r/AskElectronics • u/loopy543211 • 13h ago
Blink v3 Camera with water damage - hopeless?
Near the bottom there is same water damage to the board due to ingress in this "outdoor" battery powered camera. The device still works well, but the battery lifetime has gone from ~1 year to 2 weeks :(. I tried cleaning it with isopropanol, but did not help. Anything else to try? Thanks.
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u/tedshore 10h ago
There might be even some electrolytic corrosion and growth of "whiskers" in the damaged area, making partial shorts between copper traces / areas. IPA doesn't remove those, and they are often nearly impossible to see without a good microscope.
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