Flash Drive got soaked- but still alive.

[muzikfreakah]

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I have heard of a couple of guys with their testimony of flash drive surviving a dip in the washing machine but I never though I would experience it myself.

And all I can say it, its ALIVE!

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[Rainerius]

Mas phaet ako-a experience. Akong 8 gig data traveller gi labay sa akong mama abi nya og lighter sa cigarilyo.

[dexlimp]

akoa naguba jud kay na ibot nga la na safe remove..guba dretso oi..ga read/write pa dn naibot..aw la na ni andar balik..2gb to pqi

[muzikfreakah]

Mas phaet ako-a experience. Akong 8 gig data traveller gi labay sa akong mama abi nya og lighter sa cigarilyo.

Waa! Grabeh nasad bro! Sorry man, lolz, but can't help myself, makakatawa gyud ko hehehehe.

Sorry for the lost bro! Reason nana para palit ug 16gig.

[stealthghost]

same experience 4 years back... my flash drive is still alive up to now...

Some electronic can survive such water dipping, as long as it doesn't have any power applied.
since USB Thumb drive will depend a +5v sa usb port, then, it will survive...

if you don't have a heat blower just like in the blog, then leave it for a day or wait for all the water to dry out.. atleast a day will do..

OT lang:
Our Digital Camera was dipped in Kawasan Falls this year lang.. if wala to siya gi-on dayon sa akong hubog nga dad, then, it may survive the disaster.. as long as the battery was taken out..

[poldopunk]

my wife's flash drive was left in her pocket...into the washing machine and its still alive!

[profiler]

mau inyo kay washing machine ra... ako thumbdrive sa canal nga itom kau natagak.
wala ko kabantay pag yagyag nko sa handkerchief to cover my head kay ulan man..
sus, nalabay paingon sa canal..

pero operational japon to date..

[COMCAM]

good thing your flash drives works after those conditions. My kingston fell from my pocket unto the floor tiles, he died instantly!

[nirdle_phogi]

ksuway na sad ko ani. nalabhan nako ang flash drive. haha. ako ra man gipa-dry nya ok na..

[personalmgt]

Sorry for the lost bro! Reason nana para palit ug 16gig.

Just a thought sir ba, flash drives=large capacity is kinda impractical. If maguba imong flashdrive, guba ang tibuok 16g's nimo. Okay ra ang large capacities if temporary file storage lang(like balhin balhin ug large databases). Pero if himuon nimong temp/perma file storage, its a damn disaster. Anyways, its just an idea. Currently I stick to my 1gb na flash drive which is working with me for 2 years already. Really useful when i transfer my databases on some companies i work on and obviously there's a backup just incase the flashdrive dies or gets stolen(hopefully not, because the company i work with may sue me)

And oh, just a food for thought. Never use Flash Drives for your personal/important documents. Your files are best kept in hard drives.