Rack Gear + Water = ?

Turdadactyl · 14th March 2010

It's been raining like crazy here. Yesterday I had a leak in the ceiling in one room in my house. It just so happens that the leak came through DIRECTLY above the spot where I had a BBE 802 sitting. It was unplugged (didn't even have the power cord connected actually), but it had a lot of water run over it.

What do I do to make sure it's safe to plug in again?

Should I take the chassis apart and let it sit for a couple days? Can I just let it sit without taking it apart? Any chance it's just screwed?

skiltrip · 14th March 2010

If it wasn't plugged in and there was no power running thru it, then I doubt you're screwed. It wouldn't hurt to open it up like you said, and just let it dry. Give it more than ample time. In the past, I've been in a rush to see if something is ok, stupid, but I've done it, just to end up frying it because it wasn't dry enough. I'd open it up, and stick a house fan pointed at it on low, just to keep the air flow.

Fletcher · 14th March 2010

Get a gallon of distilled water. Remove the top and the bottom of the unit. Clean the insides with distilled water [to remove what ever other crap came through the leak along with the water].

Let it dry completely... if you feel like it, shoot it with a hair dryer [NOT a paint stripper or "heat gun" for shrink wrap but a hair dryer which won't get hot enough to burn hair but will aid in the evaporation of water].

Once you get rid of the crap that came with the ceiling water and let it dry... and you'll be golden [I would have said "right as rain" but that would have been tacky].

Peace.

Boschen · 14th March 2010

There was a great thread awhile back on the subject of various fluids in your gear. Search for that baby. Everything you need.

In that thread, a tech who spent his time doing this very type of work said to use a particular cleaning product, I think alcohol based, that will not leave deposits. Distilled water is prob ok too. Just make sure it dries totally out.

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Turdadactyl Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2010 Location: Philly Area, PA Posts: 704 Thread Starter	Rack Gear + Water = ? It's been raining like crazy here. Yesterday I had a leak in the ceiling in one room in my house. It just so happens that the leak came through DIRECTLY above the spot where I had a BBE 802 sitting. It was unplugged (didn't even have the power cord connected actually), but it had a lot of water run over it. What do I do to make sure it's safe to plug in again? Should I take the chassis apart and let it sit for a couple days? Can I just let it sit without taking it apart? Any chance it's just screwed? __________________ Need to Know How to Register Your Copyrights for Your Band/Music Project?

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Fletcher member no 666 Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 10,110	Get a gallon of distilled water. Remove the top and the bottom of the unit. Clean the insides with distilled water [to remove what ever other crap came through the leak along with the water]. Let it dry completely... if you feel like it, shoot it with a hair dryer [NOT a paint stripper or "heat gun" for shrink wrap but a hair dryer which won't get hot enough to burn hair but will aid in the evaporation of water]. Once you get rid of the crap that came with the ceiling water and let it dry... and you'll be golden [I would have said "right as rain" but that would have been tacky]. Peace. __________________ CN Fletcher Professional Affiliations: R/E/P Professional Recording Engineer and Producer forums - serious hobbyists welcome SoundPure.com mwagener wrote on Sat, 11 September 2004 14:33 We are selling emotions, there are no emotions in a grid Roscoe Ambel once said: Pro-Tools is to audio what fluorescent is to light

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14th March 2010	#2
skiltrip Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2007 Location: New York Posts: 2,425	If it wasn't plugged in and there was no power running thru it, then I doubt you're screwed. It wouldn't hurt to open it up like you said, and just let it dry. Give it more than ample time. In the past, I've been in a rush to see if something is ok, stupid, but I've done it, just to end up frying it because it wasn't dry enough. I'd open it up, and stick a house fan pointed at it on low, just to keep the air flow.

14th March 2010	#4
Boschen Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,070	There was a great thread awhile back on the subject of various fluids in your gear. Search for that baby. Everything you need. In that thread, a tech who spent his time doing this very type of work said to use a particular cleaning product, I think alcohol based, that will not leave deposits. Distilled water is prob ok too. Just make sure it dries totally out.