Water itself does not cause any damage unless it is salt water. What does cause damage is when electricity passes through the water and causes an electrical short on the components.
Best advice I can give is take it apart and use a hair dryer with LOW or NO heat to dry the unit. Make sure its completely dry before applying power back to the unit.
If you leave it sit, yes the water may evaporate but since its a pretty enclosed area it may just condensate in another part.

that is what I was thinking..thank you L.

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i spilled vodka all over my v7s a couple months back - turned it off immediately, flipped it upside down immediately and placed a box of desiccant underneath, left it that way for a few days - it worked.

vodka is a different animal, but im hopping that with a fan blowing on it and 2 weeks of drying time it will be fine....i will never risk my equipment again like that...thank you guys.

yeah dude, but its DESICCANT. the whole purpose of the shit is to suck the moisture out of everything around it. its not like its expensive, you should check it out.

"Product Description
Peli Desiccant Silica Gel drinks dampness, prevents condensation from trapped air when cases are opened in damp, high humidity climates"

If you have an old style oven that still has a pilot light, you can stick it in the oven for a few hours. The heat from the pilot light is enough to dry it out. Just make sure nobody turns the oven on while it is in there.

looool!! @Panotaker.....
i wouldnt try that method for all the tea in China!!
plz tell me thats an April fools joke hahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hahahahaaaaaa!!! Thats's funny bro..shit I wouldn't try that either!!!!

You could laugh all you want, but it actually works. I got a radio wet one time when I went camping, and that was the advise I was given by an old TV repair man. The heat from the small pilot light keeps the oven about 100 degrees and dry as a bone, and that dryness is what sucks out the water. I took the covers off the radio and stuck it in the oven over night, and it was good as new the next day. The problem is that most ovens now don't have a pilot light, so you probably won't be able to find an old enough oven.

thats is a great idea...good thing my wife sux at cooking...so ill work for me..lol

You know to elaborate on Panotaker's idea some.... Throw a hair dryer in the oven while the oven is off. The oven is perfect since its an insulated camber with racks, you just need a safer low heat option is all. I still think it would be best open up the case regardless of what drying method you decide on.

not laughing at you Panotaker, would never do that (never say never lol)
but a transistor radio is one thing,
my vci 300 and 400 are completely different kettle of components,
even though its only the pilot light,
you are STILL slow roasting your WHOLE unit!!!!

i ike the DESICCANT route....but thankfully its a neither here nor there for me at this present moment in time!
good luck to all those who need it!!!!

It wasn't a transistor radio, it was a $1600 ham radio transceiver, so it was a big deal. What happened was I had a pop up camper and I packed the radio underneath the sink. When I got to the campground, I hooked up the water to the camper. During the trip, the water line under the sink had broke and the radio got drenched when I turned the water on. I thought it was toast, but the oven trick dried it up. The oven doesn't stay hot with the pilot light on, but it is super dry. You might not need it for your VCI, but that little trick might be useful someday.

Your kidding me? I thought I was the only HAM/DJ floating around these parts

We need to open a new thread and see how many we have.