Exactly at 10 am this morning, my 5 years old son decided that something more exciting should be done. In few seconds, terrified, I saw my Edirol R-09 pretty much like the Titanic: going down by the head in a swimming pool.
A fraction of a second later, rescue (yours truly) managed to get the poor thing out of the water.
A soft towel took care of the water outside the unit, but what about the inside? There was no water on the battery/SD card. In profound desperation, I press the power button. The display works perfectly. But nothing else seems to work: no recording using the built in mics and a crazy behavior with external mics. I mean really crazy.
Well, I remove both battery and SD card and let the unit to RIP.
Five hours later, I put batteries and card back on and, guess what, everything is working like nothing had happened. I don't know if the sound quality will be affected or the fact that if it still works after the tragedy is a proof that there's nothing wrong. I really don't know what to think.
Anyway, a R-09 could rattle, could feel weak and cheap. But it can take lots of abuse ( or water).