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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.
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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.
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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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Dropped in the potty, will be buying another. I have taken this one apart to look around inside. Wanted to check for memory card and any other color change water damage stickers inside--there is one. ---------I am also going to take vid of the strength of the screen. Ima try to scratch the hell out of it, and see what it takes to break/crack the screen as well , interested in seeing how durable it is. Update later -
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Dropped in the potty, will be buying another. I have taken this one apart to look around inside. Wanted to check for memory card and any other color change water damage stickers inside--there is one. ---------I am also going to take vid of the strength of the screen. Ima try to scratch the hell out of it, and see what it takes to break/crack the screen as well , interested in seeing how durable it is. Update later -
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Very interesting. Couldn't wait to see it and sorry it happened to ya.
Perhaps you can make a step-by-step vid instruction on how to disassembling and reassembling the Amaze as it will be very helpful for others in case they needed it.
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Very interesting. Couldn't wait to see it and sorry it happened to ya.
Perhaps you can make a step-by-step vid instruction on how to disassembling and reassembling the Amaze as it will be very helpful for others in case they needed it.
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agreed, teardown sticky ftw!
phone isn't ruined water does not damage the phone, only if there was chlorine in the water like a pool. Only thing that can get damaged by the water is the LED bulbs and a new LCD display will be needed at most that's worst case scenario. I fix water damaged phones all the time. Stick it in a bowl of dry rise for a few days that some times help.
@ celltimemb. I didnt know bout the LED fix. Good to know. BUT- I didnt drop it in then pull it out. A kiddie put it there and i found it there later. Put the cell on calcium chloride (Damp-rid) I use this to pull moisture out of many things. Didnt help so i figured pay the deductible and play with the remains. --Yeah i'll do a tear-down vid before the screen test. I had it apart already-I will have s/o record me this wknd.
I think you should re-enact the toilet scene too.
Dont forget the last part
"Will it blend?" video
OH SHIZNIT! Now that WOULD be HTC AmAzInG!
I would love to see how easy it is to scratch the screen with a single grain of sand.
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sorry to hear
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phone isn't ruined water does not damage the phone, only if there was chlorine in the water like a pool. Only thing that can get damaged by the water is the LED bulbs and a new LCD display will be needed at most that's worst case scenario. I fix water damaged phones all the time. Stick it in a bowl of dry rise for a few days that some times help.
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Elaborate please ?
I was under the impression youd have to get lucky there wasnt much current going through for the water damage to be survivable. ((i.e if youre in the middle of web surfing when it takes a dip its likely a goner))
I'm curious too. Does it depend on the phone also? I have friends who dropped their *phones in and it wouldn't work anymore. Probably a Apple thing though.
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I'm curious too. Does it depend on the phone also? I have friends who dropped their *phones in and it wouldn't work anymore. Probably a Apple thing though.
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I have (in the past 15 years or so) revive quite a few cell phones after water damage. What I usually do is to remove the battery immediately and start drying the device completely using air conditioner and hair dryer. Corrosion will kill the mainboard so when I have a driver handy, I open up the case and dip it in a bowl of rice, too.
I don't think we can revive batteries after fully soaked in water, though.
The worst case was when my friend went ocean swimming with his iphone in his pocket. We did everything but it didn't come back. But when he replaced his battery a few days later, the phone came back on.
Doing the screen test, any ideas on what to use and ways to scratch it? I have some ideas. I have the shatter/crack test figured out already.
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Doing the screen test, any ideas on what to use and ways to scratch it? I have some ideas. I have the shatter/crack test figured out already.
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other than keys n change you could try rubbing sand between the screen and a credit card.
Any updates on this? Kinda wanted to see how tough the screen is. A tear down guide would probably be useful as well.
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HTC Amaze screen test
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uk9-yLxQgA
Was an HTC amaze.. Lol. Kinda surprised how tough the screen is though.
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i'd cry like a little girl....for days.
Excellent video. Thanks for the information.
So my girlfriend dropped her phone in a cup holder with water in it today. Everything works but it's getting hot, and I couldn't get to it in time to pull the battery and disassemble. It's mainly working, but gets warm and eats battery violently. Has anyone had any luck with the rubbing alcohol bath trick on one of these? I'm not sure how they may react. Some things are getting a bit more sensitive these days.
