How to recover a wet flash drive?

Question

Iron

I erased the flash drive. I washed it 3 times, but usually the night passed and everything was fine. But now I washed it and it dried inexpensively on the battery. At first the PC saw her, then stopped. Any chance of recovery?

Answer 1

After getting wet, never apply power to the device. At computer voltages, there will be no short circuit, but the tracks will corny very quickly oxidize, at best.
All you can do now is to disassemble the flash drive, rinse it thoroughly in distilled water, and then in alcohol (preferably isopropyl, but regular 96% ethyl alcohol will also do).
Then dry thoroughly and inspect for damage / oxidation of the tracks. If there are any - restore, if not visible - try to stick it in and send it in for repair / throw it away :)