DJI MAVIC MINI SEA WATER DAMAGE! ... recovering electronics with alcohol bath | successful repair?

MAVIC MAVIC SEA WATER DAMAGE
repair and recovery attempt with an alcoholic bath.
Mavic's sensors got irritated by water surface refection and did a landing right into the ocean.
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[@michaelplumlee6913]

I just wanted to update you and anyone else watching this. THANK YOU!!! I did the 91% alcoholic bath on my drone yesterday as suggested and let it dry overnight. Wow!! It actually worked. I just flew it for a test run and everything worked great. I had to recalibrate, but full functions. This thing sat in the top of a tree for a week and a half with heavy rain. I am so excited. Even got the snow shot that I took before the crash. The key was letting it dry out after recovery for a week. Thanks again for your video!

[@MattShonan]

Very nice to hear that! Congratulations 😊👍🏻 Just be careful with the poetically damaged battery, I would not use that one anymore! Too dangerous and the risk that it explodes while charging is high. Also it could suddenly quit service in mid flight.

[@matheworman6308]

Rain contains no salt so no big deal...

[@MattShonan]

@@matheworman6308 well that depends, corrosion wise water has always a bad effect but you are right that salt water is the worst. However conductive wise it is almost equally as bad and it depends on how quick the power source could be cut off the submerged electronics after the accident. The recovery chance is high of the power source is cut industry. Asked a few minutes being submerged with power applied to the boards, the electronics are most likely damaged.

[@JonasJa]

Had the same Problem with my drone a few days ago, it sits in Rice since then. Should i do the alc bath anyway or is it to Late for that?

[@pasyalnirobtraveltour8987]

Thank you. I learnded a lot. More power to ur channel.

[@MattShonan]

So nice of you, thank you! Thank you for your support 😊👍🏻 Have a great day! 🤙🏻

[@sheangabs30]

Thanks a lot man your video is a really good help. I save my mavic mini with this video you really are a life saver!

[@MattShonan]

Glad it helped! Happy flying 🤙🏻😊

[@user-S0101]

I was still worried that it would work properly after being soaked in water, so cool!👍👍👍😄5:50

[@MattShonan]

Thank you for you support !!! 🙏☺️ Have a great test of the day.

[@bubbawatson1852]

Trying now, myrtle beach pier pole fall. 5 seconds under, in waves. Thanks for the hope, and brains

[@MattShonan]

Good luck!

[@michaelplumlee6913]

Hey. This is a great video. I crashed my mini in the top of a tree and it took me about a week and a half to get it down. It rained on it heavily and when I got it down successfully, I pulled the battery and SD card and noticed water. Let it dry overnight and tried to see if it would turn on with a fresh battery and it beeped and tried to start, but no lights at no connection to remote. Should I take the cover and propellers off and soak in the alcohol bath? Thanks again for your help.

[@MattShonan]

Well, it is important to dry out 100% out before trying to turn it on. The „try“ is destroying likely some electronics. You can try to do what I did. However, only one day letting it sit to dry is not enough time. It takes at least a week in dry air after the alcoholic bath if you like to have the best chance for recovery. But even you chance might have dropped by already trying to turn it on. You still can try to recover by going through the process. Always worth to try! Good luck 👍🏻

[@MrBerenguer67]

Thks 4 your video I have a Mavic pro my battery dropped on the sea a few months a go sence there I never been in the charger what you thing if I charge is danger or is bee fine is going to work again thank you very much

[@MattShonan]

Great you enjoy my channel! Well, regarding the battery, I am very careful and dispose batteries if there is just the slightest chance for a mail function or fire when charging. I really can not recommend using potentially damaged batteries and it might be better to replaced the one in the accident you had. Have a good day!

[@camgigoocamgigo7104]

First off thanks for this informational video 🙏. Which alcohol should I get for the alcohol bath?

[@MattShonan]

Hope it helps! In my experience the highest concentration of alcohol, at least around 70-80% has the best chance to have a succesful recovery. Isopropyl alcohol is an option worth trying! Good luck and Merry Christmas! 🎅🏻🎄

[@camgigoocamgigo7104]

@@MattShonan thanks so much and Merry Christmas🎄 to you as well!

