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During the storm this past weekend somebody (me) spilled a drink on my phone when the power went out. I immediately took the battery out and tried to dry out the phone as much as I could. The next day I powered up the phone only to find out that I could not make phone calls using the earpiece. Speaker phone and Bluetooth works fine. I also discovered that media will not play through the speaker although plugging headphones in works fine...the ringer and notifications work fine. Other than that, the phone works great. I tried flashing another ROM to see if just maybe it was a software thing...it wasn't.
The real issue is that I don't have insurance or store warranty coverage and my bootloader is unlocked. There is also signs of moisture on the phone. For now I can live with it, but I wanted to ask if anyone knew of any other options I could try. Or...maybe there is a way to redirect the sound??? Please help!!!
Lesssons learned:
1. Finish all drinks
2. Don't sit the phone next to the drink.
lilhaiti said:
During the storm this past weekend somebody (me) spilled a drink on my phone when the power went out. I immediately took the battery out and tried to dry out the phone as much as I could. The next day I powered up the phone only to find out that I could not make phone calls using the earpiece. Speaker phone and Bluetooth works fine. I also discovered that media will not play through the speaker although plugging headphones in works fine...the ringer and notifications work fine. Other than that, the phone works great. I tried flashing another ROM to see if just maybe it was a software thing...it wasn't.
The real issue is that I don't have insurance or store warranty coverage and my bootloader is unlocked. There is also signs of moisture on the phone. For now I can live with it, but I wanted to ask if anyone knew of any other options I could try. Or...maybe there is a way to redirect the sound??? Please help!!!
Lesssons learned:
1. Finish all drinks
2. Don't sit the phone next to the drink.
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If the phone works in general... then most likely a specific piece is ruined related to the phone speaker/mic.
You can try tearing apart the phone ( I believe there are tear down guides online) and then using rubbing alcohol try to clean out any corrosion, especially around components that are having issues.
If that doesn't work, then you'll have to try to replace the component. unfortunately not sure how easy that is. Tons of components sold for iphones but doubt as much for atrix.
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If the phone works in general... then most likely a specific piece is ruined related to the phone speaker/mic.
You can try tearing apart the phone ( I believe there are tear down guides online) and then using rubbing alcohol try to clean out any corrosion, especially around components that are having issues.
If that doesn't work, then you'll have to try to replace the component. unfortunately not sure how easy that is. Tons of components sold for iphones but doubt as much for atrix.
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Yeah, I was thinking of that as an option...being optimistic, I was gonna try to use the phone for a few days and see if it miraculously clears up...wishful thinking
I bet your Atrix will revive once the hangover subsides!
No really, it will be ok I'm sure, I've seen cases where people inmerse their devices into pools and toilets only to discover a few days later that they keep on ticking.
The clue here is to be patient and keep it from using it for several days, and I'm talking 3, 5 or even a week! So be very patient.
Remove the battery and let it dry inside a bag, box or bottle filled with uncooked rice or if you have plenty of dry bags (those that come inside some medicines or electronics) use them!
Try not to disassemble the Atrix to avoid dust contamination, but if you wan't you can go ahead and do it. The Atrix is very easy to disassemble. Just use common sense, and if you use alcohol to get rid of moisture and corrosion, be wary that even cotton or cotton swabs can be dangerous since there are components that are cold-soldered onto the motherboard and can be peeled-off very easily.
Don't use a hair dryer, since you could damage the plastic if not used correctly.
Let us know how it goes!
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I sat it in rice over night, and used a blow dryer on cool but still not dice so far. Unfortunately I don't have any other form of comms other than my Atrix...I may go and buy a cheap Go Phone to use and let the Atrix take a nap. I will be patient...I'm thinking that it will wake up one day and everything will be OK
Atrix = featherweight!!!
So if the only part that's not working at the moment is the ear speaker, then maybe you can get a spare from cnn.cn and replace it yourself. Very easy to do by the way.
The bad thing is that I think they don't sell the speaker alone, but the whole modular assembly that contains the speaker, power button and biometric scanner. But check the site above to verify.
Cheers!
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Was it a mixed or sugary drink? It could've pooled up in your speaker into something sticky. You might want to try cleaning it with alcohol disassembled. Or even dabbing it with alcohol while assembled but leave battery out and let dry at least a day. Each time you dab it with alcohol, try sopping it back up with a dry q tip.
I voided my warranty and your mum.
Unfortunately it isn't just the speaker, media will not play through the loudspeaker either...kinda weird because the speaker phone works just fine. Also, game sounds don't play. I'm thinking it might be an amplifier or something.
It was a mixed drink so it did have some sugar in it.
I dropped my atrix in the toilet. It was only in there for 2 seconds max, but I dried it off and tried to see if everything still worked. None of the speakers worked, but I put it in a bowl of rice for a couple of hours in the Texas heat, afterwards everything was working fine.
