trail cam flooded.. any hope?

[razorsharptokill]

It was at least 3/4 under for 3 days or so. I tried to power it up after I dried it out but nada. No power to even the lazer aim. Can it be repaired?

[Looper]

Probably not, but you never know.  I'd place a call to the manufacturer.

[razorsharptokill]

ttt

[NorthernCaliforniaHunter]

Submerge the unit in distilled water for one day. Shake out as much of the water as you can and then submerge the unit in alcohol for one day - this absorbs remaining water. Shake it out, blow dry all the alcohol off.

If you're lucky, it should fire right back up.

[razorsharptokill]

Has this worked for you before?

[NorthernCaliforniaHunter]

This is a trick I've just learned about from my neighbor who worked in the Navy doing salvage. It brought my watch back to life so it just might be worth the trouble for your camera. You might want to do a google search for salvaging electronics and see if there are any nuances I might of missed. My watch doesn't have lenses and such...

[reddogge]

I had a little 35mm camera (before digital) and my lab dragged it into the creek when he bolted for a duck and was tied to my hunting stool with the camera in it.  I put it in the oven with just the pilot light on and it dried out in a day.  Worked fine.

[leatherneck]

Hurry and get it dried out so we can see the pics of the trout!    

Sorry.  

[Guru]

I'd get a hold of the manufacturer before you do anything...

[razorsharptokill]

Check out the 2009 trail cam thread. The last pic taken by my late camera is on there, page 40.  Going.. goinnng....

Emailed them today but no response yet. Phone wait was 40 minutes. I'll try tomorrow.

[Jim Jackson]

I saved a cell phone by setting it in the airstream from my room dehumidifier (or in front of the fridge at the bottom vent) overnight and then putting it in a sealed ziplock with as many silica gel drying packets you can get a hold of.  I left it for a week and sure enough it fired right up.

The only problem with this is the battery situation.  With the phone, I yanked the battery as soon as it got wet.  With your tailcam, the metals in the battery (especially if they are lithium or metal hydride) may have reacted with the water and nuked the whole works.

You never know, it might work!

[LBR]

A friend of mine saved a cell phone by putting it in a large ziplock bag full of rice--I reckon the rice will draw out the moisture.

I've got to try something myself--I have a trail cam that got wet inside and isn't working, but can't remember to buy a bag of rice.

Chad

[razorsharptokill]

The positive wire from battery was detached from the circuit board. I have held it in place but still won't fire up. May have over heated the wire.

[Michael Arnette]

Reddoge, that was brilliant!(attaching you dog to your stool).LOL

[Wary Buck]

Have got an old Pentax K-model SLR and its lenses to come back from the dead using the stove set on low heat and cracked open and left for a day.  But today's electronics I'm afraid might present a tougher hurdle.

The other day I leaned over the creek and my cell phone fell out of a pocket into the water.  I had it out instantly but it didn't work.  I immediately went to my vehicle (I was tracking a deer) and started it and turned on the defrost full throttle, removed the back cover and battery and set all three on it for about 30 minutes while I continued to track.  Came back, put it together and it's good to go.  Pretty lucky I'm guessing.

[razorsharptokill]

My electronics guru friend said that I may have fried it by trying to turn it on while it was still damp.