[@Ne1kaVasis]

hi. my drone after ocean bathe have no reaction at all when im trying to turn it on. it was some sound few times and some light get on couple times but other wise nothing. Could be problem im tryad to tunr it on to fast? is that still could be helpfull to do that alcholot thing or?! i had just 3 days with my new dron and its happen, hopefully i can get some good tips here for to try save it. thank you guys

[@MattShonan]

Sorry to hear that happened to you after just a few days with your new done. Well, the issue is if you tried to turn it on and it was not 100% dried out, the electronics are likely to be damaged permanently. I suggest you reach out to the support where you bought it. There is maybe some way to great a replacement. Good luck and have a great rest of the day!

[@samanthaweigt9292]

I crashed my mini in a swampy area, and unfortunately couldn't reach it due to deep water. It was getting dark and I had to return the next morning to find it. It was not submerged, but was somewhat wet. I removed the battery and hand dried, then set in a container with rice. It turns on and gimble seems fine, connects to remote, but still says ESC ERROR and will not take off. Is the alcohol bath/replacing ESC something an average person can do? Could anything else be ruined by water?

[@MattShonan]

Thank you for sharing your story! Sorry to hear you had bad luck. Well water is bad for electric and damage is likely if the power source is not disconnected immediately. The rice container method can help but more efficient would be doing the alcoholic bath. Biggest issue in your case might be that you were too quick to turn it on again. If there was rest moist left it could cause further damage. Try to not use it and let it dry out completely. At least a week I would say. Rest water can hide everywhere. If nothing works and the ESC error doesn’t go away, you could try to replace it if you are confident doing some soldering. Also I would retire the battery with the moist exposure. It is not safe to keep using that one. I could recover my Mavic but the battery I retired even it seemed fine. Good luck and have a great rest of the day 👍🏻😊

[@travisbastian2283]

So in order to do this I should just open the top ? Is there anything I have to remove or do for safety reason ?

[@MattShonan]

The battery is the highest risk, this needs to go. Also drying it out after the bath for a long time is important. In my case I did it for at least a week. Then the chance for recovery if higher than trying to do it in just a few days.

[@Tahsin_Hussain]

If Mavic mini Drone fell in Salt water and after putting the battery smoke came out and battery removed quickly, which part of the circuit do you think will damage first. How can i check if the drone ESC board and Main board is ok?

[@MattShonan]

Uh... 🙄 first I am really sorry to hear about your unlucky flight experience ditching your Mavic into the ocean! Very quick answer, I would guess the ESC... However, if you already have seen the "magic smoke" it seems like a severe damage to the systems and it might not be the question if ESC, FC or motors are burned but multiple components are likely to be compromised. I would say it is not safe to troubleshoot this case and the better option would be to contact DJI for support. Usually they are quite cooperative and they will help you out. The cost coming your way might be also not higher than if you try to replace components one by one trouble shooting by yourself. Therefore this might also be the best economical solution. The only way to troubleshoot this is basically replacing components one by one and testing carefully after each replacement step. But again, this might be even more costly than DJI support and I would not consider trouble shooting this at your own bench as a safest reliable option. Really hope you can get good support by DJI and happy flying next time! 🙃🤙🏻 Let me know how it goes!

[@JustBeMe85]

Hi! Your video is really very good! I already leaved my like it and it is my last attempt and hope to get my drone working again. My drone - mini 2 - felt into the sea while I was traveling and I still haven't found your video. He was in salt water for less than 1 minute and immediately the battery and memory card were removed, which are working perfectly, and he was given a bath of drinking water and then 4 days inside a sealed pot with rice. Then it came to turned on once time bur with scare of something I turned off and the he didn't worked no more. Since this, It doesn't recognize the battery, but if you plug it into the power, it recognizes the electrical current, bur not charge the battery, so I can't turn it on. Now that I have returned to my country, more than 1 month after the incident, today, after see your video I started bathing him in alcohol 70%. How long bath time do you think might be enough in this case (more than one month after then incidente)? I've read that it takes about a week to dry.

