Russ, I have read (i.e., personal experience) that folks have run their compact flash cards through the washing machine without apparent harm. The trick is to make sure it is COMPLETELY dry before you try to use it. I would wait 48 hours after the blow dry thing before testing it, but I would put it in my D60 after that without any hesitation. As noted by others, it is the water that does the harm, but not until you fire up the circuits. If it is dry, the worst that SHOULD happen is that it simply won't work. But a 256K card is so inexpensive any more, you may just want to buy another and not take the chance. If you do decide to go that route, send me the old card. :-) Actually, after re-reading your post, I noted that you dropped it into soda. In that case, I would probably drop it back into some water first (for half an hour or so) to try to dissolve any sugar from the circuits. Then I would dry it with a blow dryer and set it in the sun for 48 hours. And if you don't want to take any chances with the card any longer, my offer to take it off your hands still stands. I will send you a report as to how the drying experiment goes. There are two old sayings to ponder, choose whichever fits you best: 1. "If in doubt, don't." -- J. Beisner (my HS chemistry teacher) 2. "No guts, no glory." -- Old army saying (among other places, I'm sure). peace, rand ----- Original Message ----- | | > Hi Gang................ | > | > A 256MB compact flash media card | > fell off the shelf and into my glass of soda. | > | > I quickly fished it out and blew it dry | > with a low heat with my hair dryer. | > | > Will I harm my Olympus E-10 | > by inserting the card and checking | > to see if it still works? | > | > I can deal with losing the card however | > I don't want to mess up my new camera! | > | > Thanks | > | > Russ | > R.E. Baker | > Photography | > rebphoto@pronetisp.net | > |
