KR808D-1 Auto Battery a goner??

[JustKryssi]

My auto batt accidentally got submerged for a second or two.

When I plug in a carto, it starts hissing and popping on its own, without me drawing on it. When I unplug the carto, the led light flashes a few times like it does when it cuts off.

I'm leaving it to dry and I know it might be gone, but has anyone's batts ever come back afer being submerged?

 

[rickyman]

I dropped a manual in a sink with running water once. It wasn't submerged, but it certainly got wet. I tested it and it acted like it was dead, but after drying overnight, it functioned normally again.

 

[JustKryssi]

So there is some hope! Thanks!

 

[sooprvylyn]

yeah, you should have let it dry for a couple days beofer trying to use it again. There is still hope for it but when you connected it to a cart you ran the risk of shorting it. Hope it didnt do any damage.

 

[thunderbolt885]

yup let it dry before even trying to use it, you could short something out if you dont. a day or so in a suitable place for drying should do it. Based on what you said, I will assume that the 2 connections on the switch are both wet and now connected, whats why it starts vaping as soon as you connect the carto, meaniung that it will be completely dead when you try to use it again so when you feel it is dry, charge it up for about an hour just to be safe and try it out, if it works then charge it up some more, if not, ytou might have to buy a new one.

 

[sooprvylyn]

Nah it shouldnt be completely dead if there isnt a cart hooked up. The cart completes the circuit, without it there is no flow of electricity, unless there is water bridging the contacts at the threaded end of the bat.

 

[Turbo]

Fling out all the water by hand and put it in a bag/container of (uncooked) rice for a couple days. Should work just so it didn't fry.

 

[bwahahaha]

Fling out all the water by hand and put it in a bag/container of (uncooked) rice for a couple days. Should work just so it didn't fry.

I 2nd the rice. I intentionally had to run a battery under water for about 5 minutes because it was gunked up with liquid (figured there was nothing to lose, it was trash as it was) I would just add that I'd also try rinsing it with alcohol before putting it in the rice, as alcohol evaporates much faster than water, so any water you can force out with alcohol would help.