[@MattShonan]

Well, electronics can work for some time after being in touch with salt water. The problem is that corrosion is licking in depending on the conditions within a few days after. Once this happens it is a bit late for the alcoholic bath. You can still try now but the key is to do this immediately after it was in the water before the corrosion and damage is done. Good luck trying and happy flying! 🤙🏻😊

[@khalilamil8438]

6 months, is it still working? No wobbly flights? Uhm, about the drone. After I flew mine, it had solid droplets form inside, like small little droplets that were hard (I think this was rest water). Any tips?I'm thinking about doing an alcoholic bath cause there seems to be a bit off rust forming. How do I open it up (which ones to remove)? Also, do I just leave it there for 15 minutes? Others said that it's better to soak and brush. If so, how long should I soak it if I brush it? Still 15 minutes?

[@MattShonan]

Yes, mine is fine!! No corrosion or any other issues visible. It flys fine! Well, it gets increasingly difficult over time if the electronics were not cleaned immediately. However, I would try, there is not much to loose. I think doing a longer bath might be better letting the alcohol do its cleaning job. I personally don’t like brushing since that can damage the electronics. The body is clipped together. You will have to work your way carefully around since the plastic is quite thin. In your case you also can try to do this without dissembling, just doing a long bath over night. Then drying it out for several days. I personally would say at least a week. Good luck and let me know how it went! 👍🏻

[@Vellaitis]

Needs ultrasonic cleaning with of course distiled water. Go to an electronic place and the will do it for you

[@oilyexploration2085]

How high were you above the water when it went down ? planning a flight over water next week

[@MattShonan]

I was above 2m above the surface. We had higher waves that day. Good luck and take care!

[@itz_andyt]

where can i get this alcohol for the bath? how do you recommend me to dry it? rice or hair dryer

[@MattShonan]

The best chance for recovery I experienced by giving it time to completely dry out naturally. For me 3 days in a dry warm place was fine. You could speed it up by applying heat but this puts additional stress on the electronics. The alcohol you can buy in several places online. Just make sure it is at least 70%, preferably higher. Good luck and let me know how it goes. Have a great rest of the day! 🙃🤙🏻

[@ExploringBrunets]

How soon after the salt water crash would alcohol trick work? Is there a window of time?

[@MattShonan]

Basically anytime. Just the chance for recovery decreases the later it gets the alcohol cleaning bath.

[@jaysonhernandez6728]

What type of alcohol would do? Is it Isopropyl or Ethyl? Thanks!

[@MattShonan]

Anything would do fine, most important is that it is as highly concentrated as possible. I personally never go under 75%.

[@Vellaitis]

Had the same problem. 10 mimutea in the sea water. All repaired with this process apart from the camera. Gimbak stuck even if I have done everything.

[@MattShonan]

That is sad but can happen. Hope DJI is taking are of this with their customer support! Have a great day!

[@brucetseng170]

I send my drone to DJI Company, and they going to charge me 468 Aud and is stupid. I can just do fix by myself. I had water damage too. Do I just do the same thing what you did? Will work for my drone too?

[@MattShonan]

Well, you have to make sure to disconnect the battery immediately when you get is out of the water and you have to make sure that you do not try to turn it on. Then you take it apart as much as possible, or as much you are comfortable with taking your Mavic apart. When giving it the alcoholic bath, at least around 80% alcohol but best would be going even higher.The last step would be drying it out for at least 24h. How you perform each step will determine how high you chances of recovery actually are. It is not a guarantee but it is a good chance to get your Mavic back to life.This you can try with all electronics where you have similar water damage issues. In my case it worked perfectly fine! Good luck!

[@brucetseng170]

ShonanStyle when my Strome flooded into the water I didn't turn off immediately will this cause problem? I send my drone to the company. And I told them to send it back, because I don't want to pay for the replacement fees. I will probably get my drone back very soon. And I try to repair it by myself. Do you recommend me to buy replacement ESC chips? I found on eBay not too expensive about 50 dollars. If that alcohol bath not works, I'll have to purchase that component.

[@brucetseng170]

ShonanStyle hi, I'm just wondering what part of the component will break from water damage. Seem like only the ESC power is broken?

[@JorgedeLeonPhotographer]

how did you dry the drone after put in alcohol ?

[@MattShonan]

Alcohol is not conductive and vaporizes quite quickly. Just let it sit for a bit and all is bone dry.

