a dirty puddle, you may have a bunch of cleaning to do... Pure isopropyl will absorb water and remove it, but doesn't play well with all components. A vape is a much simpler device than a phone, there is a video on youtube of an arduino clone being run in a bowl of water.
See tests here.
See tests here.
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Welcome and glad you joined.
Whatever you use, good luck.
Now that this has been covered, Im adding a handy hint. A few grains of rice in your salt shaker will prevent clumping from humidity. It is the only absorbent I would use with food! This is probably where the whole rice thing started! As mooch stated, locking moisture up in a bag, is contraindicated.
The electronic component industry, when drying is needed, puts components in a low temp oven (100C) with positive ventilation, to dry parts which have accumulated moisture. This temp may not be safe for all plastic parts. A warmer than room temp environment, though, will help evaporation, as will dry air, if you live in non-humid place! I would dissassemble and use forced air and gentle heat, to minimize the corrosion from water standing on boards.
My 2 cents.
The electronic component industry, when drying is needed, puts components in a low temp oven (100C) with positive ventilation, to dry parts which have accumulated moisture. This temp may not be safe for all plastic parts. A warmer than room temp environment, though, will help evaporation, as will dry air, if you live in non-humid place! I would dissassemble and use forced air and gentle heat, to minimize the corrosion from water standing on boards.
My 2 cents.
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