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Washed CF cards
 
Steven Limentani, Photographer
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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? |
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Marvin Gentry, Photographer
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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. |
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Steven Limentani, Photographer
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Fletcher | NC | United States | Posted: 1:45 PM on 12.04.16 |
->> Good to hear!! |
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Simon Wheeler, Photographer, Photo Editor
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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. |
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Steven Limentani, Photographer
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Fletcher | NC | United States | Posted: 2:21 PM on 12.04.16 |
->> Simon, great idea, will do! |
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Mat Boyle, Photographer
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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. |
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Doug Pizac, Photographer
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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. |
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Phil Hawkins, Photographer
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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. |
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Ken Blaze, Photographer
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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!!! |
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John Howley, Photographer
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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. |
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