[@HappyMoneyFinance]

Mavic air 2 went into the ocean very shallow maybe 3 in for 7 seconds. Pulled it out and propellers still spinning. Got it to shut off by flipping upside down and pulled battery out. That night put it in rice bath for 2 days. Took it out and tried to power it on with same battery and nothing. Tried another battery and everything turned on fine however after being on for a little bit it started smoking out of back vents. Shut it off and then an hour later turned it on and it wasn't smoking and did all the pre flight twitches on the motor and gimbal making it seem like those are fine but It won't fly though because all sorts of sensor errors. Alcohol bath or disassemble and try and clean components individually? Or some certain hardware that needs replaced?

[@MattShonan]

Well, salt water is always really critical. Have a great day!

[@HappyMoneyFinance]

@@MattShonan looks like esc board is fried. Ordered a new one. Cleaned corrosion with spray alcohol and brush. Think I should get it a fresh water and then alcohol bath?

[@MattShonan]

@@HappyMoneyFinance Yes, that is correct and how I do it. Also JB said that this is his preferred method somewhere in his videos. Besides that, first unplugging battery as quick as possible and if submerged under water, unplugging when it is UNDER water still is the best way to avoid damage. Then washing it as soon as possible down with a lot of fresh water. After that, the alcohol bath and washing all moist and water off the board bushing water out of any place it could hide creating issues when powering up again. Point is that alcohol has 3 great functions. 1) is drying off much better than water 2) not conductive 3) has a good cleaning characteristics to get minerals and other contaminations off the boards, which will cause corrosion if not removed. It is never a guarantee but the best chance for recovery I can think of when following these steps somehow. Until now I have good results even long term after doing this recovery process.

[@HappyMoneyFinance]

@@MattShonan thank you for this response. Given it's been at least a week since it was submerged and we've disassembled and brushed corrosion spots with alcohol do you still think a fresh water bath and then alcohol while we wait for esc board to arrive?

[@MattShonan]

@@HappyMoneyFinance Worth trying I would say. One week is really long however. Usually salt water does damage within hours but it really depends on the situation and you have little to loose. Good luck with the recovery!!!

[@KirtiRaj027]

My drone fell in the sea for about half a minute I wiped some of the touch points like the battery connection, gimbal with rubbing alcohol and after about 10-15 days I connected a new battery and started it, it did start but one of the propellers got heated instantly so I removed the battery immediately and there was a smell of burnt electronics, Should I wash it with fresh water because there are salt deposits inside the drone or should I keep it in rubbing alcohol?

[@MattShonan]

Thank you for your comment! Well, best chance is giving it an alcoholic bath right away. The battery I would never use since this is a higher risk for something to go wrong. I am afraid in your case the electronics might be damaged due to the salt water residuals which were not washed carefully off. You could try to do the alcohol bath cleaning but I think there chances might be slim at this point. Take caution even if it flies since components might not work reliably. Good luck and have a great day!!! 🤙🏻🙃

[@KirtiRaj027]

@@MattShonan Okay I Have opened the top plastic cover of my DJI Spark and going to give it a Ethanol 99.9% bath as you have mentioned in the video lets hope for the best🤓 fingers crossed

[@MattShonan]

@@KirtiRaj027 Good luck!! 👍🏻

[@AntoniPaquet]

Crashed mine in fresh water 2 feet from the ground... How lucky! I got it out the water but I did not know what to do so I took off the battery as soon as possible. Now it is sitting in a bowl of rice since 24h but my question is : if it manages to come back to life, should I bath it in rubbing alcohol anyway too? Or it's too late? I'm thinking about corrosion here... does drying it in rice suficient or should I use alcohol and do the drying process again? Thanks alot, your video gives me hope so my mini works again!

[@MattShonan]

sorry to hear that happened to you!!! Well, my choice is usually doing an over 70% alcohol bath before letting it sit and dry. If you skip the alcoholic bath it is easier for water to still hide somewhere. Good Luck and hope you can bring it back to life.

[@AntoniPaquet]

@@MattShonan alright I will do an alcohol bath to clean up the leftover water. Thanks for everything!

[@MattShonan]

Hope it goes well for you! Enjoy my upcoming videos and thanks for the support!

