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	electroaudio	2012-07-25 , 09:49
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Originally Posted by XiliX

for future drowning cases: i once learned to flush the water out of electronics by dipping it in pure denaturalized alcohol. It drives the water out of the device, preventing it from rusting in the long run. After that you should let it dry, like described above.
good luck...

Precisely, dont let the water dry inside, it will ruin the device.
The white spots on the circuits below is what is left from letting the water dry.
This guy on the picture was lucky enough that the circuits was on the underside of the card , and that the water thanks to gravity dried on the plastics and not on the circuitboard.

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