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Peeps
 Post subject: Cleaning your USB Thumb Drive
PostPosted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:01 am 
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apparently they can be run through the washer and still work

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 Post subject: Re: Cleaning your USB Thumb Drive
PostPosted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:04 am 
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Peeps wrote:
apparently they can be run through the washer and still work


Just make sure all parts are completely dry before you use it.

I had a friend drop his Laptop in a bathtub full of water. The computer was off. He didnt touch it for like two weeks....it was completely dry....and the damn thing still works today. Pretty crazy....

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tryinmorning
 Post subject: Re: Cleaning your USB Thumb Drive
PostPosted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:48 pm 
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Peeps wrote:
apparently they can be run through the washer and still work

yeah, i discovered this a few months ago too.
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punkdavid
 Post subject: Re: Cleaning your USB Thumb Drive
PostPosted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 7:16 am 
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I recently saw a thing about putting your keyboard in teh dishwasher to clean it. Again, they just said to let it completely dry before plugging it back in. I'll stick to alcohol on a cotton ball, thanks.

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conoalias
 Post subject: Re: Cleaning your USB Thumb Drive
PostPosted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 7:36 am 
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punkdavid wrote:
I recently saw a thing about putting your keyboard in the dishwasher to clean it. Again, they just said to let it completely dry before plugging it back in. I'll stick to alcohol on a cotton ball, thanks.

i've never actually seen it but a month or so ago they had a piece on this on NPR. They're actually drycleaning companies out there for electronics.
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 Post subject: Re: Cleaning your USB Thumb Drive
PostPosted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 11:04 am 
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yes i learned the hard way it seems if it is still wet it likes just frys the chip
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