I was at a house party yesterday. Everything was great. They even had a pool. Several people saw my TD-15 and wanted to play with it. I said, why the heck not, I'm too drunk to care.
Someone decided to go for deep-sea exploration with the light. That was fine, except the airhead decided to play with the strobe setting and submerged the light in the pool with the head slightly unscrewed, allowing water to seep in.
I have managed to get most of the water out, except for some inside the head itself. Unfortunately, the head of the light is sealed, the stainless steel bezel welded to the head to prevent the lens from being removed. So far, I have
Does anyone know other ways to remove condensation inside a sealed head?
And, obviously, this should be one of the reasons why I should never lend expensive hardware to clueless fools.
Someone decided to go for deep-sea exploration with the light. That was fine, except the airhead decided to play with the strobe setting and submerged the light in the pool with the head slightly unscrewed, allowing water to seep in.
I have managed to get most of the water out, except for some inside the head itself. Unfortunately, the head of the light is sealed, the stainless steel bezel welded to the head to prevent the lens from being removed. So far, I have
- Placed the head in front of an air conditioning unit for about an hour;
- Left it out in direct sunlight for several hours;
- Baked it in a toaster oven at ~100°F for about 30 minutes.
Does anyone know other ways to remove condensation inside a sealed head?
And, obviously, this should be one of the reasons why I should never lend expensive hardware to clueless fools.