Side note... If anyone has a main-board laying around from an old busted phone or anything, let me know. She's not pleasant when she's disconnected from the facebook world. The sooner I get this done, the sooner my ear stops bleeding.
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So my girlfriend dropped her phone in a cup holder with water in it today. Everything works but it's getting hot, and I couldn't get to it in time to pull the battery and disassemble. It's mainly working, but gets warm and eats battery violently. Has anyone had any luck with the rubbing alcohol bath trick on one of these? I'm not sure how they may react. Some things are getting a bit more sensitive these days.
Side note... If anyone has a main-board laying around from an old busted phone or anything, let me know. She's not pleasant when she's disconnected from the facebook world. The sooner I get this done, the sooner my ear stops bleeding.
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Put it in a bowl of rice with the bowl sitting on a heating pad set to high for 24-48 hours. Dont power on the phone in this time and make sure the battery is removed. Also ensure that its the phone getting hot and not the battery.
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Yeah when my phone went for a swim, I dove in to the pool after it. I think I ripped the battery out of it even before I was fully out of the water. I had to let it sit in rice for two days until I could no longer see water between the glass and LCD.
And even then, I opened it up and scrubbed the motherboard down with a stiff toothbrush and 91% rubbing alcohol, I wouldn't suggest dousing the phone in it, though.
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Yeah when my phone went for a swim, I dove in to the pool after it. I think I ripped the battery out of it even before I was fully out of the water. I had to let it sit in rice for two days until I could no longer see water between the glass and LCD.
And even then, I opened it up and scrubbed the motherboard down with a stiff toothbrush and 91% rubbing alcohol, I wouldn't suggest dousing the phone in it, though.
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I've taken phones that people could only find by calling it and seeing it light up in a puddle and saved them two days later. The trick was always get the water off and replace it with something pure so iron and zinc deposits can't complete a random circuit. Rubbing alcohol baths and a toothbrush have been common here, followed by compressed air, and finally rice for a day. It almost ALWAYS works, but this one is failing. Maybe I'll just buy a new board. To bad because the phone is still beautiful.
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I've taken phones that people could only find by calling it and seeing it light up in a puddle and saved them two days later. The trick was always get the water off and replace it with something pure so iron and zinc deposits can't complete a random circuit. Rubbing alcohol baths and a toothbrush have been common here, followed by compressed air, and finally rice for a day. It almost ALWAYS works, but this one is failing. Maybe I'll just buy a new board. To bad because the phone is still beautiful.
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You could always buy a water sensor sticker off ebay and replace the one in your phone that is red then take it into sprint and just say its acting funky and you want it repl........ Wait, thats illegal, dont do that.....
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You could always buy a water sensor sticker off ebay and replace the one in your phone that is red then take it into sprint and just say its acting funky and you want it repl........ Wait, thats illegal, dont do that.....
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I had a bad experience with some half breed store breaking her old phone and trying to tell me it was water damaged. After fighting city hall and just hearing "water damage", I took it apart myself, and what do you know... NO WATER DAMAGE! The guy tried to pass it off like water broke it when HE actually did. They stood there and told me that since her (previously working) phone was now dead, the only way I was leaving the shop with a working phone was if I bought a new one. I was furious to see it not show any signs of water, and after a few more calls, I took it to a corporate store and let them take it apart. Finally, the previous notes on the account were over-ridden, and retentions sent me out a replacement for 100 dollars. Three days later, I looked at craigs and found 4 of the same phone for 100 bucks (TouchPro2) and decided insurance isn't worth it. I've never looked back, and I can still even now buy a board or a whole photon for less than the insurance charges. Just missed one on ebay for 42 bucks, but tomorrow is a new day with new auction endings.
PS, She uses sprint as a family plan. I use boost on my epic, and now at 35 bucks a month, I've never looked back from leaving sprint. They can keep their BS insurance and false hopes of 4g. They charge her an additional 10 bucks a month for a "4g device", and we've never even been able to see the icon work. A year from now, she can actually upgrade to an LTE phone when the contract runs out, but until that, ....WOW cell phone companies really suck. I don't even think I should post this.
