Redbirdruss Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 This morning, as I was troubleshooting an exterior speaker issue (varmints!), I found one of my controllers with the door wide open. We had some light rain this morning and the controller was definitely wet inside. I also noticed that the mini trees it was connected to were lit up. I immediately unplugged the controller from power and dabbed as much water as I could out of the enclosure. I then placed the controller, with the door open, in my half bath because it is probably the warmest, driest area in the house. I am hoping that it will dry out before tonight's show. I have some questions. 1. What other precautions should I take? Should I pull all of the connectors free? 2. How long will it take for it to dry out? 3. What are the chances I will have issues with this controller going forward? 4. I have a spare controller, should I just replace the wet one for this years show? If anyone has experience with this issue, I would love to hear from you. Thanks Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 (edited) Hi Russ - I had the same thing happen last year - left the door open and it got rained into.I opened the controller and put it over a heater vent and the warm air dried it out in just a couple hours. No need to remove dongles or anything. I took it back outside, plugged it in and it has been working fine since then. As a precaution, if you have a spare controller, I'd suggest this might be an excellent time to put it to use, just in case.... Edited December 9, 2012 by George Simmons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryM Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 GeorgeIs your keyboard repeating itself?GeorgeIs your keyboard repeating itself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbirdruss Posted December 9, 2012 Author Share Posted December 9, 2012 Thanks George! I decided to go ahead and assemble the spare controller as a back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 GeorgeIs your keyboard repeating itself?GeorgeIs your keyboard repeating itself? Gary - are you hitting the bottle again already this morning???You seem to be seeing double.I thought your rehab was going better than that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryM Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Rehab has gone well (3rd time's a charm), but now my eyesight must be failing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Well, drinking isn't what they say will cause you to go blind...Do your palms have hair growing from them, perchance? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdunham Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Having experienced the same issue, I took the controller inside and put an old blow dryer in it and partially shut the door (turned on low heat). It dried out thoroughly in no time (be careful as some newer higher wattage dryers could be a fire hazard!)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Don Gillespie Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Well, drinking isn't what they say will cause you to go blind...Do your palms have hair growing from them, perchance?LMAOROTF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryM Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Well, drinking isn't what they say will cause you to go blind...Do your palms have hair growing from them, perchance?Not sure what you mean. Can you explain a little more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 (edited) Cum on now Gary, I can't believe that someone living in California would be such a big JERK that they wouldn't know how they got that hair on their palms and not know how to keep it OFF.And I'm not referring to your trees... okay, maybe your twig... Edited December 9, 2012 by George Simmons 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMaris Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Anybody else use Corrosion X on the boards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfing4Dough Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Well, drinking isn't what they say will cause you to go blind...Do your palms have hair growing from them, perchance?Having experienced the same issue... Great back to back posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james campbell Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Cum on now Gary, I can't believe that someone living in California would be such a big JERK that they wouldn't know how they got that hair on their palms and not know how to keep it OFF.And I'm not referring to your trees... okay, maybe your twig...well this post is a happy ending and is wrong on so many levels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-Paul Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I hear that Neat hair removal works well for that problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffl Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Once you are all done. Add a padlock or a Zip tie in the lock hole to keep it shut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbirdruss Posted December 10, 2012 Author Share Posted December 10, 2012 To follow up. I left the controller over a heat register for about 6 hours. I had the time and wanted to be sure it was completely dry. Hooked it up, secured the door, and it has been working ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Linburg Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Yep, happened to me, I dried it wit a towel and a hair drier. It has been working all season for me this year and last year. I don't se any type of rust/corrosion on the board at al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-Paul Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Anybody else use Corrosion X on the boards?Cant say that I am familiar with that product name. What is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wbottomley Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I just discovered a door was not properly shut on one of my units. I left it open for tonight as the rain has ended. Tomorrow when the sun comes out and the wind begins to blow, hopefully it will dry out and all will be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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