On Oct 8, 2007, at 11:02 AM, Gary J. MacDonald wrote: > This morning a teenager on an outing with us fell in - unexpectedly > - while climbing on a rock. > Like any good city kid he had phone, (no service there, as if that > mattered) MP3 player, and "Mom's new camera" in his pockets. > > Like a teenager he turned them on to see if they were OK. Sigh. > > Camera may in fact be OK. Not sure about the others. > > What is the best "Second Aid" for this stuff, four hours later? > > Thanks > GaryJ I've had some luck on this with cellphones. Taking out the small screws that hold the shell together, the next step is to pry open the case as far as possible and stick some kind of wedge between the shell halves to keep it open. I've lightly hit the insides with a hair dryer and put them under a small fan as well, but it seems to take 3 days or so before they are fully operational. If you are a bit queasy about taking apart small electronics just keep telling yourself "They are dead anyway, so no loss". Good luck. Paul Montgomery paul_at_paddleandoar.com http://paddleandoar.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Oct 09 2007 - 08:47:02 PDT
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