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Wow I washed my SCL4, now it sounds like crap

post #1 of 19
10/13/09 at 10:31pm
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Ok so I accidentally washed my SCL4 in my washing machine for like 10-15 minutes..I took it out..tried to dry it for few min..tested it and it sounds like crap..muddy and right channel vol is so low..am I ok? Would it be ok tomorrow? The driver would make "clicking" noise when it is played too loud..esp when bass is loud..I think it is fried...You think shure would replace it if it is still under warranty?
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post #2 of 19
10/13/09 at 10:36pm
Usually they recover but it takes a few days (not hours) depending on humidity.
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post #3 of 19
10/13/09 at 10:40pm
Yeah they still may be ok but people have said it takes a while to go back to normal after they are exposed to water.
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post #4 of 19
10/13/09 at 11:35pm
place it in a light stand maintaining distance from the bulb and nozzles pointing upwards for about 24 hrs, they'll be fine.
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post #5 of 19
10/14/09 at 3:02am
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i put it on top of a humidifier..gonna see what happens tomorrow hopefully it is ok
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post #6 of 19
10/14/09 at 3:50am
Put it in a bowl of dry rice, it helps .
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post #7 of 19
10/14/09 at 4:03am
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Originally Posted by a1strank View Post
i put it on top of a humidifier..gonna see what happens tomorrow hopefully it is ok
humidifier?
That's going to make it even wetter.
DO put it in rice.
Accidentally Take Your Gadget Swimming? Rice Might Be Your Best Friend - Rice gadgets - Gizmodo
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post #8 of 19
10/14/09 at 1:43pm
Also, anytime electronic equipment gets wet you'll want to let it dry before you plug it in...you risk shorting out components
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post #9 of 19
10/14/09 at 3:02pm
maybe you just don't like a clean sound.
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post #10 of 19
10/14/09 at 3:17pm
I never heard of using bleach to take care of "colored" sound. Does that really work? I think I could market something like "Burn-In Bleach".
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post #11 of 19
10/14/09 at 3:25pm
He was trying to fix the Shure rolled off highs and may have succeeded since the treble is much wetter sounding.
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post #12 of 19
10/14/09 at 5:32pm
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well after about 15 hrs the the right channel vol lvl is lowered for a bit and less detail than right channel..gonna put in a bowl of rice and see what happens..oh..and I think left channel sounds a lot better than before.LOL wtf..maybe I missed the shure's..I've been using my using my Altec-Lansing-UHP336 as backup
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post #13 of 19
10/14/09 at 7:02pm
Why are you using them immediately after getting them wet...

Even if you tried to dry them out with towels/hairdryer, capillary action can pull water in rather deep. I always give wet electronics at least 3 days before I EVEN ATTEMPT to use them, because any water inside would likely make it short and get permanently damaged.
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post #14 of 19
10/14/09 at 8:50pm
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Originally Posted by peli_kan View Post
Why are you using them immediately after getting them wet...

Even if you tried to dry them out with towels/hairdryer, capillary action can pull water in rather deep. I always give wet electronics at least 3 days before I EVEN ATTEMPT to use them, because any water inside would likely make it short and get permanently damaged.
This.

It was quite foolish to use them with letting them dry out.

My cousin dropped his cell phone in water, but had it off. He took it apart and let all the parts dry out for a few days. He put it back together and it worked perfectly!
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post #15 of 19
10/15/09 at 9:10am
depends how much cleaning powder u had in the washing machine... don't really want salt like crystals forming in the driver... then u can use it as a rattle XD
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