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flat5 · 05-31-2005, 11:43 AM

I, for one, completely agree with BadNick and would like to add:

If a cat pees on an electronic device, and you find out quickly, before it dries or the damage is done, you should immerse it immediately
in water. Water that is as pure as you can find right away.
Wash well.

Cat pee dissolves copper. I have seen answering machines and CD players that some cat did not like. Some of the printed circuit board traces had disappeared.

Here in Amsterdam I repaired a Sony Walkman that had been in a canal for a year. I used a tooth brush and dish detergent! The only components that were defective were the speaker cone (eaten by bacteria?) and the electret mics(lost their static charge).

Water's not so bad.

05-31-2005, 11:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
flat5 Very Insignificant Pawn Location: Amsterdam, NL	I, for one, completely agree with BadNick and would like to add: If a cat pees on an electronic device, and you find out quickly, before it dries or the damage is done, you should immerse it immediately in water. Water that is as pure as you can find right away. Wash well. Cat pee dissolves copper. I have seen answering machines and CD players that some cat did not like. Some of the printed circuit board traces had disappeared. Here in Amsterdam I repaired a Sony Walkman that had been in a canal for a year. I used a tooth brush and dish detergent! The only components that were defective were the speaker cone (eaten by bacteria?) and the electret mics(lost their static charge). Water's not so bad.