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In Reply to: Wet amp/preamp posted by vifap17 on February 20, 2007 at 09:55:26:
if they were submerged be careful! if not, I would let them sit for a week with a fan blowing thru to speed the drying process
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Yes, they were under briefly, I grabbed the power amp right away (neither were plugged in at the time) preamp about thirty seconds. Power amp had no silt in it and preamp did. They have sat for a few months drying out. Today, I cleaned them with the cleaner and a soft brush, and, sat them in the sun for about 4 hours. (sunny, 73 degrees)
I powered them up about an hour ago, power lights came on, no noise, no smoke, no excessive heat. Now to get the courage to hook them up to a cd player and speakers.
You rescued the amp, ok.
You must have almost drowned.
I will try to make it short. The property is low to begin with. A developer filled in the wetlands next door and is building some townhouses on it. They put in 2 catch basins on our property line. But, when the heavy rain came, the mud from the unfinished project next door clogged up the drains. When the water started coming in, I was grabbing stuff as quick as I could. The power amp was on a wooden stand, and, it started to float. I grabbed for the amp but it fell and I snatched it out of the water and put it in the car. The preamp was in the kitchen. (because neither of them had been used for awhile)I went and got it next, got the computer and monitor because that table didn't float, I guess the weight was heavy enough. Lost 2 TL diy speakers, 2 vintage 3 ways, and numerous other things. We measured the water line after it receeded and it was 32" on the wall.
And, that's how it happened.
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Hopefully it won't come down to you having to prove that you never had water and the catch basin clog was the reason.
In a perfect world your equipment and everything else will be replaced.
Good luck.
Please check the prescription of your glasses, that was a t-bone.
Yes, it was in the kitchen on the floor. It was a place to put it. We had been moving things so that we could pull the carpet up for replacement. That's when the rains came. Sh** happens, especially when greedy developers get their way with the county.
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