Good News about SD cards
Dec 4, 2018 07:29:55 #
Dec 4, 2018 07:38:35 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
It's good that you didn't lose any images. Still, those cards have been through an experience that they were not designed for. I'd strongly recommended retirement for them.
Dec 4, 2018 08:30:53 #
They are tough and can take a good bit of abuse. You just need to make sure that they are truly dried and wiped off before inserting the contacts back into the camera. That is especially true with the macro card in the holder because any moisture trapped between the contacts could possibly cause corrosion.
Dec 4, 2018 09:22:03 #
I tested one of my Nikon batteries. It survived the washing machine also.
Dec 4, 2018 09:45:53 #
ngrea wrote:
I tested one of my Nikon batteries. It survived the washing machine also.
Done that one too. I'm trying not to run the camera though.
Dec 4, 2018 11:09:47 #
Wow!! Perfect pictures! Where can I get one of those cameras? 
Mark
Mark
jerryc41 wrote:
Yes, SD cards are very durable. Cameras have floated in the ocean for years and yielded perfect pictures.
Dec 4, 2018 11:19:30 #
I wouldn't recommend washing them but I would occasionally take a soft pencil eraser and rub the contacts of the SD card. An eraser is a mild abrasive that takes the thin coat of ozone off the contacts.
Dec 4, 2018 11:44:29 #
pwrxprt
Loc: Beaumont, California
I think the term is format the cards not wash the card. Glad to hear you images were saved.
Dec 4, 2018 13:15:02 #
Dec 4, 2018 13:42:56 #
nadelewitz
Loc: Ithaca NY
It's not the exposure to moisture that causes damage, IF THE LIQUID DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CONTAMINANTS. Pure water does not damage electronic components themselves.
The problem comes if power is applied to WET electronics....like short circuits. If dried out COMPLETELY, there isn't a problem, as long as no corrosive or electrically-conductive residues are left behind.
If a memory card is watertight, no problem. Computer keyboards that suffer spills can be dried. Plain water is okay. A soft drink or coffee with sugar is not good. If a keyboard is rinsed out very thoroughly and then dried completely, it stands a good chance of surviving.
Even dousing in saltwater is not a hopeless situation, if rinsing before the water dries, and complete drying is done internally and out. Ever see how airplane flight data recorders recovered from the ocean are immersed immediately in a tank of water so they don't dry out before getting them to an analysis lab?
The problem comes if power is applied to WET electronics....like short circuits. If dried out COMPLETELY, there isn't a problem, as long as no corrosive or electrically-conductive residues are left behind.
If a memory card is watertight, no problem. Computer keyboards that suffer spills can be dried. Plain water is okay. A soft drink or coffee with sugar is not good. If a keyboard is rinsed out very thoroughly and then dried completely, it stands a good chance of surviving.
Even dousing in saltwater is not a hopeless situation, if rinsing before the water dries, and complete drying is done internally and out. Ever see how airplane flight data recorders recovered from the ocean are immersed immediately in a tank of water so they don't dry out before getting them to an analysis lab?
Dec 4, 2018 13:48:31 #
AlohaBob
Loc: Los Angeles, CA
I had a similar experience. My washed SD cards are still functioning fine.
Dec 4, 2018 16:45:31 #
zooljwt wrote:
I have two SD cards which I use in my trail camera... (show quote)
Laundering SD cards - laundering money. Are they the same and if so watch for the Feds :)
Dec 4, 2018 19:14:38 #
SD manufacturers state waterproof, xray proof
Mine also make it through the dryer
Mine also make it through the dryer
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