Does it look like it's worth saving? Is it a Fluke or similar? If
it's a cheapy, I'd just toss it. If it's expensive, I'd spray
everything down with contact cleaner and let it dry a couple times,
replace the fuse, put a new battery in, and see what it does.
I had a friend that put his work pager through the wash. He managed
to get it working again by just removing the battery and drying it out
thoroughly, but it died a month or two later. Probably not a
coincidence...
-Paul
On 2/3/08, scott.hall@comcast.net <scott.hall@comcast.net> wrote:
> so it appears someone left a multimeter at the new house at some point int he
>last few weeks. I called everybody that was out here and none of them are
>claiming it. so I guess I've got a new multimeter.
>
> but it was left outside in the rain, and when I turned it over, water
>literally flooded out. I took it apart, removed the old battery and cloudy
>fuses and looked it over. looks like a little corrosion and some whitish goo
>in some places.
>
> so...can I save it? and any advice on how? blast it with water repellent or
>something?
>
> thanks in advance.
>
> scott
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