...it didn't fare so well.
I just thought some online documentation of S-Pen damage or malfunctions might be useful to some, so here goes:
My brother was fooling around with a ridiculously long straw in his drink and, well, let's just say that my S-Pen ended up submerged and had to be sucked out through the straw.
If you suck on the tip air comes through the button and vice versa. Once out, I sucked the fluid out through the tip and the button. It is completely dry as far as I can tell but it is still malfunctioning.
First thing I noticed was that there was no pointer when I hovered. Next I realized that this was because it thought I was touching the screen as soon as it was in range. Yes, I could scroll and interact as if I was tapping and swiping despite never touching the screen. The button activates and I can still hold it to circle things. It's often very hard to activate the capacitive buttons on the phone (menu/back), as if the hover function needs to be detected to activate them. It's like they often aren't receptive to input.
I have yet to see what soaking in distilled water or 100% isopropyl alcohol will do. I can also try replacing the tip. We shall see!
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OK, I soaked in distilled water for several minutes and dried it in the sunlight for four hours but it's not behaving any better. I decided to soak it longer before resorting to alcohol or changing the tip. I did make sure to get the air out as I submerged it (sucked on the tip as I lowered the button beneath the water). Yes, I've been doing a lot of "sucking" today.
The back of the pen floats so I had to hold it down with a spoon.
If anyone cares, it was Vault soda, which is Coca-Cola's "energy" soda.
Just to make sure it's the S-Pen at fault, I have an S-Pen with eraser that works fine (doesn't fit my phone, of course).
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You can get another for $30. http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ET-PN900SWESTA
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You can get another for $30. http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ET-PN900SWESTA
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Thanks. I'm well aware, but I'm going to see what else I can do first.
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Thanks. I'm well aware, but I'm going to see what else I can do first.
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I got a new spen for a friend on amazon for like 10 bucks. Looked like OEM to me and no problems so far. I'm no expert but I would have tried the alcohol before water imo.
I would definitely try some rubbing alcohol, and then if you have an air compressor use that as well. Just keep laying on some rubbing alcohol and then blow the crap out of it with the air compressor, potentially it could break up any sugary gunk. If that doesn't work then it is likely screwed. Sugar+electronics is very bad.
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Thanks. I'm well aware, but I'm going to see what else I can do first.
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Don't you think you've done enough...
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I got a new spen for a friend on amazon for like 10 bucks. Looked like OEM to me and no problems so far. I'm no expert but I would have tried the alcohol before water imo.
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Yeah. I've seen some for even less that looked identical except they lacked the Samsung logo. I'm probably going to stick with OEM Samsung though.
The point of trying distilled water first was to see if it can be done without alcohol. Alcohol can dissolve adhesives and has more potential for damage than inert distilled water. Because I am more lilely to have both options when I try water first, I'm trying water first. One reason it's worth knowing if water alone can fix it is that it is very hard to find 100% pure alcohol. If I have success with that then it may or may not be easily duplicated with common 70% or 91% isopropyl "rubbing" alcohol (there are more additives than just water), but at least we'll know enough to try.
Let's not forget: sodas are water-based and, thus, dried soda is typically water-soluable.
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I would definitely try some rubbing alcohol, and then if you have an air compressor use that as well. Just keep laying on some rubbing alcohol and then blow the crap out of it with the air compressor, potentially it could break up any sugary gunk. If that doesn't work then it is likely screwed. Sugar+electronics is very bad.
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"Rubbing alcohol?" I have much better: 100% pure electronics cleaning grade isopropyl alcohol. I'm simply being systematic here for the sake of others (so we can see if such measures are required). I do have a tiny air compressor but I'm not going to try that until after I try changing the tip. It'll be a lot easier to blow inside with the tip removed. Heck, I might even break out the Water Pik when we get to that point. I wonder how the WaterPik handles alcohol?
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Don't you think you've done enough...
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Oh, hardy, har har.
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I would try submerging it in hot distilled water. That will break loose any dried up sugar left in it. Make sure to remove the tip first.
