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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Tips About Waterproofing Your Electronic products

By Aaron B. Baker


Here is an interesting fact, in 2006, about 1.Two million mobile phones were accidentally dropped in toilets, drinks and automatic washers. How to safe electronic gadgets from water? Waterproofing your electronics is surely an idea that will protect mobile devices, cameras, and even flash drives from moisture and liquids.

Waterproofing are not longer contained to protecting residential and commercial buildings. For the last few years, cellphone manufacturers making the effort to come up with a solution that would help consumers protect their gadgets. A typical solution would be using water protective pouches.

Waterproof pouches are inexpensive. They are generally made of heavy-duty plastics with neck or wrist straps. However, you can find pouches that proved to be water-resistant but not totally waterproof. Why? Appears to be object with a water-resistant pouch is dropped in water and immediately found, the electronic gadget inside remains safe and secure. But when left for a longer stretch of time, moisture would start to seep to the gadget inside.

Such products works in protecting your gadgets from rain, etc., but not a good idea if you are into water activities and sports which will constantly expose your MP3, phones or camera to water. Not all pouches are like that, since there are some waterproof bags that are actually 100% water proof. You could use the camera under the water.

A breakthrough in waterproofing gadgets happened each time a technology used by the military to prevent soldiers' clothing from absorbing toxic vapors and liquid chemicals connected with biological weapons. Adventurists and outdoor enthusiasts had the ability to take advantage of this solution by using shoes engrossed in them.

The technological breakthrough happened inside the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory in Porton Down, Wiltshire in the uk on the hands of government scientists. Currently, you'll find cellphone manufacturers who are applying this technology in their products.

Ion-mask, the protective layer, is bonded to a gadget or device by utilizing plasma or electrically charged gas. The gas is called fluorocarbon monomer which easily bonds to the material when exposed to radio waves. The coating is indeed thin that it does not affect the breath-ability of garments or shoes.

This coating has no effect on the flow of electricity, so, a thumb drive can be used easily with the layer. The thin layer could repel water and oil. It may seal even the smallest cracks which could make your small MP3 waterproof. It's also lightweight and easier to carry, compared to bulky waterproof cases and pouches.

However, some people who used shoes and boots which have ion-mask in them would say that the merchandise start to show leaks and cracks inside a year of use. Would it be exactly the same for electronics? Hope not. But in case the products that had ion-mask coating showed some water-resistant problems, it's always best to contact the manufacturer if warrantee would cover such incident.

Bottomline is, waterproofing can help you protecting your electronics against water and moisture. But at the conclusion of the day, how you handle and look after your gadgets would ensure that they would last for a long time.




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