Re: A salutary lesson

[Daniel Kerr]

Not on the same lines,..but I had a call out once for a clients computer which 
was “randomly” doing weird things on the screen.
After spending some time on it, I couldn’t see anything happen. Then, in a text 
document while showing her something else,..it randomly wrote letters on the 
page. Then stopped. After going through and checking, I saw there was another 
Bluetooth keyboard “linked” to it. I queried it and they advised it was in the 
cupboard as “wasn’t working well”. Turns out it was still on, and had something 
resting on it. When a truck or larger vehicle would go past, it was enough to 
set it off and do “strange things”……
After turning it off, and removing it from Bluetooth settings,…problem resolved 
:) Happy client. :)
hehehe. :)

But yes,…electronics can do “strange” things :))
Kind regards
Daniel

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> On 14 Mar 2020, at 2:10 pm, Pete  wrote:
> 
> I should add, the last time this happened with the garage remote, we had a 
> guy at the house replacing one of the two garage panel lift doors (that I had 
> reversed into I might add when I had inadvertently touched the remote in my 
> pocket whilst reversing out) but, the remote was rolling around in the washer 
> and the door was erratically going up and down part way! The guy would come 
> inside and ask my wife "are you opening the garage door"? And she would say, 
> "no, I thought you were"!!
> 
> Then it would all stop in unison with the washer having a soak period. 
> Eventually after he'd long gone, she worked out
> 
> A bit of a laugh, yes multi grain is best.
> 
> Pete
> 
>> On 14 Mar 2020, at 1:36 pm, Daniel Kerr  wrote:
>> 
>> Make sure it’s multigrain natural rice, as that has more 
>> electro-static-magnetic properties, so it works better :)
>> 
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>>> On 14 Mar 2020, at 11:17 am, Peter Hinchliffe  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
 On 13 Mar 2020, at 10:37 am, Philippe Chaperon  wrote:
 
 Hi Peter H & Peter C
 
 The idea of the rice grains is something we should all remember well for 
 such an occasion. We were holidaying overseas and my son-in-law 
 accidentally   went into the swimming pool with his iPhone on him!! He 
 immediately dried the phone and then we put it in a jar and poured a 
 packet of rice on it. This worked after about 3 days!
 
 Great Peter H that you have been able to save your device!
 
 Cheers,
 
 
 
>>> 
>>> Yes, and I’ll be taking the tip about rice on board from now on too. 
>>> 
>>> Kind regards,
>>> 
>>> Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
>>> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
>>> Perth, Western Australia
>>> Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948
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Re: A salutary lesson

[Pete]

I should add, the last time this happened with the garage remote, we had a guy 
at the house replacing one of the two garage panel lift doors (that I had 
reversed into I might add when I had inadvertently touched the remote in my 
pocket whilst reversing out) but, the remote was rolling around in the washer 
and the door was erratically going up and down part way! The guy would come 
inside and ask my wife "are you opening the garage door"? And she would say, 
"no, I thought you were"!!

Then it would all stop in unison with the washer having a soak period. 
Eventually after he'd long gone, she worked out

A bit of a laugh, yes multi grain is best.

Pete

> On 14 Mar 2020, at 1:36 pm, Daniel Kerr  wrote:
> 
> Make sure it’s multigrain natural rice, as that has more 
> electro-static-magnetic properties, so it works better :)
> 
>  Sent from my iPhone XS 
> 
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> 
>> On 14 Mar 2020, at 11:17 am, Peter Hinchliffe  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 13 Mar 2020, at 10:37 am, Philippe Chaperon  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Peter H & Peter C
>>> 
>>> The idea of the rice grains is something we should all remember well for 
>>> such an occasion. We were holidaying overseas and my son-in-law 
>>> accidentally   went into the swimming pool with his iPhone on him!! He 
>>> immediately dried the phone and then we put it in a jar and poured a packet 
>>> of rice on it. This worked after about 3 days!
>>> 
>>> Great Peter H that you have been able to save your device!
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> Yes, and I’ll be taking the tip about rice on board from now on too. 
>> 
>> Kind regards,
>> 
>> Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
>> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
>> Perth, Western Australia
>> Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948
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Re: A salutary lesson

[Daniel Kerr]

Make sure it’s multigrain natural rice, as that has more 
electro-static-magnetic properties, so it works better :)

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> On 14 Mar 2020, at 11:17 am, Peter Hinchliffe  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On 13 Mar 2020, at 10:37 am, Philippe Chaperon  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Peter H & Peter C
>> 
>> The idea of the rice grains is something we should all remember well for 
>> such an occasion. We were holidaying overseas and my son-in-law accidentally 
>>   went into the swimming pool with his iPhone on him!! He immediately dried 
>> the phone and then we put it in a jar and poured a packet of rice on it. 
>> This worked after about 3 days!
>> 
>> Great Peter H that you have been able to save your device!
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> Yes, and I’ll be taking the tip about rice on board from now on too. 
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
> Perth, Western Australia
> Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948
> 
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Re: A salutary lesson

