That’s really weird then. Maybe too much of a load smoked it then, but they should be able to handle that situation gracefully.
On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 3:13 PM Tilghman Lesher <[email protected]> wrote: > The interesting thing about it is that the board itself was up and out > of the water. The only part that got soaked was where the load > plugged into the UPS. It's an APC, so as soon as it detected a short > in the load, the entire system shut off. > > The devices plugged into the UPS were also fine, as best as I can > tell. I'm typing on one of them now (just not with the benefit of the > UPS). > > On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 2:36 PM Michael Chaney > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > That sucks. The good news is that it might not be dead, as stuff like > that isn't as affected by water as most folks believe. The biggest problem > is that the water is dirty and probably conductive, which can cause > problems. > > > > As Jack mentioned the electrolytic caps and transformers would possibly > take on water, but 1) you probably don't have transformers in it and 2) > even if you do, water shouldn't harm one very much. The capacitors, on the > other hand, can be destroyed by water getting in and shorting out the > plates. > > > > I would take it apart pretty completely and remove the battery. Then, > rinse the boards, connectors, etc. really really well with distilled > water. I'd probably go so far as to get a bucket and a few gallons of > water and dunk them, just briefly. Then, bake the boards in a preheated > oven at 170 or around there, however low it'll go, but do it for quite a > few hours. Put a baking sheet on the rack below the components to shield > them from direct radiation from the element. > > > > Then cool it off and try again. No promises, but if you can drive out > any water that's in the caps it might work. That's actually the only thing > I can think of that would cause issues like this. > > > > On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 11:25 AM Tilghman Lesher <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> Anybody have a source for a tinkerer who does electronics repair? > >> Last weekend, during the torrential downpour, I had a UPS in the > >> basement go through a flood. Miraculously, it seems to still be fine > >> in terms of running off the battery, but the thing won't charge. I > >> tried some rudimentary cleaning of the parts which were underwater, > >> using isopropyl alcohol and a soft bristled brush, but I'm beyond my > >> expertise at this point. > >> > >> It's honestly probably either a 5 minute repair or a 5-minute > >> diagnosis that it's dead, but I lack the expertise to do that. > >> > >> -- > >> Tilghman > >> > >> -- > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "NLUG" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > >> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > >> > >> --- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "NLUG" group. > >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected]. > >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > > > > > -- > > Michael Darrin Chaney, Sr. > > [email protected] > > http://www.michaelchaney.com/ > > > > -- > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "NLUG" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > > > --- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "NLUG" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected]. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > Tilghman > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Michael Darrin Chaney, Sr. [email protected] http://www.michaelchaney.com/ -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. 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