Am I dumb or what?

boogeyman

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As long as you haven't turned it on. I would remove the batteries and try the rice. submerge the whole control box in rice for a few days should do the trick. _ I'm curious to know if anyone has resorted to this? I have ruined one machine but I'm almost certain it was because I turned it on too soon after it got rained on.
Used it for two phones & one old CB. Haven't witnessed the horrors of dunking my detector yet,(he says vigorously knocking on wood)
 

FreeBirdTim

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I would hit it with a hair dryer. That will help to dry it and it may also push out any droplets of water in the machine.
 

FreeBirdTim

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Yes, I should have stated to run the hair dryer on low and to keep it a good distance away. You could place you hand next to the area you are drying. If it's too hot for your hand, then it's too hot for the control box.
 

Merf

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Gave a friend a ride home last night so I put my detector in the truck bed.
Forgot it and it got rained on.
It’s an MXTPRO
Guess after it dries out I’ll hope it’s not fried.
Gave a friend a ride home last night so I put my detector in the truck bed.
Forgot it and it got rained on.
It’s an MXTPRO
Guess after it dries out I’ll hope it’s not fried.
I would dismantle it as much as possible and dry it completely with a hair dryer.
 

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Can you enclose it in a plastic bag with rice in it to draw the moisture
?
 

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Peyton Manning

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I just sat it in the sun.
However there was no Liquid, just moisture
 

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