After that, throw it in a jar half full of no less that 97% isopropyl alcohol and shake that sucker.
Pull it out and place it on a paper towel for a few hours.
Then blow it out with canned air or something similar.
Reinsert the tip and test it out.
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Leaving it in any type of alcohol will strip the plastic chrome off.
A couple of minutes won't but hours will.
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Update: Well, I soaked it in distilled water for hours and then dried it over night and everything works great now, no alcohol required.
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Specifically in the laundry. I got it out within about a minute, but it was completely submerged and April fresh. I tried the "bag of rice" routine for a few minutes, but I didn't want to wait 24 hours to see if that would work. Found "tear-down" instructional video on youtube. Took it as apart as it would let me (only about 10 screws). Motherboard, camera, power port and some other minor things but that was about it. It was soaked in there. No way rice was going to work. Stood everything on edge, propped up the hair dryer and let it blow for about 1.5 hours (rotating all the parts every few minutes). Put it back together and let my wife turn it on, while I waited in the garage. I couldn't watch. I didn't think I had insurance on it. But, it worked!! Has been perfect for 3 days.
nice bro. Glad it worked out.
Next time( and you know it'll happen again) 90% alcohol. tear it down, dunk the boards, dry in the oven at 125°. Should rewhiten the humidots too.
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That's awesome! In the future, and to anyone else with a similar situation...after the phone is dunked in water somehow...immediately disassemble and SOAK in rubbing alcohol for a good minute. Blow dry the pieces for a few minutes until dry, put it back together....Presto. The alcohol absorbs the water,
You should be good to go.
Edit: i'm slow
good to know
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Specifically in the laundry. I got it out within about a minute, but it was completely submerged and April fresh. I tried the "bag of rice" routine for a few minutes, but I didn't want to wait 24 hours to see if that would work. Found "tear-down" instructional video on youtube. Took it as apart as it would let me (only about 10 screws). Motherboard, camera, power port and some other minor things but that was about it. It was soaked in there. No way rice was going to work. Stood everything on edge, propped up the hair dryer and let it blow for about 1.5 hours (rotating all the parts every few minutes). Put it back together and let my wife turn it on, while I waited in the garage. I couldn't watch. I didn't think I had insurance on it. But, it worked!! Has been perfect for 3 days.
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Good to know. I will remember when I will submerge mine. And I would have waited in the garage, too.
Not waterproof?
Surely you jest.
check this out....dont know if i'd try it...... lol..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8puSOR2wWfQ&feature=related
i'm single. Can i borrow my buddy's wife to do it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8puSO...eature=related
Yeah this guy is a dooche
What I thought it was that is why I was getting it! Lol
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The alcohol absorbs the water,
You should be good to go.
Edit: i'm slow
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I could have sworn alcohol is used because when it dries, it doesn't leave behind minerals/residue that could short out terminals like water does, which is why it is dunked so that the alcohol replaces the water.
Alcohol dehydrates people and causes hangovers, so maybe absorption really is happening?
Alcohol breaks the surface tension of the water molecules and displaces it. Water is bad because as stated when it dries it leaves minerals and other contaminates that will grow dendrites. Microscopic fingers that will punch throught solder mask on boards and puncture insulation on wires. Deionized water is best, but most people have rubbing alcohol..
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good job on saving it!
Just an FYI for others, with the blow dryer don't put it too close.
Hahhahahhahahahha @ you waiting in the garage. I would've done the saaaame thing....good sh#t.
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Not that I've submerged my Galaxy S2, but should something happen I'm curious as to if you submerge the screen in alcohol as well? Just a good thing to remember.
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Not that I've submerged my Galaxy S2, but should something happen I'm curious as to if you submerge the screen in alcohol as well? Just a good thing to remember.
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Yessir totally safe, provided you allow it to dry completely before applying voltage.
FWIW I work in a clean room, I've dropped my cappy in a lake before and brought it back to life using the aforementioned method. As stated I even got the humidots white again.
My daughter fed my laptop a sam adams once... just power the item down or remove the battery asap. Rinse/soak in alcohol. Let dry in the oven at its lowest setting. Anything under 190° is fine. Pray/sacrifice a chicken. Power up and apologize for yelling at your 2 year old...
