Originally posted by Dave L On the other hand, my daughter put her iPod Touch in the washing machine and it got a 5 minute soak in detergent-laden water before she could get it open and out.
Three days later after daily replenishments of rice in a sealed container it started to work - partially. One week later all the buttons worked and the screen was 90% clear. Three weeks later the iPod was 100% working in every respect. Electronics can be more resistant to dunking than you might expect.
But a lens, well that could well be a different kettle of fish...
He he, glad that worked out.
I agree, electronics can be very durable, after all, at some point in time they are usually washed off in the manufacturing process. There is nothing on a circuit board that is usually susceptable to water, by itself.
There is something out there on the web about some guys who submerged a whole computer motherboard in a tank of vegetable oil, and ran it that way. IIRC, the idea was that oil could do a better job of conducting and dissapating heat than air, is nonconductive, and quieter than a bunch of fans.
But salt is a different story. Emmersing some energized electronics in that could really kill it. If not now, it might very well happen later.