Re: [Paddlewise] Waterproof rating of electronic devices (was: GPS)

From: Joe Pylka <pylka_at_castle.net>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 19:11:39 -0400
> I bought my WR90 used from an individual who said he only used it
once...on a Grand Canyon raft trip, he had just replaced the battery, etc,
etc...  Got it for a good price too, but when I opened it to insert the
first roll of film I found very small grains of sand coating the gasket
seals, and some inside.

            I suspect that he was just careless...  Maybe opened it up in a
windy space and didn't look at the seals afterward.  It's that sort of thing
that could allow water to enter.  The manual explicitly mentions this.  You
did the right thing by getting it cleaned, just in case...

JP


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