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UPDATE: I chickened out
I burned one of my two insurance replacements. The phone was still working, but the thought of the Tide and Fabric Softner working on my phones insides was too much. I wrestled with the idea of possibly wasting the $199 deductable, but I knew that if I waited for the thing to die in it's own time, I might end up with a refurb replacement.
Good thing too. It's strange, I got the replacement this morning and it's faster!! The battery has lasted all day! I still have 40% left after 12 hours, and believe me I have spent most of my free time setting everything up. Way more than I usually do with it. I don't get it. Maybe my original was a dud.
BTW, this time I sent my wife to the garage on an imaginary errand while I commited to the $199.
I have no illusions though. When our next AT&T bill is double the usual amount, that's when she'll get wise. But that gives me over a month to find a good place to hide. I can see the look on her face when I say "but this one's really fast!"
That's the dumbest thing I've heard in a long time.
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Which part?
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Turn on everything( GPS, 4G radio and such) download a new rom and play music through the speaker
I'm hoping to overheat the phone enough to evaporate all the water haha
Well I'll see how it goes and ill report back soon
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Stick a cut off qtip in the headphone jack (so rice doesn't get jammed in there) and throw it in a plastic sandwich bag filled up with rice, will work much better. Heat + water + electronic will just fog up the screen. Leave it in a bag of rice for a few days, battery out.
Seriously. I had water dripping from my MP3 player, and it's been working for a good year after that, because of rice.
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Stick a cut off qtip in the headphone jack (so rice doesn't get jammed in there) and throw it in a plastic sandwich bag filled up with rice, will work much better. Heat + water + electronic will just fog up the screen. Leave it in a bag of rice for a few days, battery out.
Seriously. I had water dripping from my MP3 player, and it's been working for a good year after that, because of rice.
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That^
It worked for my key fob that got lost in the snow for 3 months.
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Stick a cut off qtip in the headphone jack (so rice doesn't get jammed in there) and throw it in a plastic sandwich bag filled up with rice, will work much better. Heat + water + electronic will just fog up the screen. Leave it in a bag of rice for a few days, battery out.
Seriously. I had water dripping from my MP3 player, and it's been working for a good year after that, because of rice.
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I've done that before but it wasn't exciting haha I thought I'd try this for some laughs but its actually working my cameras lenses that were foggy and aren't now and I keep catching some moisture in the housing
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Ahhhhhhh! No no no!
Take the battery out quick quick quick! If you have water damage the first thing you do is remove power to the device! Water isn't what damages an electronic device. In fact water itself in its purest form H2O isn't even an electrical conductor. Water conducts electricity when something is dissolved in it and the ions dissociate, allowing charge to be carried through the water. Therefore if there is a salt, or something, or in this case dust, it will be able to conduct electricity, which if two points of contact in the device are shorted it can be powerful enough to destroy it.
The rice thing can sometimes work, but if the device had a lot of water get inside it there will be water in all the nook and crannies, even inside the processor. If the physical damage is already done to one or many pieces of the electronics there may not be any fixing it.
However, there is always a possibility that the ionized water is shorting circuits and hasn't damaged anything yet. If the device is to the point where it will no longer turn on, or screen appears dead you have nothing to lose in trying to fix it. I have saved several devices in the scenario I just mentioned using a mild solvent. You need to find a tear down guide to disassemble it. When you have it taken apart you can soak each individual part in isopropyl alcohol. You need to use the purest isopropyl alcohol you can find, ideally 100% isopropyl alcohol so it doesn't contain ANY water. However if you can't find a place to get that quickly, locally, for low cost use 91% isopropyl alcohol from Walmart or any drug store. I have used that concentration to successfully cure two devices that wouldn't turn on after water damage.
Put the alcohol in a large enough container that the parts fit in, and completely submerge the parts, may even need to include the battery in the solution. Leave it there about ten minutes, occasionally swirling to get the alcohol deep inside everything, processor, etc. Then remove it from the alcohol and let it AIR dry. To be ultra safe let it air dry for twenty four hours. You can then reassemble the device and test.
