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Default Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ7 camera with gyro-stabilised lens

On Sat, 21 Oct 2017 21:52:08 +0100, Mike Coon
wrote:

In article ,
says...

... or shake the device to uncover hidden droplets.


Reading that I thought we should have mentioned centrifuging to assist
gravity. But getting the orientation right would be tricky/impossible.
So perhaps the alternative is to strap the unit to your body and take it
(still wet) on a roller-coaster. It may not help but hopefully was
enjoyable!


Long ago (about 1968), in a place far far away (Orange County, CA), I
used to go to the 25 cent do it myself car wash to clean older
commercial 2-way radios:
http://www.wb6nvh.com/Moto42/Moto42.htm
One problem was the rubber insulation on the wires would harden,
crumble, and fall off. If that happened, I would spray the exposed
solid wires with fake Christmas spider web decoration spray, which
provided some insulation and a stabilizing web. Another was
hygroscopic paper capacitors, which needed replacement anyway. Of
course, everything had to be retuned from scratch, but that was
expected.

During the early 1970's, I did much the same when cleaning marine
radios. Fortunately, the wire was PVC or PTFE, so no spray was
needed. The radios looked very much like a dirty automobile engine. I
decided that the radios should also be treated like a dirty engine and
get a good hot suds spray wash. Drying was handled by leaving the
radios open, stacking them in the back of the company pickup truck,
and taking them for a drive on the freeway for a "blow dry". In those
days it was actually possible to drive 65 (or later 55) mph during
daylight hours. By the time I arrived back at the shop, the radios
were cleaned and dry.

We did have a roller coaster nearby, but they wouldn't let me take the
radios on a ride without paying for the extra seats.


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