Re: Can you launder a USB dongle

Yeah I did. Thats what I meant by the second "I think I answered my own question" post. Time to dry out was all 
that was needed.

Regards
peter


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Deepak Mohoni" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [CAT23-Achat] Can you launder a USB dongle


> The storage media may have got damaged if you set the temperature of the wash to above 40 Celsius. Have you 
> tried plugging it back in to see if its working? Should be dry by now ;-)
>
> Cheers,
> Deepak
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Peter J Richardson
>  To: [email protected]
>  Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 10:48 PM
>  Subject: Re: [CAT23-Achat] Can you launder a USB dongle
>
>
>  Yeah it was in my shirt pocket, and I stuck the shirt through the wash without thinking to check the pockets.
>  :-)
>
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: "rsetzer" <[email protected]>
>  To: <[email protected]>
>  Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 6:18 PM
>  Subject: Re: [CAT23-Achat] Can you launder a USB dongle
>
>
>  > Ah, I see. Jump Drive
>  >
>  > Peter J Richardson wrote:
>  >> ----- Original Message ----- 
>  >> From: "Michael Cuffaro" <[email protected]>
>  >> To: <[email protected]>
>  >> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 3:12 PM
>  >> Subject: Re: [CAT23-Achat] Can you launder a USB dongle
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>>What's a dongle?
>  >>
>  >>
>  >> http://www.mydisgo.com/shop/disgo_lite.php
>  >>
>  >> Regards
>  >> Peter
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>>Is that the same as a USB cable?  I think it should survive a wash.. though I
>  >>>would make sure it's dried out before plugging it in to a computer.
>  >>>
>  >>>--- Peter Richardson <[email protected]> wrote:
>  >>>
>  >>>
>  >>>>Silly question based on an ignorance of how USB works. Is a USB dongle (if
>  >>>>given time to dry out) likely to survive being put through a washing
>  >>>>machine? What are the likely implications if you try to use it before it is
>  >>>>fully dried?
>  >>>>
>  >>>>Thanks
>  >>>>Peter
>  >>>>
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