Brings back memories…of the time my girlfriend accidentally dumped a glass of orange juice into my fairly new HP41 CV calculator. Yes, this was a few decades ago.
She was horrified.
I was as relaxed as can be. I immediately took the batteries out and ran it under cool water while I filled a pot with water.
I dunked it in there repeatedly and changed the water a few times until it felt it was enough.
From there it quickly went into a mesh bag that I spun rapidly to centrifuge most of the water out.
Finally, it went in the sun while I warmed up the oven to the lowest possible temperature.
Once it cooled down the batteries went back in. It worked fine. In fact, I still own it. It works. Perfect condition.
Yes, I did marry her later. Now I make sure that calculator is nowhere near her…just in case.
Yeah this is pretty standard for PCB-type electronic (less so for eg LCDs, although it's worth a try if the alternative is throwing it in the trash). For best results use a small amount of baking soda in (only) the early washes if the spill is acidic (eg orange juice, coffee), and use distilled water, especially for the final rinse, to avoid any mineral residue.
She was horrified.
I was as relaxed as can be. I immediately took the batteries out and ran it under cool water while I filled a pot with water.
I dunked it in there repeatedly and changed the water a few times until it felt it was enough.
From there it quickly went into a mesh bag that I spun rapidly to centrifuge most of the water out.
Finally, it went in the sun while I warmed up the oven to the lowest possible temperature.
Once it cooled down the batteries went back in. It worked fine. In fact, I still own it. It works. Perfect condition.
Yes, I did marry her later. Now I make sure that calculator is nowhere near her…just in case.