Alcohol is very volatile in air, so it evaporates very quickly (specially if that air is heated). Water and alcohol are miscible, so it will remove the water from inside every part. Good luck!
Just take your phone back to sprint and get another....Im going to assume you have insurance. Why take a chance that the phone could sustain some long term damage? Get a shiny brand new one and call it a day..
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Just take your phone back to sprint and get another....Im going to assume you have insurance. Why take a chance that the phone could sustain some long term damage? Get a shiny brand new one and call it a day..
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I would agree with that but he/she might not have $100 to drop around for a new insurance replacement phone. I have heard though of some repair centers replacing water damaged phones with a sprint ordered replacement as long as the phone works.
Sad Panda is 100% correct on the alcohol, so follow his directions! Alcohol has a high affinity for water and acts as a drying agent, drawing the water out of every corner and crevice.
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Sad Panda is 100% correct on the alcohol, so follow his directions! Alcohol has a high affinity for water and acts as a drying agent, drawing the water out of every corner and crevice.
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+1 sad panda to save the day
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The only sensible thing to do would be to do what sad panda posted. What you're doing is just retarded.
I agree. I've been doing this for years on laptops. It also works well off you spill coke or tea on it. It also helps to brush off the components with a toothbrush while soaking them in alcohol.
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Bag of rice will work 99.9% of the time. Depends on how much water it got will depend on how long u need to leave it in there. If it still turns on overnight should work. Take battery off and seal it up.
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Hate to say it but it actually worked... No fog on the lenses, no foggy screen, capacitive buttons all work and respond, speakers sound just like they did before, I know it might just be dumb luck but it worked out and there's no visible signs of condensation I'm the phone so I'm a happy camper
I've done all the alcohol disassembling before but I only had a T6 instead of a T5 torx and I'm a broke college student so I didn't have rice so I tried my way and it worked! so continue with the bashing if you will
(Btw I have TEP but trying something new felt like a better thing to do than waste $100 on a 1.5 hboot replacement)
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I'm a broke college student so I didn't have rice so I tried my way and it worked!
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Dude, a bag of rice is like four dollars.
But your idea is possibly the worst thing you could do for a phone. ONLY reason it worked is because evidently the water didn't seep in enough to cause enough damage.
Running power through a wet phone is the easiest way to kill it. Don't count on it working again for you in the future, you're lucky as hell.
Wow! So happy for you that it worked, don't try it again though! Even for a broke college student a liter of alcohol is two bucks. There are lots of nice guys on here. Even I would have sent you my torx drivers for free to help you out!
Glad everything is a ok! Good job! Phew!
This is hilarious.
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If you have nothing to lose put the phone in bleach. it will bleach the water strip thing back white and leave the red lines. Let it dry then take it to sprint.
but only use this as a last resort. lol
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If you have nothing to lose put the phone in bleach. it will bleach the water strip thing back white and leave the red lines. Let it dry then take it to sprint.
but only use this as a last resort. lol
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To my knowledge this won't get the sticker back to white and still maintain the original red lines. Those stickers work just like litmus paper works, they react over the neutral range of the pH scale. Bleach should react with the red chromophores but I just don't see how it will turn from solid red to anything but solid white, or worse a solid pink.
Have you personally tried that? Also bleach is chlorine + water + uhhh, hypochlorite at equilibrium. Since that is the case, the dissociation of ions have the same property as water and salt, or water and dust as I described before, so as long as one understood you are making the water damage worse, you could do that....your electronic device would likely burn up when electricity was applied again.
Just throw it in the microwave. I'd set the microwave to "defrost" though, just to play it safe.
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Just throw it in the microwave. I'd set the microwave to "defrost" though, just to play it safe.
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Okay, so, I have a Gray Prime that is decent enough (haptic feedback doesn't work, but the screen is excellent with little bleed, speakers are great, wifi/GPS/BT are typical), except that the backplate came from the factory with a number of pretty significant smudges. It almost looks stained, but I'm hopeful that with the right method I might be able to clean it up.