So yea slipped off the surface of where I sat it down for a split second .sure enough there was a bucket of water to the side on the floor ,slipped and dunked right into the water .Now it keeps trying to come on constantly and screen flashes .looks like cloud under the screen of water still stuck in it .do u guys think it will work again ?is the screen gonna bleed everywhere with water still stuck in it ? I guess I just kissed my 32 gig nexus 10 goodbye !
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You could try leaving it in a big bag of rice for a while, see if that will pull the moisture, but I'd say you're probably screwed
NeoMagus said:
You could try leaving it in a big bag of rice for a while, see if that will pull the moisture, but I'd say you're probably screwed
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I think this is your best bet.
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So yea slipped off the surface of where I sat it down for a split second .sure enough there was a bucket of water to the side on the floor ,slipped and dunked right into the water .Now it keeps trying to come on constantly and screen flashes .looks like cloud under the screen of water still stuck in it .do u guys think it will work again ?is the screen gonna bleed everywhere with water still stuck in it ? I guess I just kissed my 32 gig nexus 10 goodbye !
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Make sure you leave it off for now!!!!
One thing I did with some success was to use a hairdryer on HIGH and blast it in any opening I could find until it was too hot to touch.
That would bring it to 60C to 70C which is within storage temp.
Once you done that as well as the rice treatment try turn on.
If no success, turn off again immediately and try hairdryer and rice again.
Cheers
You might also want to try and take the back off so the water evaporates properly and disconnect the battery.
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The issue is that he can't pull the battery, and presumably can't turn it off because the water is forcing it to switch on.
Personally id recommend having removed the cover and disconnect the battery then leave it in rice, but it may be a little late for that now.
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My mom dropped her S3 on our driveway while walking in. When she found it the next day, it was face down and endured 8 hours of rain/freezing rain while being protected by an otterbox commuter case. The camera was all messed up, the back button didn't work and there were many other problems with it. We put it in a bag of rice for two nights, and several days later, everything worked perfectly again! No problems since.
Once it dries out, things might work normally again.
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The issue is that he can't pull the battery, and presumably can't turn it off because the water is forcing it to switch on.
Personally id recommend having removed the cover and disconnect the battery then leave it in rice, but it may be a little late for that now.
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My mom dropped her S3 on our driveway while walking in. When she found it the next day, it was face down and endured 8 hours of rain/freezing rain while being protected by an otterbox commuter case. The camera was all messed up, the back button didn't work and there were many other problems with it. We put it in a bag of rice for two nights, and several days later, everything worked perfectly again! No problems since.
Once it dries out, things might work normally again.
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The issue here, is with the current that the N10 battery is capable of pushing, if the wrong bits get shorted you can kill something.
As long is that doesn't happen, these is no reason a good drying out shouldn't fix it, but as I say, that is as long as nothing has become electronically damaged due to shorting from the water.
I don't know how well sealed the N10 is, nor how quickly it was pulled out of the bucket of water, but it's possible water didn't get too far in and might be ok.
The proper way to go would be along these lines:
-take the device apart ASAP (too late for that) -> http://www.powerbookmedic.com/wordpress/2012/11/16/google-nexus-10-take-apart-first-look
-disconnect the battery
-rinse everything that go wet with distilled water and isopropanol (100%)
-let dry for 48h+
Dude you dont need to kiss it goodbye. Dry it up, open it and dry all that u can and that just call google and send it in just tell them that it stopped working and you dont know why. Boom boom.
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I saw someone on the Evo LTE forum on Android Central dried their LTE in the dryer. Maybe you could try that!
Ps. Don't do it! But I'm sorry for the problem :/
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Am I the only one who pictured a Benny Hill scenario playing out reading OP's post? Feel sorry for op but what are the chances a random bucket of water is directly in the way of a $500 tablet? That's like accidentally setting yourself on fire and trying to extinguish it with the liquid in a gallon water jug that is somehow filled with gasoline instead.
Don't use hairdryer. If water didn't touch crucial parts, blowing the water from side to side will just increase your chance of doing so. Disassemble, battery disconnect, rice bag and 48hrs is your best bet. If you have a oven able to do 100-120F, you can leave it in there overnight so it dries quicker, but time is not of essence here.
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Dude you dont need to kiss it goodbye. Dry it up, open it and dry all that u can and that just call google and send it in just tell them that it stopped working and you dont know why. Boom boom.
