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Just realised I machine-washed an 8gb 'MyMemory; 133x compact flash card in a shirt and then left it in the damp shirt to dry. On placing it back in my camera it worked fine !!!!! Only cost me £17.99 but it seems to have withstood the full wash cycle unscathed. Has anyone else done likewise? Do they normally withstand a 40 degree wash?
Quote: Just realised I machine-washed an 8gb 'MyMemory; 133x compact flash card in a shirt and then left it in the damp shirt to dry. On placing it back in my camera it worked fine !!!!!
I presume it washed all the pictures off as well! Interesting way of reformatting it 
Ben
It's "dirty" water (salty, sugary, soapy) that messes up electronics. As long as you rinse it properly (I assume you had a rinse cycle!) and dry it thoroughly anything should work! Like my phone being submerged in red wine. Good times....
There is a longer term problem with what you have done realting to the silicon, but in the short term they should be OK. Remeber they were unpowered during the wash and that will help, as the rinse will have helped.
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