Screen appears burnt after very hevay rain

Mike777 · Regular Visitor Joined: Feb 12, 2009 Posts: 99

Hi all

I was in the lakes over the weekend and apparently had one month’s rain in a day !

Problem was although I had the Active 10 in a plastic wallet in my pocket the rain still got in Crying or Very sad

Switching on today to down load the route to my PC the screen has a back blob on it and the unit will not power on.

Any on the black blob, will the unit dry out so I can down load route and still not can I get the route off any other way.

Would really appreciate any help and advice on these issues.

Kind regards

Mike

Bosun · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:16 am Post subject:

Mike,

I think this another case of the Active 10 not being as water resistant as Satmap would have us believe,perhaps the long,long,long.............. awaited rubber case may solve the problem although it shouldn't need to for a "sports" GPS.

Even if the unit dries out the water may have done some damage to "the works" which may not become apparent until it is out of warranty.

I think I would be tempted to contact Satmap,after all they tout it as proof against the elements and the unit was even in your pocket.

I presume it is still under the two years warranty.

Ian

Pocketgps · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 11:55 am Post subject:

I have over the years dropped both a Samsung D600 and Nokia 6300 down the loo. In shirt breast pocket and bent over to lift loo seat and splash. After braving putting my hand in to retrieve the phone(s) I washed them off under clean water and removed the battery and sim card. Dried them off as best I could by shaking and kitchen paper towel and left them on radiator for 48 hours (not the batteries or sim cards). Both had water under in the screens. But after 48 hours both worked just fine again and there was no real mark left on the screens.

As I don't know your device, if you cannot remove the battery, then don't put on radiator. Just leave on window sill and let the sun do the job.

Good Luck Laughing

ElCapitan · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 3:43 pm Post subject:

How about packing your Satmap in a plastic bag of uncooked rice and leaving it in the airing cupboard for a few days to draw any moisture out?
Tim

BigPerk · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:35 pm Post subject:

Sounds like very good advice, except it might spoil your vindaloo ...
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mikealder · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 6:46 pm Post subject:

Take the back off remove the battery remove the front screen cover and SD card, leave the rubber bungs open that cover the SD card and mini USB then put it in a bag with a sachet of boil in the bag rice (less messy than with the loose stuff) then put it in a warm place for a few days, rice makes a very good agent for drying things out - Mike

Bosun

Mike777 · Regular Visitor Joined: Feb 12, 2009 Posts: 99

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planetnine · Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 11:16 am Post subject:

I need the USB cover replacing on mine after nearly eighteen months, there's a split appearing on the hinge, and it tends to open itself. I think the rubber has aged as it's discoloured too...

The rubber on the joystick lasted less than six months.

Time for one of their "services" I think.
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4ndynorfolk · Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 7:36 pm Post subject:

I have applied a thin film of silicon grease around the edges and channel of the SD cover and the USB port, as a precaution.

O course, I can't tell if it helps or not, but this is the same stuff I rub into the "O" ring on waterproof watches when I change the battery and I have never a seal fail on a watch. (Seiko wanted £30 to change a battery an guarantee a watertight seal). figure it can't hurt and it stops the rubber from perishing

I have had the same little tube of grease for about fifteen years, I am not certain, but I think it probably came from Maplins.

MarcG · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 28, 2010 Posts: 4

Two points here:-
I have a very recent Satmap unit - about 4 weeks old. I noticed that the rubber seal which goes fits between the screen cover and the unit itself is not properly seated. It is tucked in a little into the join between the front and back parts of the case. Clearly this has the potential to allow water ingress.

I called Satmap and spoke to a very pleasant guy called Ben. He admitted to me that he has seen this kind of problem before and says that it happens sometimes on assembly. He has seen it on units which have been repaired - presumably at the Satmap repair dept in the UK. He says that he has not noticed it with newly assembled units from Hong Kong but that of course is could occur.

Well obviously it can occur because I one sitting in front of me. I don't want to let it go until November so I have flagged the problem with Satmap and will send it to them in November for repair.

I would recommend all of you to check your Satmap units and inspect for proper seating of the rubber seal.

I am going to post this as a separate thread. If the mods want to make it a stickie for a while, it might be useful to people.

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Secondly, silicone grease does not seal joints. It does not act as a gasket.

Silicone grease allows the rubber of the O ring to move ever so slightly to that is squashes evenly when it is compressed by the two surfaces for which it is providing a seal. This allows the O ring to provide the best sealing effect because it does not gather or thin at any particular part of the joint.

This is especially so in high pressure situations such as diving.

If the joint is not a compression joint - for instance, if it is merely the rubber cover the the USB port then the silicone is unlikely to have much effect - although I doubt whether it will have any negative effect either - and as Andy says it might help to stop the rubber from perishing

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