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Promoting fraud. Nice. Personally, i don't think I would do it this way. But hey, I'm honest.
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Promoting fraud. Nice. Personally, i don't think I would do it this way. But hey, I'm honest.
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I was just gonna say that. If you do it, do it, its immoral. But then promoting your immorality is just kinda weird..
Fraud? Immoral? Not everyone is made of money or born with a gold spoon in their mouths. Big companies like Google and Samsung can take a hit of 500 bucks but for some of us 500 bucks is a big deal and maybe someone might not even be able to get another one if this kind of crap happens to them.
We arent in school any more, gotta get by one way or another. I gave him an idea of what I would do, I didnt put a gun to his head thats all he should do.
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Fraud? Immoral? Not everyone is made of money or born with a gold spoon in their mouths. Big companies like Google and Samsung can take a hit of 500 bucks but for some of us 500 bucks is a big deal and maybe someone might not even be able to get another one if this kind of crap happens to them.
We arent in school any more, gotta get by one way or another. I gave him an idea of what I would do, I didnt put a gun to his head thats all he should do.
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Made of money, golden spoon in my mouth? That's one heck of an assumption. I didn't have anything given to me. As a matter of fact, I work my tail off for everything I have. Fact is, if you can't afford to replace it, you couldn't afford it in the first place.
Fraud? Yes.
Immoral? Yes.
And just because Google and Samsung are huge, multi billion dollar companies, doesn't mean they owe you a damn thing.
... steps off his soap box.
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Ok "trickster" good for you, you have your opinions and I have mine.
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Doubt it would work anyway as I'm almost sure they have water damage stickers present inside.
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Guys thanks for the suggestions .yes its not a joke ,my beloved nexus 10 fell into a bucket of water sitting next to my porch couch outside .(leftover rain water and never dumped it ....yea)I had really quick got up and set the tablet to the side of the couch and bam.I know, I'm an idiot !
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So, I see only one other thread about this, but I dropped my phone (Clumsy me left it on a chair, it slid off, and spider webbed my phone(SUCH a short distance)) But, I've bought the replacement part myself, and I plan on doing the repair myself. Is there anything I should know before I actually do this? Has total disassemble of the phone been done before?
Not to hijack your thread, but it drives me nuts how my LGOG seems to seek out-on its own-a way to dive off my coffee table/sofa/end table...no matter how flat and non inclined I sit it two seconds later and...CRASH! floor time...luckily mine has been taking it ok. So I feel your pain, and hope you get the help you seek.
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Not to hijack your thread, but it drives me nuts how my LGOG seems to seek out-on its own-a way to dive off my coffee table/sofa/end table...no matter how flat and non inclined I sit it two seconds later and...CRASH! floor time...luckily mine has been taking it ok. So I feel your pain, and hope you get the help you seek.
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I even know your feeling -.- I've never dropped it before though, that was my first time, mostly because I treat my phones like its my second life, and because theyre expensive. This phone dropped literally a foot and webbed, I was so mad
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I even know your feeling -.- I've never dropped it before though, that was my first time, mostly because I treat my phones like its my second life, and because theyre expensive. This phone dropped literally a foot and webbed, I was so mad
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Found this video off a quick google search...
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Found this off a quick google search...
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I've seen that video, but it doesn't really show how to put the replacement back in, if you use glue, what type of glue, or how much heat is required and all that such
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I've seen that video, but it doesn't really show how to put the replacement back in, if you use glue, what type of glue, or how much heat is required and all that such
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I replaced the digitizer on an HTC Vivid and used 3m double sided tape and doubled that up so the screen wasn't directly on top of the lcd. The video for that one recommended doing that to keep some weird effects on the screen.
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I replaced the digitizer on an HTC Vivid and used 3m double sided tape and doubled that up so the screen wasn't directly on top of the lcd. The video for that one recommended doing that to keep some weird effects on the screen.
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Whats the youtube vid name?
Maybe try some silicone glue
Maybe try some of the silicone seal (blue silicone glue) to attach it. If nothing else you might try some electronic stores (specialty or other Cell phone repair stores) for the glue that is needed. I would opt for something that isn't so hard on stuck and maybe go for something that holds tight and seals well but doesn't make it damn near impossible.