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Exactly what the title says. No this is not a troll post. There was some hardstuck water in my Holas which sunlight couldn't remove.

While I knew that my Holas have a N52 magnet inside them and that this could go horribly wrong because of the Faraday's cage, I thought just 2-3 seconds of microwaving wouldn't do anything. Also had this exact thought running in my mind "bad things don't happen to me" right before putting them inside. I was in semi-denial.

The driver tore off in a somewhat audible boom and now the right one doesn't work. The cable is fine because I didn't put it in the microwave, but the washing machine destroyed the mic last month and now it responds in flat noise.

Luckily they were worth only $20 but I'm still a student so it was somewhat major of a loss. In need of advice if recovery is possible.

TL;DR: Don't microwave your IEMs.

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[–] SlavJerry@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

that's just tragic, microwaves company need to start putting "don't put IEM into the microwave" on their microwaves

[–] fedder17@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Put it in some rice for a few days and then throw it all in the garbage if that doesnt work

[–] Electronic_Plum9111@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Seriously?! I never thought the phrase "Have you ever tried to put in rice overnight?" Would be wayyy better solution than this.

[–] AlfaOmegon@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Easy fix OP, build a time machine and go back just enough to stop yourself. Also be a dear and get us lotto numbers?

[–] TURBO_SCROTUM@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Use your brain homie lol

[–] PegDude@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Truly galaxy brain; US military spends millions on developing rail gun weapons, OP successfully did it for $20

[–] prospero021@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Put it in rice next time. Or a jar full of silica gel packets.

[–] foursquad1@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Did you try jizzing them after cooking?

I heard it brings them back to life.

[–] Inhumanskills@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Please also do not dry off your kitten or dog in the microwave. I feel like you might be one of those people that the sticker had to be designed for.

[–] 206Red@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Frequency Range: 20Hz - 2450 MHz

[–] ThBasicAsian@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

if recovery is possible

What do you think.

[–] junbi_ok@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

The technical term for this kind of damage is permafucked.

[–] AngryTank@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago
[–] FloatPointBuoy@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

My brother in Christ what were you thinking

[–] i2ehan@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Seriosu question. Do they sound warmer?

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[–] dw_5384@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

My friend, you just recreated an MRI machine + magnet scenario and are asking if your earbuds can be recovered? Why did you skip trying to dry them with silica gel packets or a hairdryer on low setting and go straight for a radioactive box?

[–] AdonaelWintersmith@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

The microwave would not have even done anything about the water, that makes no sense. If you've seen any movie/tv show you should know the easiest/cheapest solution for wet electronics is to bury them in a bowl of rice overnight. Silica gel beads even better but not usually on hand in the average household.

[–] swarm99_2022@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago
[–] Trospher@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

That was certainly something, I forgot my IEMs(also Truthear hola funnily enough) were in my pockets and I put my shirt into the washing machine a month ago, was momentarily broken but the easy fix was just to use a hair dryer and it worked again like normal to this day.

It's a bit pricey lesson and I can sympathize, but try a hair dryer next time if there's water again lol

[–] SukoKing@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

certainly something I would do and most definitely something I would say

[–] RealBakashi@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I actually had my Simgot EW200 fucked by soapy water (my dumbass washed the eartip, then didn't realize the inside was still wet with soapy water)

So I submerged the entire iem in distilled water for 20 seconds, took it out and shaked it to remove excess water, then placed it in a sealed box with two moisture absorbers (Calcium Chloride).

Next morning it was fully dried up, and the iem sounded good as new.

[–] ChupinCL@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

bro, why didn't you use isopropyl alcohol?

[–] LauriCular@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

You should have pricked them with a fork first

[–] Py687@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Next one you should try rice first.

[–] AngusPicanha@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Are you actually restarted

[–] alexjjwhelan@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Should have tried the oven, perhaps hot air would have worked better than electromagnetic radiation. In all seriousness, i’ve baked some defec ram memory before and it came back to life so I appreciate your boldness.

[–] CodaTrashHusky@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Put it in an MRI next that will undo the damage.

[–] Pikez98@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Have you heard of rice? Remember rice for next time please.

[–] Normakdh@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I’m sorry and just know this is coming from a genuinely concerned spot in my heart, how are you this stupid?

[–] SileDub@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago
[–] Icidel@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

The government needs to give you a free lifetime public transport card because there is no way having you behind the wheel of a car is safe

[–] Miller_TM@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

My last two braincells started fighting each other to be the third one after reading this...

[–] hi_im_bearr@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Try running them over with your car

[–] purplelives@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I feel dumber after reading this post

[–] ApoTHICCary@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I want you to dwell on how much that $20 is worth to you as a college student.

Now think on all this shit you did to these poor IEM’s.

Be better.

[–] notmac_@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

congrats this is the dumbest thing ive read in months

[–] ku1185@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago
[–] Ashlamovich@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

At least you provided us with entertainment and got internet points

[–] neliste@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

You don't need sunlight, just leave that iem alone for few days.
Make the process faster using silica gel, or just put in warm place like inside PC case.
Water evaporates.

For me it depends on what kind of water that got into iem, one time I just double down and clean it again with alcohol.

[–] WhyDoName@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago
[–] widowhanzo@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Do they stills work? Great.

Do they not work? Nothing you can fix.

[–] ganonfirehouse420@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

You're the first person that made an IEM explode.

[–] Martin_the_Cuber@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

you can fix it by buying new ones and actually taking care of them

[–] Aescorvo@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Hope you’re not an engineering student.

Sorry for your loss, they sound really dead. 2-3 seconds isn’t enough to do anything with the water but easily enough to blow a circuit or EM coil.

[–] Fbean01@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago
[–] Havib3@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

How are you still alive?

[–] librarynote@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

A friendly reminder as to why there’s birdbrained warning labels on products & goods.

[–] jamfyx@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Do you even know what a microwave does? You would’ve had a better chance putting them in the dryer LMFAO

[–] ze_or@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

you don’t deserve iems.

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