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|| SportsShooter.com: Member Message Board Washed CF cards Steven Limentani, Photographer Fletcher | NC | United States | Posted: 12:54 PM on 12.04.16 ->> I managed to wash three CF cards and two cfast 2.0 cards in the washing machine. Any thoughts on whether they will be safe to put in a camera and try? Whether they will be stable/hurt?  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Marvin Gentry, Photographer Birmingham | AL | USA | Posted: 1:43 PM on 12.04.16 ->> Well I wash mine at least monthly , wife refuses to check my pants. I let them dry for a couple of days and there has never been a issue.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (1) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Steven Limentani, Photographer Fletcher | NC | United States | Posted: 1:45 PM on 12.04.16 ->> Good to hear!!  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Simon Wheeler, Photographer, Photo Editor Ithaca | NY | USA | Posted: 1:59 PM on 12.04.16 ->> Just an idea. You might mechanically check them in a card reader first. If you got debris in one of the holes in the card interface and the hole is blocked it will probably break the pin in the camera when you try to insert it. Better a busted card reader rather than a bused camera.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Steven Limentani, Photographer Fletcher | NC | United States | Posted: 2:21 PM on 12.04.16 ->> Simon, great idea, will do!  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Mat Boyle, Photographer Pitman | NJ | United States | Posted: 3:23 PM on 12.04.16 ->> I have accidentally washed CF cards before and have used them without issue.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Doug Pizac, Photographer Sandy | UT | USA | Posted: 6:10 PM on 12.04.16 ->> Have washed them too with no problem. But before putting them in the camera I used canned air to thoroughly clean out the holes and used a magnifying class to look inside to see if anything was in any of the holes. Never found anything and the cards have worked just fine since.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Phil Hawkins, Photographer Fresno | ca | usa | Posted: 3:58 PM on 12.05.16 ->> If they are SanDisk CF cards, fear not. I've washed them countless times.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Ken Blaze, Photographer Cleveland | OH | USA | Posted: 10:58 PM on 12.06.16 ->> Finally after over 15 years of washing CF cards I finally had one fail last month. They usually are immortal!!!  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions John Howley, Photographer Circleville | OH | USA | Posted: 1:32 PM on 12.09.16 ->> I've even found cards once or twice as I was emptying the dryer and they have worked just fine.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Add your comments... If you'd like to add your comments to this thread, use this form. You need to be an active (paying) member of SportsShooter.com in order to post messages to the system. NOTE: If you would like to report a problem you've found within the SportsShooter.com website, please let us know via the 'Contact Us' form, which alerts us immediately. It is not guaranteed that a member of the staff will see your message board post. Thread Title: Washed CF cards Thread Started By: Steven Limentani Message: Member Login: Password: Return to --> Message Board Main Index

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