light fell in tank

[fishlover1478]

so my freshwater planted tank light fell in my tank(not a saltwater tank btw)

is there anything I can do to increase the chances of it working?
and for some reason water damage isn't covered in the warranty so I can't return it/get it repaired if something is wrong with it

@Brew12 you know a lot about electricity right? can you help?

thanks

 

[Reef-junky]

Dry it completely out and try it or did you do that already?

 

[Brew12]

so my freshwater planted tank light fell in my tank(not a saltwater tank btw)

is there anything I can do to increase the chances of it working?
and for some reason water damage isn't covered in the warranty so I can't return it/get it repaired if something is wrong with it

@Brew12 you know a lot about electricity right? can you help?

thanks

I would take it as far apart as much as possible and look for any mineral stains. Then I would clean those areas with rubbing alcohol. Lots of rubbing alcohol. If there is water trapped somewhere, you can try to rinse it out with the rubbing alcohol, too. The nice thing about the alcohol is that most of it will evaporate and the water used to dilute it is pure.

 

[Brew12]

Let it dry for a good day or two afterwards before plugging it in. Even better if you can plug it into a GFCI unit when you energize it to minimize any damage if it still does have a water issue.

 

[fishlover1478]

Dry it completely out and try it or did you do that already?

it isn't dry entirely

I would take it as far apart as much as possible and look for any mineral stains. Then I would clean those areas with rubbing alcohol. Lots of rubbing alcohol. If there is water trapped somewhere, you can try to rinse it out with the rubbing alcohol, too. The nice thing about the alcohol is that most of it will evaporate and the water used to dilute it is pure.

the bottom cover for the light is acrylic so i don't think rubbing alcohol is a good idea is there something else i could use?

Let it dry for a good day or two afterwards before plugging it in. Even better if you can plug it into a GFCI unit when you energize it to minimize any damage if it still does have a water issue.

I was going to do that

 

[fishlover1478]

the bottom cover for the light is acrylic so i don't think rubbing alcohol is a good idea is there something else i could use?

I just realized this doesn't make sense I can take the acrylic off lol

 

[Brew12]

he bottom cover for the light is acrylic so i don't think rubbing alcohol is a good idea is there something else i could use?

sorry, somehow I missed this.

Regular RODI water can be used to clean electronics, but you have to make sure you get it very dry before turning it on.

 

[fishlover1478]

sorry, somehow I missed this.

Regular RODI water can be used to clean electronics, but you have to make sure you get it very dry before turning it on.

the acrylic can come off also there wasnt a lot of water in the light just a couple drops and a tiny amount on the acrylic