SD cards got wet

[TIM B]

Forgot to take out of pocket and got ran through the washer.  Are they toast or they ok?
My dad was right - life's tougher when yer stoopid
Tim B

[Roger Norris]

Try them and see. They might be ok. I would think a dryer cycle would be worse for them.

As an aside,I have a helluva time keeping SD cards functional. Any brand you guys are using that work well? I end up with a drawer full that won't work, but I'm paranoid to throw them out because I'm not sure what is on them. I don't think they are made for the wide temperature and humidity swings that trailcams put them through.

[Roy from Pa]

LMAO..

Reminds me of the time I ran my wallet through the washer.

Poof, all vehicle owners cards gone and insurance card gone.

Talk about laundering money:)

Your dad and my dad were right, Tim.

 

[TIM B]

Ya I have a lotta examples to prove it Roy lol

Roger I been using the red white and blue colored cards from Walmart with no issues.  My cards were in a small ziplock that leaked so they got wet and stayed wet haha
Tim B

[Bvas]

Throw them in a ziplock with some rice for a few days. The rice will absorb any moisture. You may lose the pics on them, but cards should still be functional.

[achigan]

I’m a retired newspaper photog. I laundered more SD cards than I can remember. They should be fine. Try the baggie/rice thing after patting them dry. Test them before using of course. Sandisk  is highly rated.

[John Cholin]

One day I was clearing sticks and such out of the creek that flows through my place and the leather wallet I carry all my SD cards fell out of my pocket and took a trip down stream.  Took me half an hour to find it.  I laid the SD cards on the hood of the Jeep in the sun for half an hour.  They have all worked great since.  I use the Scandisk SD cards from Staples.

Best Regards,

JMC

[BrushWolf]

Mine got washed and then ran through the clothes dryer. It's working right as we speak.

[katman]

No problem when mine got wet also.

Roger, try cleaning the leads with alcohol when cards won't read.

[TIM B]

Thanks guys - they packed in rice!
Tim B

[BAK]

I've done the same thing, once dried they will be fine.

[Basinboy]

I’ve lost some for a month in the woods and they still worked fine.
Now I lost my zip pouch full of cards in a cut corn field 3 years ago. The farmer sent me a pic this summer of a torn and tattered pouch asking if it looked familiar, cards still in it unharmed   
I will check them out when I make the trip north to Kansas in a couple weeks 

[Don Stokes]

I had chickens for several years. I had a camera set up on the pen to see what predators were coming around. I apparently dropped a card while changing out the camera, and didn't notice it. I would let the chickens out during the day to free range. A while later I was hosing out the inside of the chicken house, and found a card, label gone. I washed it off, and I'm still using that same card now, years later. I refer to it as "old faithful". It still functions after going through a chicken, so I think yours will be all right. 

Predators eventually ate all my chickens, and I gave up on keeping them.

[Roy from Pa]

Don, I'm not touching that one..

LOL

 

[Don Stokes]

Roy, I had misgivings, but I had to find out if the card still worked! I washed it with soap and water, figuring I couldn't hurt it at that point.