Any ideas? Just using a microfiber cloth didn't remove the marks, nor did using water by itself.
I noticed this also from oil from fingers n such on backplate. Maybe a non acidic solution of some sort. Don't want to use anything that will eat away St backplate over time. Cloth n water seemed to work initially. Only real solution tl this is tl clean backplate then out a case on it. LR you'll always be cleaning it. At least the included cloth works great on the screen. Wipes screen clean very easily.
Try the official method, http://anodizing.org/FAQ/faq_cont2.html#Cleaning
More at http://google.com/search?q=how+to+clean+anodized+aluminum
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I noticed this also from oil from fingers n such on backplate. Maybe a non acidic solution of some sort. Don't want to use anything that will eat away St backplate over time. Cloth n water seemed to work initially. Only real solution tl this is tl clean backplate then out a case on it. LR you'll always be cleaning it. At least the included cloth works great on the screen. Wipes screen clean very easily.
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Note that this isn't just fingerprints I'm talking about. Those have been pretty easy to wipe off on the other Primes I've had. These are what look like stains, but as I've scrubbed them SOME parts come off and others don't. It looks like someone at the factor was handling some kind of chemical and didn't wash his/her hands before handling the backplate.
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Try the official method, http://anodizing.org/FAQ/faq_cont2.html#Cleaning
More at http://google.com/search?q=how+to+clean+anodized+aluminum
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I'll check it out, thanks!
I had some glue or something on the back of mine.
If you are one of the minority of non believers, be very, very careful that you do not remove the serial number sticker.
use non-scented hand sanitizor. I always use it to clean my HTC sensation. I also clean my screen, which has never hurt my zagg invishield.
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use non-scented hand sanitizor. I always use it to clean my HTC sensation. I also clean my screen, which has never hurt my zagg invishield.
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Probably wouldn't use hand sanitizer on a screen, as it contains alcohol. It can/will discolor your screen. However, hand sanitizer, or rubbing alcohol (in controlled amounts) would be just fine for the aluminum. I worked for a sign shop for 5 years and we used denatured alcohol on all metals. It can eat paint if used in large doses, but on a cotton swab, it should be just fine. Don't use it on the screen side though.. Just a bit of water and a micro fiber cloth..
I use baby wipes to clean the back
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I use baby wipes to clean the back
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I have kids, so I have used baby wipes on a couple occasions.. Great for if you're cleaning your tools of oil! However, they seem to leave a bit of a "slick" residue afterwards.. And I'm talking about using clean wipes, not used..
Um, wipe with baby wipe, then dry it off and no residue
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Probably wouldn't use hand sanitizer on a screen, as it contains alcohol. It can/will discolor your screen. However, hand sanitizer, or rubbing alcohol (in controlled amounts) would be just fine for the aluminum. I worked for a sign shop for 5 years and we used denatured alcohol on all metals. It can eat paint if used in large doses, but on a cotton swab, it should be just fine. Don't use it on the screen side though.. Just a bit of water and a micro fiber cloth..
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I can assure you, it works flawless with out any issues. Nothing works better that i have found. i have cleaned numerous phones and my rooted nook color. Ive had it for 6 months and clean it weekly.
My daughter god bless her, was playing with my wifes phone taking pictures when as the title suggest she dropped it it in the pool.
I quickly pulled battery and let the heat of the sun dry it out, last night I finally managed to get some rice and let it sit for maybe 9 or so hours.
Powered up just now, camera works but no actual picture is taken, just a blank screen. I had to fix permissions I had a ton of fc errors.
So you think I should open it up and dry it out and maybe spray it down with compressed air?
It still has basic functions working, like phone data ect, just camera seems borked.
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I probably would not use or be very cautious with the compressed air, cause it can easily rip parts off the board.
Just look if there's already a sign of corrosion and try to wipe it off.
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Give it as much time as you can to dry off. Even the memory card. Might want to try to do a full reset and see if that helps.
If you have insurance you might want to look at a few threads here about people being offered the Epic and Original Evo. Don't take anything less than a SGII
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I have a hair dryer so Ill use that.