[Peter Hinchliffe]

> On 13 Mar 2020, at 10:37 am, Philippe Chaperon  wrote:
> 
> Hi Peter H & Peter C
> 
> The idea of the rice grains is something we should all remember well for such 
> an occasion. We were holidaying overseas and my son-in-law accidentally   
> went into the swimming pool with his iPhone on him!! He immediately dried the 
> phone and then we put it in a jar and poured a packet of rice on it. This 
> worked after about 3 days!
> 
> Great Peter H that you have been able to save your device!
> 
> Cheers,
> 
>  
> 

Yes, and I’ll be taking the tip about rice on board from now on too. 

Kind regards,

Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
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Re: A salutary lesson

[Philippe Chaperon]

Hi Peter H & Peter C

The idea of the rice grains is something we should all remember well for such 
an occasion. We were holidaying overseas and my son-in-law accidentally   went 
into the swimming pool with his iPhone on him!! He immediately dried the phone 
and then we put it in a jar and poured a packet of rice on it. This worked 
after about 3 days!

Great Peter H that you have been able to save your device!

Cheers,

 
Philippe dit la Grenouille ...

On 13 Mar 2020, at 8:51 am, Peter Crisp  wrote:

Thanks Peter and yes, and I have had similar experiences with garage remote 
controllers, a number of times (doh!) - my wife immediately submerges it in an 
empty bowl and covers it completely with dry rice grains. The hygroscopic 
nature of the rice will provide a drying effect to the contents of the unit 
(printed circuit board etc) and reduce/minimise corrosive effects of the 
components being wet. May still be a good idea for your item Peter but the fact 
it has come back to life means it is probably pretty dried out at a micro level.

Not recommended as a test but recovery from accidental washing has always been 
successful for me. 



Kind Regards


Peter Crisp


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Fri, 13 Mar 2020 08:35:55 +0800
Subject:
A salutary lesson


I thought the following story might offer hope to those had a s similar 
experience, or are about to…

A couple of years ago I saw, in the Booragoon Apple Store, what looked a great 
idea: a 64Gb SanDisk Connect USB drive. The label on the box calls it a 
“Wireless Stick”, so called because it has a built-in wireless transmitter 
which creates a wireless network to which other devices can connect. It’s ideal 
for extending the storage space of my iPad and iPhone. I measn I can keep the 
device in my pocket or bag and never have worry about dropping or forgetting 
it. It’s the perfect solution for accessing portable music, for example. Great 
for the gym.

Last year, shortly before Christmas, I found it in the pocket of my gym shorts 
after taking it out of the washing machine. It was dead. No response of any 
kind. Not even the wireless was working. I wasn’t prepared to consign it to the 
bin just yet, so I kept it to one side, asnd I’ve been testing it every couple 
of weeks ever since. Slowly, changes stated happening. Eventually I started 
getting messages that I has ejected a drive without warning, similar signs of 
activity.

A couple of days ago I gave it yet another try (it had been a couple of weeks 
since the previous go) and all of a sudden everything was back! the drive 
mounted happily, all the files were there, and even the wireless network was 
working.

I guess the lesson from all this is that if you give your USB drive a dunking, 
don’t give up. Just give it about three months to dry out.


Kind regards,

Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services
FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948

Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.

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Re: A salutary lesson

[Stephen Chape]

What a great story Peter.
Perhaps worthy of a Readers Digest entry !



