Hurricane Cars
Hurricanes are becoming
larger, with giant salt-water
Storm Surges engulfing entire
counties, and more.
Salt water is horribly damaging
to electronics, and wiring.
Salt water conducts electricity,
and causes galvanic action
between dissimilar metals on
electronic boards and connectors.
I once rebuilt the circuit board
of a digital wood-decay meter
that had been immersed in
muddy water, with the batteries
still on... The components
were mud and corrosion caked,
and entire circuit board traces
had etched away. Once I jumped the
missing connections, amazingly, the meter
still worked and tested accurately.
I had to wash, scrub, and heat-gun dry the board, and then replace the missing traces with solid wire. A multi-function switch, and battery clips were replaced too.
I polished the traces, glued the wires down, and spray varnished the board.I cleaned up the case, and sent it back to our Foreman.
The repair took about
four hours, and It would have cost a
private customer $200 @50/hr...
but new meters cost $1000 +....
Modern Cars, and eVehicles
are LOADED with electronic boards and connectors.
If a car gets Salt-Water Flooded...
You are on your own when
it comes to repairs.
Dealers (who can get OEM electronic modules and wiring harnesses...)
Want $300 / hour to ATTEMPT
to repairs your vehicle.
They don't know what's wrong,
They'll just start replacing modules and harnesses, until
they can start your car.
Then they'll re-diagnose your
car for "Standard Repair"
and propose more work.
This could take weeks, if it
EVER gets properly fixed.
Check out this video
of a smart DIY car owner,
and his bargain Aston Martin
V-12...
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