We are on vacation so Ill have to buy a screwdriver unless the Hotel has a little something available.
Thanks for the detailed links, much appreciated. I too was very surprised it worked, I think my clam shell case helped to keep the water out.
My daughter is happy getting mommy a new phone would have blew it for her getting a phone for back to school.
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Give it as much time as you can to dry off. Even the memory card. Might want to try to do a full reset and see if that helps.
If you have insurance you might want to look at a few threads here about people being offered the Epic and Original Evo. Don't take anything less than a SGII
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Insurance, interesting. I do recall this 5 dollar charge for some type of accident insurance. Phone is only 8-9 months old.
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The problem actually isn't the water usually. It the rust and corroded contacts points left as that water dries. If its been as long as you say be grateful the phone still works at all. Especially the speakers(the water usually kills them on xontact).
With as many hours as you say have passed the damage is done. You need to put it in dry rice or salt or the little sodium pellets IMMEDIATELY
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I don't if the EVO 3D does but other phones have strips inside that change color once it gets wet. So they can tell if the phone has been immersed in water like dropping it in a toilet or pool.
Its usually the first thing they check for under a warranty claim. They check to see if the phone was immersed in water.
Such a thing is usually not covered under warranty.
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If you pay for additional insurance you are covered after a fifty to one hundred dollar deductible. Everything is covered..theft,fire,water damage, etc..
If you are under manufacturer warranty only, then you are screwed they will always send the phone back and cite water damage. They only cover manufacturers defects.
Just popping in here, we would use denatured achohol to clean phones, it will evaporate the water from corroding the contacts.
Watch out if you have cuts on your fingers if you try it.
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Just popping in here, we would use denatured achohol to clean phones, it will evaporate the water from corroding the contacts.
Watch out if you have cuts on your fingers if you try it.
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To add to that, a hair dryer or compressed air might actually push water deeper in or, in the hair dryer's case, melt something.
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also, pushing water into the hairdryer's case will do nothing to the phone.
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It's funny how a missing comma can confuse people . I meant that the hair dryer could melt something. The dryer or compressed air could push water deeper into the phone. I fixed my post to clarify.
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I have not tried this because mercifully I have not dropped phone in the water yet. But years ago when I had instrumentation on high pressure pipelines, sometimes a seal would break and we would wind up with salt water all in the equipment. We would wash it down with distilled water, then to completely evaporate all the water, we would put it in a vacuum chamber. As the air pressure drops, the boiling point of water drops and the water literally boils away. I wonder if one of those space bags you connect to a vacuum cleaner would draw enough to make that work?
Don't know but something to file away for the next water accident.
Scar is right, we used Denatured Alcohol, every time I saw a phone come in with liquid, one of two things happened:
the customer was an ******* so i sent them on their marry little way to Asurion
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I took the phone apart, ignored the LDI's, gave that sucker a good alcohol bath, replaced the part malfunctioning like in your case the camera and gave it back to them.
I personally (just me) wouldn't use a blow dryer on anything like this, those parts are sensitive to heat unless you know what you're doing. I'm sure you can find a nice tech and they'll try and fix it for ya or they'll replace it unless you dont have TEP then you're screwed both ways, and for that I'm sorry
Funny I was thinking alcohol as well.
I have the phone apart now, it was super easy and the hotel im in had a nice screw driver set.
I have several sd cards and few new sims i can activate a new one when i get home.
Back in the day when I benched pc's I sprayed the motherboard and gpu with conformal spray ( we have it at work) Wondering if that would stop any corrosion from occurring.
Im not against trying for warranty but its my fault not failure so I would be upfront and see what if anything they would do. I have 3 lines and 7 year customer, maybe that will mean something.
Thanks for all the advice and suggestions, very much appreciated
Sorry to be off topic but it is sorta still on topic.. ill explain...
I got a macbook pro from someone the other day. They spilled milk on it and the keyboard doesnt work. I was gonna get some denatured alcohol and clean it but ive never done it. How would this be done? Do you actually just sit the board in it for a couple hours or do you just wipe it down with something, if so, what? Im also wondering this just in case i need to do this to any other electronic, like my 3d. Thanks for any help guys.
