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Old 07-03-20 | 02:45 PM
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Has anyone forgotten key in pants and ran through washing machine.
hadn’t checked it but stuck it in bag of rice​​​ Hope it works
just one of those days. Have a spare so not end of the world but still I could kick myself.
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Old 07-03-20 | 06:19 PM
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No but it sounds like you are doing the right thing. It would probably be worth taking the battery out also.
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Old 07-03-20 | 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by wcarr8888
Has anyone forgotten key in pants and ran through washing machine.
hadn’t checked it but stuck it in bag of rice​​​ Hope it works
just one of those days. Have a spare so not end of the world but still I could kick myself.
thanks
You can disassemble the case, remove the electronics and air dry it for few days. It should be OK.
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Old 07-03-20 | 11:32 PM
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Thanks Gman
Old 07-10-20 | 05:32 PM
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Thanks for your replies
took key out of rice and it worked fine
Old 07-10-20 | 06:11 PM
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Just like a Timex "Takes a licking and keeps on ticking"

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