DecayableRadiologist OP t1_jc194vi wrote on March 13, 2023 at 8:46 AM

Reply to comment by oratory1990 in Is this corrosion? I’ve been using these for roughly a month. They are rated as iP57 but I still did not expose to water directly. The only time they get wet are when I clean them (roughly 3:10 dilution ipa to water, very conservative amount on microfiber cloth and wiped) and if I sweat. by DecayableRadiologist

So I was reading into this a tad more in the mean time. They said to wipe with ipa and I did just that. It’s gone now but I’m very worried was to whether or not the area’s coating (I assume there was one to begin with) has been compromised, thoughts?

oratory1990 t1_jc1cxmf wrote on March 13, 2023 at 9:41 AM

> the area’s coating

Doesn't look like there's any coating. To me it looks like simple injection-molded plastic with a metal charging pad.

The water-proof part is the mesh in front of the microphone/speaker, and a seal/gasket where the shells meet so that no water enters the inside volume where it could cause electric shorts.

DecayableRadiologist OP t1_jc1dl29 wrote on March 13, 2023 at 9:51 AM

What would you recommend doing? In the event that it is corrosion, how screwed am I? FWIW, I’m still in the return window.

Personally enjoyed these over everything else I tried so I wanted to try everything first.

oratory1990 t1_jc1dtg3 wrote on March 13, 2023 at 9:54 AM

I would probably not do anything and just keep using them.

DecayableRadiologist OP t1_jc1e3h3 wrote on March 13, 2023 at 9:58 AM

Bet.

As a side note (more of a general question). If it was corrosion and cleaned off, will it return again and again? I guess this applies to other things as well.