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I got a macbook pro from someone the other day. They spilled milk on it and the keyboard doesnt work. I was gonna get some denatured alcohol and clean it but ive never done it. How would this be done? Do you actually just sit the board in it for a couple hours or do you just wipe it down with something, if so, what? Im also wondering this just in case i need to do this to any other electronic, like my 3d. Thanks for any help guys.
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I use denatured alcohol with qtips or kimwipes which is lint free wipes.if you use qtips make sure you aren't leaving lint behind.also for any litmus papers which have been set off I will tell you bleach works magic
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So I was at school and some kid spilled fruit punch on me and my phone was in my jacket pocket barely sticking out. I look and it landed right in the charging port and when I check my phone it says it's charging. I try to clean it out but don't really have anything st school so when I get home I got the air duster thing and sprayed the port. No go. I got a toothpick and got some dirt out no go. Rebooted and the problem seemed to be gone. This was 2 days ago. Yesterday when I woke up and took my phone off the charger it remained "charging" and a battery pull, reboot, cleaning, and recharging did not fix it. Somehow in the middle of the day it stopped. Fast forward to an hour ago. Phone screen turns on in my little dock and I notice. Then I see on the lockscreen it says "discharging 99%" then it would almost immediately switch to "charging" and back and forth basically flashing the two texts. I tried to lock the screen and fiddle with the port but nothing worked and then my phone froze I guess due to the rapid changing. Battery pull and an hour later everything seems to be normal. I need help on cleaning it though. As I have said I have used a cloth, a toothpick, a toothbrush. I have not used alcohol or taken the phone apart as I don't want to screw the phone up. I doubt I could use alcohol as I am 14 with protective parents. So any suggestions on what to do? Sorry for the wall of text.
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The first thing you do when the phone is wet in any way is take out the battery and SIM and put it in rice. For at least a day depending on how wet it is. From what I've seen, trying to continue using it without letting it dry can lead to issues. At this point I dunno if it'd help but it couldn't hurt.
Phalanx7621 said:
The first thing you do when the phone is wet in any way is take out the battery and SIM and put it in rice. For at least a day depending on how wet it is. From what I've seen, trying to continue using it without letting it dry can lead to issues. At this point I dunno if it'd help but it couldn't hurt.
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If was basically one drop which I mostly got off at school but by the time I got home it was most definitely dry. I've also noticed when I take out the charging cable after a little bit there is dirt on the top right side every time and it's slightly sticky. I'm guessing this is the residual fruit punch which I can't clean off. Also if I let it charge it frequently stops and restarts the charging
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122ninjas said:
If was basically one drop which I mostly got off at school but by the time I got home it was most definitely dry. I've also noticed when I take out the charging cable after a little bit there is dirt on the top right side every time and it's slightly sticky. I'm guessing this is the residual fruit punch which I can't clean off. Also if I let it charge it frequently stops and restarts the charging
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A little rubbing alcohol on a soft tooth brush to clean out the charging port may do it. Your mom and dad probably have some around the house.
Otherwise, you can replace the charging port for under $10 on ebay. Make sure you get the whole circuit board and not just the port. Watch a video on youtube and you'll see how easy it is. Just go slow and realize that the ribbon cable is glued down so you need to gently pry it off. You will need a tiny philips screwdriver to open it.
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cduced said:
A little rubbing alcohol on a soft tooth brush to clean out the charging port may do it. Your mom and dad probably have some around the house.
Otherwise, you can replace the charging port for under $10 on ebay. Make sure you get the whole circuit board and not just the port. Watch a video on youtube and you'll see how easy it is. Just go slow and realize that the ribbon cable is glued down so you need to gently pry it off. You will need a tiny philips screwdriver to open it.
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Hmm alright I will try that when I get the chance
cduced said:
A little rubbing alcohol on a soft tooth brush to clean out the charging port may do it. Your mom and dad probably have some around the house.