> On 13 Mar 2020, at 8:51 am, Peter Crisp  wrote:
> 
> Thanks Peter and yes, and I have had similar experiences with garage remote 
> controllers, a number of times (doh!) - my wife immediately submerges it in 
> an empty bowl and covers it completely with dry rice grains. The hygroscopic 
> nature of the rice will provide a drying effect to the contents of the unit 
> (printed circuit board etc) and reduce/minimise corrosive effects of the 
> components being wet. May still be a good idea for your item Peter but the 
> fact it has come back to life means it is probably pretty dried out at a 
> micro level.
> 
> Not recommended as a test but recovery from accidental washing has always 
> been successful for me. 
> 
> 
> 
> Kind Regards
> 
> 
> Peter Crisp
> 
> 
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> To:
> 
> Cc:
> 
> Sent:
> Fri, 13 Mar 2020 08:35:55 +0800
> Subject:
> A salutary lesson
> 
> 
> I thought the following story might offer hope to those had a s similar 
> experience, or are about to…
> 
> A couple of years ago I saw, in the Booragoon Apple Store, what looked a 
> great idea: a 64Gb SanDisk Connect USB drive. The label on the box calls it a 
> “Wireless Stick”, so called because it has a built-in wireless transmitter 
> which creates a wireless network to which other devices can connect. It’s 
> ideal for extending the storage space of my iPad and iPhone. I measn I can 
> keep the device in my pocket or bag and never have worry about dropping or 
> forgetting it. It’s the perfect solution for accessing portable music, for 
> example. Great for the gym.
> 
> Last year, shortly before Christmas, I found it in the pocket of my gym 
> shorts after taking it out of the washing machine. It was dead. No response 
> of any kind. Not even the wireless was working. I wasn’t prepared to consign 
> it to the bin just yet, so I kept it to one side, asnd I’ve been testing it 
> every couple of weeks ever since. Slowly, changes stated happening. 
> Eventually I started getting messages that I has ejected a drive without 
> warning, similar signs of activity.
> 
> A couple of days ago I gave it yet another try (it had been a couple of weeks 
> since the previous go) and all of a sudden everything was back! the drive 
> mounted happily, all the files were there, and even the wireless network was 
> working.
> 
> I guess the lesson from all this is that if you give your USB drive a 
> dunking, don’t give up. Just give it about three months to dry out.
> 
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services
> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
> Perth, Western Australia
> Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948
> 
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Re: A salutary lesson

[Peter Crisp]

Thanks Peter and yes, and I have had similar experiences with garage
remote controllers, a number of times (doh!) - my wife immediately
submerges it in an empty bowl and covers it completely with dry rice
grains. The hygroscopic nature of the rice will provide a drying
effect to the contents of the unit (printed circuit board etc) and
reduce/minimise corrosive effects of the components being wet. May
still be a good idea for your item Peter but the fact it has come back
to life means it is probably pretty dried out at a micro level.
Not recommended as a test but recovery from accidental washing has
always been successful for me. 

Kind Regards

Peter Crisp

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Sent:Fri, 13 Mar 2020 08:35:55 +0800
Subject:A salutary lesson

 I thought the following story might offer hope to those had a s
similar experience, or are about to…

 A couple of years ago I saw, in the Booragoon Apple Store, what
looked a great idea: a 64Gb SanDisk Connect USB drive. The label on
the box calls it a “Wireless Stick”, so called because it has a
built-in wireless transmitter which creates a wireless network to
which other devices can connect. It’s ideal for extending the
storage space of my iPad and iPhone. I measn I can keep the device in
my pocket or bag and never have worry about dropping or forgetting it.
It’s the perfect solution for accessing portable music, for example.
Great for the gym.

 Last year, shortly before Christmas, I found it in the pocket of my
gym shorts after taking it out of the washing machine. It was dead. No
response of any kind. Not even the wireless was working. I wasn’t
prepared to consign it to the bin just yet, so I kept it to one side,
asnd I’ve been testing it every couple of weeks ever since. Slowly,
changes stated happening. Eventually I started getting messages that I
has ejected a drive without warning, similar signs of activity.

 A couple of days ago I gave it yet another try (it had been a couple
of weeks since the previous go) and all of a sudden everything was
back! the drive mounted happily, all the files were there, and even
the wireless network was working.

 I guess the lesson from all this is that if you give your USB drive a
dunking, don’t give up. Just give it about three months to dry out.

 Kind regards,

 Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services
 FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
 Perth, Western Australia
 Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948
 
 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.

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A salutary lesson

[Peter Hinchliffe]

I thought the following story might offer hope to those had a s similar 
experience, or are about to…

A couple of years ago I saw, in the Booragoon Apple Store, what looked a great 
idea: a 64Gb SanDisk Connect USB drive. The label on the box calls it a 
“Wireless Stick”, so called because it has a built-in wireless transmitter 
which creates a wireless network to which other devices can connect. It’s ideal 
for extending the storage space of my iPad and iPhone. I measn I can keep the 
device in my pocket or bag and never have worry about dropping or forgetting 
it. It’s the perfect solution for accessing portable music, for example. Great 
for the gym.

Last year, shortly before Christmas, I found it in the pocket of my gym shorts 
after taking it out of the washing machine. It was dead. No response of any 
kind. Not even the wireless was working. I wasn’t prepared to consign it to the 
bin just yet, so I kept it to one side, asnd I’ve been testing it every couple 
of weeks ever since. Slowly, changes stated happening. Eventually I started 
getting messages that I has ejected a drive without warning, similar signs of 
activity.

A couple of days ago I gave it yet another try (it had been a couple of weeks 
since the previous go) and all of a sudden everything was back! the drive 
mounted happily, all the files were there, and even the wireless network was 
working.

I guess the lesson from all this is that if you give your USB drive a dunking, 
don’t give up. Just give it about three months to dry out.


Kind regards,

Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948

Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.

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