RE: water and compact flash cards

[Chris <nimbo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well as a person into chemistry and electronics, my advice would be to wash three times with distilled water and dry in an oven at 80C after drying gently by touching on a paper towel.  Put the cards on a dry paper towel while in the drying oven.  It needs to be electrically heated.  Alternatively place in a flow of air from a hair dryer.

 

When they are dry they are perfectly safe to use in any card reader or writer.

 

Avoid touching the contacts and do not use any solvents or cleaner.  Do not use an abrasive.

 

Chris.

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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of lea
Sent: 11 September 2005 23:57
To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students
Subject: water and compact flash cards

 

I just knocked a glass of tonic water over on 4 of my compact flash cards. Nothing on them I need to get off but  are they safe to use in the camera? Anyone been thru this before?

 

 

 

lea

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