Re: Water Damaged - suggestions...
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This worked for a really nice watch I got moisture inside of.? If you have a laptop, the powersupply gets pretty warm.? Take the battery off the radio, and leave it on the working powersupply (physically on it, not ¡°connected¡± to it.)? leave it on there over night, or two.? ? Do the same with the battery pack.? (probably won¡¯t save the battery pack, but worth a try) ? You¡¯re basically cooking the moisture out of it.? ? It worked for me¡ your results may vary. ? Steve KC8SRF VE9OO ?
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From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...] On Behalf Of Jack
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 9:11 AM
To: FT-60@...
Subject: Re: [FT-60] Water Damaged - suggestions...? ? So far as I know, the FT-60 was never advertised as water PROOF. ?Water resistant is a totally different thing. ?Submerging the radio requires water PROOF not water resistant. ? ? On Sep 18, 2011, at 11:11 AM, MJ wrote: ? ? Purchased this model after getting my license a number of years ago. I remember reading (and the confirming) that this model was water resistant prior to taking along with me on a canoe trip with the scouts. During the trip we were sunk twice - completely submerging the canoe and my radio.
I noticed immediately that water was able to get in and cause some fogging to occur between the view window and the LCD. I didn't bother turning it on, figuring something else go wet inside. Now, a week later, the radio won't turn on.
Looking for suggestions - is this something I could repair? Is there a shop you know of that could repair the damage cheaper than buying a new (hopefully water proof) model?
Mike
KI6NLC ?
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