cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/16155441

rice absorbs moisture.

Curious if this works to recover notebooks or other electronics.

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Use desiccants instead of rice and never power it on until completely dry

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Yeah the rice is only going to get tiny particles of rice inside the device and otherwise not assist in drying out even slightly making the issue worse

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Use airflow instead of a desiccant. Much more effective.

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Stuff like silica gel can work fine, but you need to use a lot of it in an enclosed space (even better if you can circulate warm air through it) but, yeah, airflow does work just fine pretty much anywhere.

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Maybe where you live haha

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It works in Louisiana, so it’s not climate dependent.

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And open it up and clean the shit out of it because non-distilled water leaves a lot of contaminants even after it dries.

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