Power bar busted for good?

[Mr. Wiggles]

Hi everyone,

so I had I leak and some water got into my Apex power bar. It’s sizzled a bit before I could get it unplugged. When I plug it back in it still sizzles, but still turns on, evidently. Is this thing pretty much a goner? I’m also gonna contact Neptune directly to see what they say. Thanks for the help!

 

[sbash]

Generally speaking, don't use power bars that sizzle.

 

[Mr. Wiggles]

Generally speaking, don't use power bars that sizzle.

Haha I concur. I guess my question is, supposing it dries out, no longer sizzles as a result, and seems to work, is there still a disaster waiting to happen somewhere down the line?

 

[sbash]

Haha I concur. I guess my question is, supposing it dries out, no longer sizzles as a result, and seems to work, is there still a disaster waiting to happen somewhere down the line?

Absolutely! It is now a fire hazard.

I know, throwing out a $250 power bar is a tough pill to swallow; but the safety of our family, pets and personal belongings is worth just buying another...

 

[Mr. Wiggles]

Absolutely! It is now a fire hazard.

I know, throwing out a $250 power bar is a tough pill to swallow; but the safety of our family, pets and personal belongings is worth just buying another...

Ok, thanks! Honestly, at this point the simplicity of just needing to buy a new one rather than try to fix it is kind of a relief haha

 

[Auto-pilot]

I mean think about it logically.... disassemble and inspect the components. If you find arcmarks and damaged components see if you can replace them. Clean it with 90% isopropyl alcohol, I use this method to clean and fix electrical components on aircraft. If you use the power bar and it generates alot of heat you have a problem. If it were mine I would try to repair and clean it before I dumped it

 

[Cory]

Id unscrew it and rinse it with rodi water. Let it air dry for a week and plug it in again.

 

[Auto-pilot]

Id unscrew it and rinse it with rodi water. Let it air dry for a week and plug it in again.

Nooooo do not use water!!! Isopropyl is a polar molecule and water dissolves into it. It cleans contacts and helps pull water out of equipment. Not only that but it is volatile and evaporates. If there is anly salt left the water will then create corrosion and further damage your equipment

 

[Magellan]

Nooooo do not use water!!! Isopropyl is a polar molecule and water dissolves into it. It cleans contacts and helps pull water out of equipment. Not only that but it is volatile and evaporates. If there is anly salt left the water will then create corrosion and further damage your equipment

+1!

 

[Cory]

I had a kessil 160 led that fell in the salt water. I rinsed it in tap. Then dunked in a bucket of rodi. Let it dry a week. Put it in a bag with rice and let it dry another week. A year later it still works.

Or you can try isopropyl alcohol i guess

 

[Cory]

Does isopropyl remove salt? Thats why id use rodi water.

 

[Auto-pilot]

Does isopropyl remove salt? Thats why id use rodi water.

ISO will clean salt from circuits, it does not dissolve salt as easy as water does because water is more polar. BUT it will not cause corrosion like water sand salt would.

 

[Cory]

ISO will clean salt from circuits, it does not dissolve salt as easy as water does because water is more polar. BUT it will not cause corrosion like water sand salt would.

Okay in this case id use iso alcohol. That stuff is awesome even when the kids draw all over the walls lol

 

[Cory]

Id like to see what randy thinks here about the dissolvablility of salt in isopropyl alcohol.

@Randy Holmes-Farley

 

[TheHarold]

I’ll buy the damaged one . Kind of want to take a look at the internals, maybe I can replace the outlets

 

[Mr. Wiggles]

Ok I’ll see how realistic taking it apart is for me when I get home - I’m definitely out of my element here so hopefully it’s nothing too complex.

I’ll buy the damaged one . Kind of want to take a look at the internals, maybe I can replace the outlets

I’ll keep you in mind as I try my hand at this! Just gonna try not to make it worse than it already is haha
Thanks for the help everyone!!

 

[Mr. Wiggles]

So what should I be looking for here? Was expecting something black and charred haha

 

[MnFish1]

So what should I be looking for here? Was expecting something black and charred haha

I would look for a new one - but thats me. Or give it to @TheHarold

 

[Auto-pilot]

Clean out all the sockets with iso, it doesn't look bad to me at all and looking at the pictures it does't seem like anything is blown out. I bet the buzzing is from the actual sockets shorting out. In my opinion, As long at the circuit board did't get damaged your should be fine. Your device is completely solid state, dosn't look like it has any relays. I would completely fill up the sockets with iso and then plug and unplug a plug Into the sockets to sorta clean them out. Maybe even try some electrical contact cleaner. I would bet that you are not going to have any problem with this unit if you clean it out properly.

 

[Mr. Wiggles]

Clean out all the sockets with iso, it doesn't look bad to me at all and looking at the pictures it does't seem like anything is blown out. I bet the buzzing is from the actual sockets shorting out. In my opinion, As long at the circuit board did't get damaged your should be fine. Your device is completely solid state, dosn't look like it has any relays. I would completely fill up the sockets with iso and then plug and unplug a plug Into the sockets to sorta clean them out. Maybe even try some electrical contact cleaner. I would bet that you are not going to have any problem with this unit if you clean it out properly.

Awesome, I will give that a shot! Thanks so much!