Cell Phone Dropped in Water

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Cell Phone Dropped in Water
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Sun, 12-02-2007 - 12:59pm

DS dropped his cell in, let's just say some water, and now it's not working. I know I've read previous posts about the same type thing and wanted to know if anyone has any suggestions to revive it. Right now it's not turning on.

Lisa

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Registered: 10-25-2006
Sun, 12-02-2007 - 1:06pm

quick.....remove the battery

Then turn it off, dry with a hairdryer, then put in a sock and put the sock in a bag of rice for 2 days, in a warm place. The battery can airdry.

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Registered: 10-16-1999
Sun, 12-02-2007 - 1:06pm

"some" water??

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Registered: 08-17-2005
Sun, 12-02-2007 - 1:11pm
FYI, Ipods do not do well in water, either.

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Registered: 10-25-2006
Sun, 12-02-2007 - 1:43pm
I think when I used a hairdryer on mine, I used the blower on high, but the heat setting was on warm. Did it 15-20 minutes before putting it in the rice. I might have put the battery in a sock in a bag of rice, too. (I'm a recycler and have a zillion uses for those darn, holey socks that my mother used to darn. They help keep the rice grains/dust out of the phone/battery.)

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http://www.pnhp.org/news/2009/october/meet_the_new_health_.php

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQTBYQlQ7yM

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Registered: 02-14-2007
Sun, 12-02-2007 - 2:09pm
I wish I had known this when I ran my DS's cell phone through the laundry! LOL.
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Sun, 12-02-2007 - 2:20pm

Thanks for all your suggestions. I wrapped the phone in cheesecloth (didn't think of the rice dust though) and put it in a plastic bag filled with rice. I'm just leaving the battery out to dry. Worst case scenario is that I get my new phone (Verizon new every two) and give him my old razor, which is falling apart and battery doesn't last long. But that's what you get when you bring your phone into the bathroom with you LOL. We did try to turn it on several times, so we may be S O L anyway.

Have a great day guys.

Lisa

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Registered: 02-25-2002
Sun, 12-02-2007 - 2:20pm

Take it apart, take out battery, blot dry with a towel, blow dry, not too hot, and let sit under a lamp or sunlight for a day or so, and most important, cross your fingers. This

 

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Registered: 02-25-2002
Sun, 12-02-2007 - 2:38pm
oops. too late by a hair...lol...

 

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Sun, 12-02-2007 - 3:36pm


hair dryer temperature is not high enough to debond solder joints. Solder is after all metal. If it was, you could not use cell phones in very hot areas.

Most likely, if the water has made it inside to the electronics, it is not usable any more.

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Registered: 10-06-2006
Sun, 12-02-2007 - 3:40pm
Ooh good luck getting it working again. DH has done this twice LOL. The first time he spilled Diet Coke on it and the second time it fell in a creek when we were hiking. Unfortunately he had to replace the phone both times.

Linda

Linda

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