Infinity help please

[minx]

My Infinity is having issues today. I'm not sure how but the girl I share my office with said it was on my desk "hissing" so she took it out of the cup I stand it in and laid it on my desk. It wasn't "on" when I looked at it although the juice in my tank leaked. I didn't use it again until now, I pushed the button and the light flashes, nothing more. I changed the batteries worked for one hit then same, blue light flashes and nothing. I fiddled with it a bit, cleaned it, blew on it and same, I just look at it and ... it's on but I'm not touching it (possessed? maybe). I checked the voltage and it's reading fine at all points of the wheel. Is it possible when the tank leaked juice got in it? and if so, how do I clean it? I've seen you all mention an alcohol bath?
Please, someone say a prayer and exorcise my poor Infinity before it has to take a trip to Father Mike

 

[Iluvthearmy]

remove the batteries and give it a press to insure no voltage is still hanging about. pour a bit of alcohol in and swish it around, drain and repeat. Some say to let it soak but that worked fine for me. Also could be juice leached through the cap screws, so try unscrewing it all and cleaning house. If your nervous about the alcohol try blasting it with some canned air first. Often times the canned air fixes it.

 

[Bovinia]

Make sure you let it dry (overnight would be best) before you use it after the alcohol bath. I hope that works for you!

 

[minx]

Thank you both, I will give it a shot

 

[Vermonster13]

Hope this helps.

plural in·fin·i·ties
Definition of INFINITY
1a : the quality of being infinite b : unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity : boundlessness
2: an indefinitely great number or amount <an infinity of stars>
3a : the limit of the value of a function or variable when it tends to become numerically larger than any preassigned finite number b : a part of a geometric magnitude that lies beyond any part whose distance from a given reference position is finite <do parallel lines ever meet if they extend to infinity> c : a transfinite number (as aleph-null)
4: a distance so great that the rays of light from a point source at that distance may be regarded as parallel

 

[5cardstud]

The juice of late has developed a conductive property to it and caused problems like this and others. The alcohol bath the other members mentioned should fix you up.

 

[BuzzKill]

Yep Alcohol bath time !

 

[minx]

Good news! I gave it a bath and let it sit overnight to dry, I just popped my batteries in and it's working like a champ, phewww. Thanks for the help all! Should I be doing this every so often as a maintenance thing, or just as needed?

 

[Iluvthearmy]

I wouldn't subject it to too much liquid unnecessarily, just good to keep it on hand. Glad you got a survivor.

 

[moorea]

I've seen a few posts where an "alcohol" bath is sugested. What kind of alcohol is used, vodka, rubbing alcohol??

I bet my hubby would love to take a crown royal bath when he starts acting up!

 

[BuzzKill]

I've seen a few posts where an "alcohol" bath is sugested. What kind of alcohol is used, vodka, rubbing alcohol??

I bet my hubby would love to take a crown royal bath when he starts acting up!

I use 90% Iso alcohol from the pharmacy

 

[Bovinia]

I use plain old rubbing alcohol. Glad the spa fixed you up Minx!

 

[minx]

Me too! I used plain old rubbing alcohol, my Infinity is pretty much germ free now lol

 

[Modrod.]

I had a leaky carto today that got liquid all over inside. It was coming out of the button, wheel and the battery area. I go to clean the switch off and ripped the button off (wtf karma!). So I get the superglue out, fix the button, clean everything up. Then my BP goes all supernatural on me and starts firing on it's own. I took it all apart and soaked it in 91% Iso for about an hour or more. All is good now. There was a lot of metal shavings in the cup of Iso and some other unidentifiable stuff but it's clean now. lol

 

[moorea]

Hey Mod... I think you need to check your Karma, what did you do, did you walk past an old lady who needed help crossing the street?

Glad everything is working again!

 

[BuzzKill]

I had a leaky carto today that got liquid all over inside. It was coming out of the button, wheel and the battery area. I go to clean the switch off and ripped the button off (wtf karma!). So I get the superglue out, fix the button, clean everything up. Then my BP goes all supernatural on me and starts firing on it's own. I took it all apart and soaked it in 91% Iso for about an hour or more. All is good now. There was a lot of metal shavings in the cup of Iso and some other unidentifiable stuff but it's clean now. lol

Wow that sucks ! metal shavings really ?? BTW the switch is easily replaced by us . on the OB we had to remove the PCB to replace the sw.

 

[Modrod.]

Hey Mod... I think you need to check your Karma, what did you do, did you walk past an old lady who needed help crossing the street?

Glad everything is working again!

I was born.

Wow that sucks ! metal shavings really ?? BTW the switch is easily replaced by us . on the OB we had to remove the PCB to replace the sw.

Yea, most of the shavings were small particles with a few long slivers. Could be from when top caps were put on there, clearing the threads of excess debris. I'll wait until I lose the nub before I send it back (with my luck, it probably soon). lol

 

[moorea]

Mod, are you using up all your luck on Call of Duty, if memory serves correctly you said you played that! Maybe you should play a little less COD and save the luck for the real world

 

[Modrod.]

Mod, are you using up all your luck on Call of Duty, if memory serves correctly you said you played that! Maybe you should play a little less COD and save the luck for the real world

I do but I haven't played in couple months tho.

 

[moorea]

Funny you say that, the hubby hasn't played in a very long time as well!