Otherwise, you can replace the charging port for under $10 on ebay. Make sure you get the whole circuit board and not just the port. Watch a video on youtube and you'll see how easy it is. Just go slow and realize that the ribbon cable is glued down so you need to gently pry it off. You will need a tiny philips screwdriver to open it.
--Bud
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I agree with this approach. I use a toothbrush dipped in rubbing alcohol to clean the stone dust out of mine regularly...I work at an asphalt plant. Have the canned air ready after the alcohol cleaning.
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Also get the HIGHEST percentage rubbing alcohol you can find. Drug stores usually have something around 90% but I think grocery stores only have 70%. This can be very crucial as the other 30% is usually water. For example at my work we use 99% isopropanol alcohol which is the same things as rubbing alcohol but almost pure. Good luck
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RockRatt said:
Also get the HIGHEST percentage rubbing alcohol you can find. Drug stores usually have something around 90% but I think grocery stores only have 70%. This can be very crucial as the other 30% is usually water. For example at my work we use 99% isopropanol alcohol which is the same things as rubbing alcohol but almost pure. Good luck
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Also agree with this. But I use 70 percent and haven't had a problem yet.
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cduced said:
A little rubbing alcohol on a soft tooth brush to clean out the charging port may do it. Your mom and dad probably have some around the house.
Otherwise, you can replace the charging port for under $10 on ebay. Make sure you get the whole circuit board and not just the port. Watch a video on youtube and you'll see how easy it is. Just go slow and realize that the ribbon cable is glued down so you need to gently pry it off. You will need a tiny philips screwdriver to open it.
--Bud
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I also agree with the alcohol. When i had my Cappy the headphone jack was going in and out so i put rubbing alcohol on a Qtip and put it inside, let it dry, and VOILA! it worked. I say try this before replacing..it can't hurt right? **Directed towards Ninja**
I cleaned it but we didn't have rubbing alcohol. What my mom did was use vodka LOL I used the canned air right away as well so thanks everyone
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122ninjas said:
I cleaned it but we didn't have rubbing alcohol. What my mom did was use vodka LOL I used the canned air right away as well so thanks everyone
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You gotta keep us in the loop on whether this works long term . Vodka is only about 40% alcohol, and probably has a bunch of other crap in the " rest". Friggin' awesome :thumbup: :beer:
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dandrumheller said:
You gotta keep us in the loop on whether this works long term . Vodka is only about 40% alcohol, and probably has a bunch of other crap in the " rest". Friggin' awesome :thumbup: :beer:
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Haha I will
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122ninjas said:
I cleaned it but we didn't have rubbing alcohol. What my mom did was use vodka LOL I used the canned air right away as well so thanks everyone
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Gives a whole new meaning to "drunk dialing" !!
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If your mom is cool with having booze in the house have her get grain alcohol lol. Much better to clean out your devices with
Phalanx7621 said:
If your mom is cool with having booze in the house have her get grain alcohol lol. Much better to clean out your devices with
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It's just little travel bottles of vodka. No one drinks it it just sits there. Like 30+ at least lol. Dad gets them from traveling somehow
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I recently had a cat throw up on my laptop. Had to completely take it apart to clean and dry, I had no alcohol in the house so ended up using vinegar on a q-tip. Worked, happened about a month ago.
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Also get the HIGHEST percentage rubbing alcohol you can find. Drug stores usually have something around 90% but I think grocery stores only have 70%. This can be very crucial as the other 30% is usually water. For example at my work we use 99% isopropanol alcohol which is the same things as rubbing alcohol but almost pure. Good luck
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Actually, alcohol is not the best solvent for salt/sugar (great for oils though). Deionized water is probably the best and safest way to clean electronics that are exposed to salts and/or sugar laden liquids - it is what most board houses use to post clean board after assembly (for those requiring it). Removing the battery and then liberally rinsing the port with DI water (or distilled water in a pinch), then drying it with a combo of absorbent then compressed air should remove the offending salts/sugar without harm to the electronics.
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So after a few days I have reached a conclusion. Vodka solves all problems!
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