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Subject: Re: Help salt water
From: "Juan Pablo" jpculasso
Date: Thu Mar 5, 2015 11:28 am ((PST))
the mkh20's are ok, tey continues in s=EDlica for more time before other
testing. the sound devices 788t needs services. After talking with the
support, and explain that the machine didn't dropped completely in the
water, only the inputs and outputs seems with issues, the mainboard of
the record is ok, they told me that are some cases like mine with  a
success repair. the Portabrace protected the machine in 90%

thanks all for your invaluable comments and suggestions.
best
juan
www.jpculasso.com


2015-03-02 11:41 GMT-03:00,  [naturerecordists]
<>:
>> Is a sound devices recorded
>> I am opening a repair case. But i think that is not guarranty covered
>
> Juan,
>
> I once washed out a professional Nagra recorder which had seawater over i=
t,
>
> and used it for several years afterwards. That was before integrated
> circuits and surface mounted components on printed circuit boards.
>
> If salt water has got underneath the chips with volts still on the board,
> I'm afraid the damage may be irreparable. I haven't tried washing modern
> type boards, but I would expect problems. Have a go anyway, but don't spe=
nd
>
> money on it.
>
> As for mics, it depends on whether water got into the capsule. If it was =
not
>
> built into the recorder, and the capsules are sealed, careful washing  ma=
y
> work, but if water got inside the capsules, there is very little hope.
> Sorry.
>
> For future reference, if anything electronic gets wet, get all the batter=
ies
>
> out within seconds. If the circuits get corroded, there is usually nothin=
g
> you can repair.
>
> David Brinicombe
>
>
>






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