I already knew washing electronics was bad for them, and extreme heat isn't good either; so what do you think happens when you wash and dry a USB Flash Drive?
Nothing.
I just found mines in my basket of clothes after being washed and put in a dryer for 2 hours at high eat, and the only thing that's different is it smells nicer.
Yeah, washing/drying things doesn't do much to them. I've put pretty much every GBA and DS game I own through the wash at least once, both my flash drives, and my iPod twice (all on accident >_>; ), and they all work fine.
I'm usually good at not putting stuff through the washer and dryer. :)
The worst that has happened from my having a GBA or DS game washed is that the sticker
may break. Only like one each GBA and DS game have had their sticker broken while around 4 games each have been washed at least once.
Oh, and I before watched this video that shows the durability of a USB flash drive
They cook it in propane gas, soak it in vinegar and salt water, run it over with a jeep, and freeze it, and it still works. And professional data recovery people are able to retrieve its data even after it's blasted against a wall with an explosion.
Heh. I've been lucky enough where the only thing to go through those conditions was my cell phone. It took quite the beating, but it came out shinier than ever.
Electronics are fairly durable anymore.
I've dropped my cellphone, each of my DS's, and game controllers (from like 3 foot heights at least) several times and they work like nothing happened.
The reason things can go through the wash and stuff isn't because they're durable. Electronics break from water and such because it'll carry the electrical current to where it's not supposed to go and fry the device. As long as you don't put power through something while it's wet you can soak it in water as much as you want.
Seriously, if you wanted to clean your keyboard, just put it in the dishwasher and hope the plastic doesn't melt and make sure it's dry before you plug it in.
Quote from: {CeF}Lichig0 on May 01, 2009, 05:32:32 PM
The reason things can go through the wash and stuff isn't because they're durable. Electronics break from water and such because it'll carry the electrical current to where it's not supposed to go and fry the device. As long as you don't put power through something while it's wet you can soak it in water as much as you want.
Seriously, if you wanted to clean your keyboard, just put it in the dishwasher and hope the plastic doesn't melt and make sure it's dry before you plug it in.
I mean't because of how shock absorbent.
I know that. But, if you put electronics in distilled water when they're running, there'll actually be no harm. No electrolytes in water = no current carrying.
It's true!
Yeah, when GameCube was all the rage (wait what?), I went to my cousins house a lot, and brought my memory card. I'd almost always forget to take it out of my pocket when I took my pants off to shower, and it got washed many many times, and it still to this day, works perfectly.
Too bad that didn't work with my phones.....
idk it might be okay.
Funny.. I washed my flash drive the other day. It's fine.
Quote from: JrDude ♫ on May 01, 2009, 05:38:45 PM
Yeah, when GameCube was all the rage (wait what?), I went to my cousins house a lot, and brought my memory card. I'd almost always forget to take it out of my pocket when I took my pants off to shower, and it got washed many many times, and it still to this day, works perfectly.
Too bad that didn't work with my phones.....
That reminds me, I washed my old 251 Block Memory Card, and it's never had any faulting even after 7 years.... Except that metal strip on the bottom is rusted~
Quote from: バシャーモ-せんぱい on May 02, 2009, 07:34:12 PM
That reminds me, I washed my old 251 Block Memory Card, and it's never had any faulting even after 7 years.... Except that metal strip on the bottom is rusted~
Well mine has scratches on it, and my name that I wrote on it (my sis had one too) was blurred out but still visible.
Just thought you would want to know.
Very nice. I usually end up forgetting about tissues I had in my pockets.
My cell phone used to be my mom's. She dropped it in a sink full of water, and I've washed it in the washing machine. Works perfect.
Usually flash memory like that can take water and heat abuse just fine. I accidentally washed my GCN memory cards several times, along with a few DS games. Each worked fine. :)
I've done that with my ipod like 4 or 5 times.
Quote from: Lala on May 07, 2009, 09:25:38 AM
I've done that with my ipod like 4 or 5 times.
And it still works? O_o
Perfectly.