[@AntoniPaquet]

@@MattShonan IT'S WORKING! :D thanks alot!

[@MattShonan]

@@AntoniPaquet Perfect!!!

[@daninyeki8601]

Hi! What kind of alcohol did you use? Isopropyl was suggested to me, but it is 98%. Ich would prefer at about 70-80% too. How could I produce it? I don’t want to give water to it.

[@MattShonan]

The higher the alcohol % is, the better! It will give you a better chance for recovery. If you have 98% go with that and try. Good luck!

[@daninyeki8601]

Ok! Thank you! I‘m just afraid that the plastic parts will be damaged from the too strong alcohol

[@daninyeki8601]

I gave him 15 min. 98% isopropyl alcohol bath and one week drying but it didn’t help him :/. I hear a little noise from the camera-motor. But the airscrews are not turning.. I think I try the process again

[@MattShonan]

@@daninyeki8601 well, you gave it a try! 👍🏻But electronics die and do not always recover. I think in your case it might be gone too far already and might be not recoverable. 🥲

[@mikrofon_i]

Thanks for the video. I dropped my toy in the ornamental pool. i dried it. 12 hours later I wanted to try my luck. and it worked. Am I lucky my toy is working? Do you still think it's risky? Peki ya suya düşen pil? can i continue to use the battery ?

[@MattShonan]

Uhh, you are very lucky I think. 12h is not really sufficient. I dry in this car electronics out for at least a week. Using water damaged batteries is too scratchy, I personally would never do that!!!

[@mikrofon_i]

@@MattShonan I'm really lucky.An hour ago I flew with a drone again.Unbelievable !!! works like before !!!gave a propeller warning.i changed the propellers.like the first day. :))) ı am happy. But, Should I use the battery that dropped in water?

[@MattShonan]

great but no, I can not recommend using that battery anymore! It can be quite dangerous.

[@mikrofon_i]

@@MattShonan Thank you very much for your answer and information. :)

[@MattShonan]

d(^_^o)

[@mr.domingues]

Did you use ethanol or isopropyl?

[@MattShonan]

ethanol in this case but I believe any alcohol as long it is very highly concentrated is fine. I never go under 70%, when trying to recover electronics. Generally the higher the concentration the better and with that the change for a successful recovery. Good luck and thanks for enjoying my channel! Have a good rest of the day 👍🏻🙃

[@NishanthGM]

Hi what’s mean by continuous red blinking light and the battery indication light in the drone, out of 4 light only 1st and the last light is on, lights inbeteeen are off.. What’s does that mean ?

[@MattShonan]

Uh, I tried to look it up bu also could not find anything. Maybe it is better if you shoot a message to DJI support. In case you have water damage it only can mean that your electronics are already damages in some way. Unfortunately the change for recovery is then not very good without difficult repairs. Good luck and have a good day!

[@NishanthGM]

Hi this is a follow up message to my mavic mini’s water damage. Today I started my drone it works totally fine! Also my mavic mini and mini2 both these drones are drifting to backwards without any movement.

[@MattShonan]

@@NishanthGM Great they work. If they drift without any stick input make sure that your hone point setting and GPS visibility is fine. Also you can try to recalibrate the aircraft.

[@NishanthGM]

@@MattShonan ok sure, I’ll try this and update you

[@MattShonan]

@@NishanthGM Good Luck!!

[@tiloalo]

First reaction if that happen is to remove the battery and rinse it with fresh water if it fell onto salty water. Then distilled water if isopropanol is not available, and then and isopropanol bath when available. And if course not trying to start it in between. Best to wait a few days after the alcohol bath to make sure everything is dry.

[@MattShonan]

Correct you can do it like that. I usually skip step 1 and 2 and go right for the alcohol bath. If it salt water was involved I do the alcohol bath multiple times, with fresh uncontaminated alcohol. To my experience I have the best chance for recovery the electronics that way.

[@tiloalo]

@@MattShonan yes, I would also go to alcohol directly, but it's often not available, so it's best to rinse it fast with distilled water and do the alcohol bath as soon as possible 🙂

[@teikabaia8970]

mine fell in the water sea for 10 seconds ,and i soaked it in the rain water and dried it...but the batteries 🔋 couldn't turn on what should i do??

