Good News about SD cards
Dec 3, 2018 09:43:46 #
I have two SD cards which I use in my trail camera. One is a 16 GB SD card and the other is an 8 GB micro SD card which I insert into an adapter which has the same demensions as the SC card. I usually carry them in my shirt pocket and alternate them daily when I visit my trail camera. Recently I forgot to remove them from my shirt pocket when I changed shirts. Subsequently my wife washed the shirt, without removing cards, in our automatice clothes washing machine.
Later I found and removed the cards and adapter from the washing machine. Although they appeared to be undamaged, I assumed they had probably been internally compromised by their immersion during the washing cycle. However, without much hope of success, I inserted them into my computer and to my delight found that they were still completely functional.
Although I do not recommend washing memory cards, I do recommend that you check them out before you discard them in the event you accidently immerse them.
Happy Holidays
Later I found and removed the cards and adapter from the washing machine. Although they appeared to be undamaged, I assumed they had probably been internally compromised by their immersion during the washing cycle. However, without much hope of success, I inserted them into my computer and to my delight found that they were still completely functional.
Although I do not recommend washing memory cards, I do recommend that you check them out before you discard them in the event you accidently immerse them.
Happy Holidays
Dec 3, 2018 09:47:45 #
Most better SD cards are waterproof for several hours if not longer. Not a reason to get them soaked but good to know.
Dec 3, 2018 09:49:00 #
Dec 3, 2018 09:50:20 #
Yes, SD cards are very durable. Cameras have floated in the ocean for years and yielded perfect pictures.
Dec 3, 2018 10:07:26 #
Dec 3, 2018 11:03:40 #
Bob Locher
Loc: Southwest Oregon
Good for you! BUT! I would back them up immediately. Exposure to the washing machine may well shorten card life significantly. Indeed, I would never trust them again for any thing important.
Dec 3, 2018 11:06:50 #
zooljwt wrote:
I have two SD cards which I use in my trail camera... (show quote)
This video from DigitalRev from 2010 covers a considerably longer period in water.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr6YwI8JUvI
Dec 3, 2018 11:10:47 #
zooljwt wrote:
I have two SD cards which I use in my trail camera... (show quote)
I call that water formatting. Had it happen more than once. One time even a CF card with no apparent damage. Still, I wouldn't recommend it
Dec 3, 2018 13:56:17 #
So happy that you didn't lose any photos. Thanks for the post...love a great ending!
k a i t o o/daniel
k a i t o o/daniel
Dec 4, 2018 05:40:38 #
I have 1 card that has been washed and high heat dried twice already and have worked fine (now kept in glovebox for emergencies)
Dec 4, 2018 05:50:57 #
Dec 4, 2018 06:01:44 #
I don't have any idea how many times my SD cards, compact flash, and even expensive XQD cards have been washed and dried. I have only had two failures in 14 years and neither of those got washed and dried. (Perhaps I should have washed and dried them.)
Dec 4, 2018 06:16:24 #
zooljwt wrote:
I have two SD cards which I use in my trail camera... (show quote)
Jodi Arias was convicted of first degree murder, in AZ, partly based on washed SD cards being recovered from a washing machine
Dec 4, 2018 06:53:06 #
Add me to the list of oops people who have stored a CF and SD card in my jeans pocket and went thru wash and dry cycle. Yes, they survived
Dec 4, 2018 06:55:06 #
[quote=Al Freeedman]I think your wife needs a better washing machine.[/quote
Yes, an "automatic clothes washing machine, no less.". :O)
Yes, an "automatic clothes washing machine, no less.". :O)
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