Water by itself is pretty harmless to most electronic components - as
long as
there is no power present. If it is thoroughly and completely dried
before
power is applied, there's unlikely to be any issues.
Even the heat of the drier is unlikely to be a problem. Consumer
electronic
components are rated for storage up to 85C, a drier will never get that
hot,
under normal circumstances.
Static generated in the drier could be a problem, but this is only
likely if
the drier runs too long after the clothes are already dry (which could
also
cause overheating).
paulm
On 22/05/2010, at 12:28 PM, Greg Thomas wrote:
On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 7:11 AM, Marco Peereboom <[email protected]>
wrote:
USB sticks primary cause of death is the washing machine and/or dryer.
Second one probably is sitting out in the sun.
I have yet to see the USB stick that dies because it was written to.
Funny thing is I still haven't killed one by washing machine or dryer,
and
I've sent many through the wash/dry cycle.
Greg