[@MattShonan]

well, you could try to give it a wash with alcohol but it should be dine immediately to have higher chance of recovery.

[@TheBoringReason]

this might help. Im gonna buy a mini 1 that landed in a pawn.. and uhm maybe this gonna get it back alive. Imma safe this off as help. Thanks

[@MattShonan]

Good luck and happy flying !!! 😊🤙🏻

[@VishvPatelVlogs]

Dji mavic mini se and mini same motherboard?

[@MattShonan]

Certainly similar but not the same I would say!

[@uzar1]

hi guys ive fvcked up like most of you probably and my mini 3 pro landed into sea water because of the forced landing and I somehow managed to find it after like 3 minutes. What should I do? I took out the battery and let it dry for some hours, what should I do now?

[@MattShonan]

Thry the procedure I show. That gives you the best chance for recovery. Alcohol at high as possible. At least 70% Then let it dry out and use new batteries. Dispose the once submerged in water.

[@edsonkuso9395]

Can I use isopropyl alcohol to soak mine?

[@MattShonan]

I tried that once and it worked fine in my case. Just make sure the alcohol concentration is as high as possible and that the electrics are well dried out after the process. Then you have the highest chance for recovery. Good luck and have a good rest of the day.

[@ondrejkurek7783]

hi, I drowned my mini 2, and then I did everything as you describe in the video but it didn't help. after inserting a new or old battery, only two middle dots flashing. please what next?

[@MattShonan]

If electronics drop in to water, still connected to a battery, the chance is high that they get damaged. Key is disconnecting the battery as quick as possible since this increases the chance for recovery. In your case the time from being submerged in water until the quad was then disconnected might have been too long. You can try to dry it out more in case rest liquids are inside. I do this dying for many day sometimes weeks to chances. Thanks gor your support! Please like and subscribe, that would really help out the channel! Habe a good rest of the day!!! d(^_^o)

[@ondrejkurek7783]

@@MattShonan what you mine, when i buy a new esc platine?what its first damaged? Thank you a lot for yours answers. have a good Day

[@MattShonan]

@@ondrejkurek7783 It is difficult to troubleshoot what is damaged. What you can do is replacing parts and each time you check if it works. If not you keep replacing. Maybe you can fing a used Mavic which was crashed for a reasonable price using then those component to fix yours.

[@ondrejkurek7783]

@@MattShonan kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXTdgKVpeNNrisk that is my progress :D i cant turn on.

[@MattShonan]

@@ondrejkurek7783 sorry to see this, maybe in your case the water damage was not reversible.

[@teikabaia8970]

What type of alcohol??

[@MattShonan]

isopropyl over 77% would be ideal

[@jubencarmelmembreve6735]

after a successful alcohol bath. i got an error ( unable to take of code 30064) and battery info not showing on dji app. pls help

[@MattShonan]

Really sorry to hear that! Well it is unfortunate but if the power was not cut quick enough after it was submerged in water, it is always a high risk to have permanent damage to the electronics. At least this is a way trying to recover the electronics but we also need some luck and it does not guarantee to recover that was submerged 100% all the time, Just keep this method in mind and when trying next time you might be in luck. Key is always to cut the power as quick as possible after the accident! Have a good day!

[@jubencarmelmembreve6735]

@@MattShonan thank you should i replace my core board is it posible that the main board damaged? my battery indicator is only 2 LED blinking 3,4 light

[@MattShonan]

@@jubencarmelmembreve6735 Yes, that is very well possible. Before spending money trouble shooting, I always keep my cost in mind. You can try starting to replace parts. I do that a lot. Just sometimes this can be an expensive process and replacing it can be the more budget friendly option.

[@cinemaxdrone7658]

That is mavic mini japan 199g version?

[@MattShonan]

yes, but actually only the battery is different! DJI is shaving off a few grams and the battery has slightly less capacity. They stopped doing that with the Mini 2.

[@cinemaxdrone7658]

@@MattShonan japan version flight time? 30m??

[@MattShonan]

@@cinemaxdrone7658 nope, in real world flying about 20% less flight time than the standard battery pack. As a flying camera drone I am now using the DJI mini 2 and that getting me about 20 to 30 min. But that time can drop quite even in only mild wind conditions.

