That’s an awesome idea actually! Certainly the article, could see a band using it on stage as a controller

Thank you for allowing the post, I appreciate it!

I have pulled one board apart so far, and the PCB is soaked, but I think you are right, the caps seemed to have protected the switches, I popped a couple open and there is not water inside the switch.

Going to give the alcohol idea a try, thank you!

None of them were powered up, so there's a very good chance they will be OK. I would strip them down, and let them air dry in a warm dry place. Once dry you can give the PCBs a gently wipe with isopropyl alcohol, but if it's just clean water, they may not be necessary.... but I would anyway. If you live in a very hard water area though, I definitely would clean with alcohol.

Switches however, that may be a different matter. They should be OK once dried out, but if they were lubed, I would want to relube them once all the water is out. The Preonics hot swap? If not, that may not be an option you wish to take, obviously.

The fact that they were not powered means the chances are good. I would leave at least two or three days AFTER they appear to be all dried out... so just strip them down, put them somewhere warm and dry, wipe off the PCBs with IPA after 24 hours, then put them back in the warm dry place until new year before you power them up again. In fact, if you have a large seal-able container that fits everything, and lots of silica gel, that may be a good idea.... but only with silica gel... if you don't have any, don't seal them inside anything. Without the silica gel, any moisture will just be trapped inside the container.... with it, the silica gel, being a desiccant, will absorb and trap the moisture.

The ultimate fidget/tool accessory

Around same, 93

try leaving the PCBs in rice for a while? and cleaning them w 90% isopropyl alcohol?

i'm not sure if you can save the switches but it's worth a try

good luck and sorry to hear about the boards 😕

Turning the phone with your finger is low-key satisfying ngl.

is half plate sounds good?

The rotary phone started to be phased out in the 50’s was discontinued in ‘86. If you were born in the 90s very good chance your parents did not own a rotary.

Love the case/board. Which is it?

I’m leaving this up as it’s no ordinary help request.

If it were my boards, the first thing I would do is drain them like you did and pull them apart, removing keycaps, and pcbs from cases. Keycaps and cases should be fine just dried off. Now if any are hotswap, take the switches off and inspect to see if any water got in them, hopefully the keycaps acted as little umbrellas and you’ll be alright. The pcbs I would take some very high percentage isopropyl alcohol and wipe down as much as possible. The alcohol should make the majority of the water evaporate and then by wiping them down you are removing any deposits left by the possibly hard water. I would do this asap and then one more time about 24 hours later just to be safe. I’d wait another two days to plug them in, making sure they are super dry.

Dude I have seen people spend thousands on cards that never get touched. Electronics that gather dust in closets among other things. In fact shoe closets are a great example too. Buy vehicles that sit in garages 364 days a year.

If they are happy with spending THEIR money on something they enjoy then who cares? You arent the one looking at this everyday, they are and I betcha they smile at it.

OP keep being you, I honestly think this is dope and love you storage dedication to it. You have given me ideas for my own storage ideas.

You say that as if it's a bad thing.

I... Must... Have... This.

Eyyyy nice one

if youre skinny enough you can wear them as a skirt.

I want it. I need it. I NEED IT!

>his grandparents had a rotary dial phone

the use of grandparents here and not parents makes me feel old

A rough count came to 95

Amazing retro! Took my upvote.

Or maybe have enough mats so that when you get a nice PC case, you have more options.

Really sucks when a case you want is no longer made/unreasonably inflated

From the era of ...

I love this!

Bro... did we do exactly the same thing ?

Is that cerakote? Lol merry Xmas

Awesome. What are you hanging them with?

Like others have said, great build - even better deskmat! As a long time F1 fan, and a recent keeb enthusiast, I love seeing those two worlds come together like this :)