[@theopics4270]

can distilled water work too?

[@MattShonan]

well, not really as a final solution. However if you need to wash off salt water and there is nothing better you can find it could help. Water no matter in what form is still conductive. Also it vaporizes not as well as alcohol. Therefore drying the electronics out will take significantly longer. The chance for recovery over all will be lower.

[@marialourdesgavan8699]

Good day. Do i need to disassemble it first? If yes do you have a video tutorial for it thank you so much!

[@MattShonan]

No need to disassemble if you are not comfortable with that. The shell is just clipped on. If you work around the edges carefully, it will come off. The advantage would be that you can dry it out a bit quicker after the alcohol bath. Good luck with the recovery!

[@marialourdesgavan8699]

@@MattShonan do i need to remove anything from the drone aside from the battery?

[@MattShonan]

the more the better, it will make the cleaning process more efficient

[@thekeyman2372]

Just had to stop by and add my story. I have a Mavic Air 2 that unfortunately took a dive into saltwater. It was submerged for maybe a minute no more than 2 minutes. I immeditately rushed home soaked it in isopropyl alcohol completsly assembled. The next day I disassembled down to the motherboard again gave it an alcohol bath this time gently using a toothbrush to clean the boards and left it to dry for a day. Using a new battery she fired right up. I know the future risks but ordered some corrosion X HD and also gonna brush on some conformal coating. Has anyone tried this yet?

[@MattShonan]

Did it work? What was the behavior once powering up? I usually let the electronic sit for about a week or 10 days after the alcohol bath.

[@michaelmeyer7689]

Not to sound dumb, but is this rubbing alcohol?

[@MattShonan]

Michael Meyer Just regular 77% alcohol anything will do. Best is to get the highest purest alcohol. That would enhance the chance of success.

[@michaelmeyer7689]

Ok thanks!

[@RanDom-pl7fx]

you can get pharmaceutical grade alcohol from a pharmacy. I got one 99% 1L bottle for $12,-

[@joewelcaiado09]

What type of Alcohol?

[@MattShonan]

Just any would do actually. Ideally isopropyl alcohol. Key is having a concentration of at least 77%. The higher the better and with the concentration the chance of recovery can change.

[@jhy8620]

Why did you use alcohol bath?

[@MattShonan]

Alcohol is a not conducting liquid. The bath pushes out all water which is hiding between circuit boards. Also alcohol vaporizes much faster than water would. That also speeds up the drying process.

[@jhy8620]

Thank you for the detailed explanation.

[@spicygaming8779]

Is it safe to drown it in alcohol?

[@MattShonan]

It is a chance for recovery. It can’t make things worse after submerged in water.

[@spicygaming8779]

@@MattShonan So, It is safe to drown in alcohol after it submerged in water, Just in case

[@MattShonan]

@@spicygaming8779 Important is that you disconnect all batteries and power sources. If your device was submerged in water and does not work, this is a chance for you to recover. If this does not work you still can replace it. But maybe you don’t need to and can recover. I am not sure what you mean by “safe”. At least for my experience over the last years I have sometimes really good results like in this care here. Of course there is no guarantee and every case is different. One key is how quick you disconnected the power after it was submerged. If that time was too long it might be damaged and impossible to recover. Good luck and have a good day!

[@spicygaming8779]

@@MattShonan I mean is it ok to drown the drone in the alcohol or it'll damage it Ok whatever i already know that we need to remove all power sources after if an electronic device submerged in water it's basic!

[@baba-ganoush]

Assuming you neeeee d to get a new battery

[@MattShonan]

Amir Aly At first it seemed to work fine but then the battery controller was damaged and I could not trust the battery and replaced it.

[@baba-ganoush]

So with a new battery but was all copacetic?!

[@MattShonan]

@@baba-ganoush ... all well!

[@baba-ganoush]

What if I left battery in for aboutb1 hour

[@baba-ganoush]

Only submerged about 1.5 mins

[@Nissan370_z]

I sprayed my mini with spray paint on the mother board. So its water proof

[@MattShonan]

that is also a good way to protect your electronics. However a dedicated water proofing spray would be even better. 👍🏻

[@clmfilms8103]

I wouldn't recommend this as it can cause it to overheat