I have taken my Atrix for about a 10 minute swim, after jumping in the pool with it on my hip in an otterbox defender case. I felt something on my hip and noticed my phone there! I immediately jumped out of the pool, removed the case and battery. Dried what I could with a towel. Then put the phone in rice for about 3 hours. I then took the phone out of the rice and gave it another bath in alcohol, swishing the phone around to make sure the alcohol got every where the water got... I then let the phone sit for 4 days next to a floor vent in my house. Not directly on the vent. After the four days I tried powering the phone on. The phone powered on with no problems(no sim or memory card.) I then put my sim and memory card in, plugged in the phone and tried powering the phone on again, an it would not power on.
I then took the phone apart(not completely did not dis-connect any ribbon cables etc..) and used a q-tip and rubbing alochol to wipe any contacts that I thought might have signs of oxidation or water damage. Put the phone back together and let it sit again next to a vent for another 3 days. Put my sim, memory card and batter back in and the phone powered up with no problem.
I am currently using the atrix, the only thing that does not work is the front facing camera. It just doesn't seem to want to power up... but that is something I can live with. I did even after the 7 days had some moisture between the LCD and digitizer, so I let the phone sit in my hot car for an hour or two of an on to help get rid of the moisture.
Hope this helps.. I would recommend if you see any moisture to turn the phone off and let it sit, as if you can see moisture, there is also probably some that you cannot see and could cause more damage.
Great stories!!!
But I have to wonder how safe are we from e-coli and other bacteria/viruses when buying second hand smartphones that have visited the crapper!!!!
YIKES!!! LOL
Cheers!
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Rayan said:
Great stories!!!
But I have to wonder how safe are we from e-coli and other bacteria/viruses when buying second hand smartphones that have visited the crapper!!!!
YIKES!!! LOL
Cheers!
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what's really funny are people that put their phone up for public sale, are honest enough to mention that it was dropped in the toilet and still want market value and not the best offer. what kind of crap is that? it's my valuable crap?
Thanks for all of the help...you guys are the greatest...I will buy a backup before I tear the phone open...but I think cracking it open is in order...I think the moisture is gone but the sugar may have coated something.
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Just an update...I opened the phone and cleaned all of the contacts with alcohol...that solved the problem...thanks again for the help
Hey guys, I've been in love with my phone for the past two weeks. Now I'm on Vacay oversees. This phone is so damn light I didn't even realize they were in my swim trunks. Then boom it hit me 1 min later, phone in pocket and in the pool!!
Anyone with experience dropping it water or any advice regarding preventing further damage?
Bury it in a bowl of uncooked rice for a day or more. It will dry it out. There may be damage to the screen, or some contacts may be shorted, but this will help minimize damage. Also give it a few days to heal, some problems might go away as the last bits of water evaporate out.
sosobri said:
Hey guys, I've been in love with my phone for the past two weeks. Now I'm on Vacay oversees. This phone is so damn light I didn't even realize they were in my swim trunks. Then boom it hit me 1 min later, phone in pocket and in the pool!!
Anyone with experience dropping it water or any advice regarding preventing further damage?
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Dont turn it on, put it in rice for 48+ hours.
During those 48 hours, pray.
Good luck!
Damp rid
Go to the hardware and get some damp rid. Place the phone in a small tupperware, place that in a larger tupperware with the damp rid in it and seal for a week. I have received 2 phones this way.
Take it apart and blowdry, that's the only way for sure, assuming you haven't tried to turn it on, good luck...
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Put in a insurance claim and forget it.
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My OG 4G was submerged and I brought it back to life with no issues.
1. Like others have said do not turn the phone on
2. Do not blow dry the phone, if you have concerns with the contaminants in the pool water you CAN give the phone an alcohol wipe down. Alcohol evaporates quickly and can help to draw excess water out of small crevices while cleaning contacts, boards, etc
3. SETUP a drying chamber like others have recommended. Either using the rice
method or using a desiccant like Damp Rid. Put that in a shoe box along with
the phone and tightly seal it. 3 days minimum up to a full week. It took my
OG 5 days to come around.
That kind of rice works better, long grain, short grain, broken rice, Jasmine?
You need to take it apart and clean it NOW.
Pool water is highly clorinated. Chlorine is a corrosive.
Even drying it out or using rice will still damage the device. The water / chlorine are already in the device. Since its got a non removable battery the unit will still have power running to parts of it.
What needs to happen is
1, file a claim and replace it.
2. If you can get it apart. remove the battery and start to clean it with isopropoyl alchohol or contact cleaning solution.
But my guess is since it actually went underwater the LCD will have spots on it as well.
At this point its probably going to be a bad device.
easy way to turn it off, if on still, hold power for 10 sec, when in off state, hold vol down, boot into bootloader, select fastboot, select power down.
Don't use a blower that will accelerate the oxidation on the circuits.
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Thanks for the suggestions guys, I think I might have to say one good prayer in hopes of getting this device to work. Im in the Philippines so my phone doesn't have signal anyways I just mainly up use it as a wifi device, the real problem is when I get home. But if I do file a claim now maybe I'll have one waiting for me when I get back from vacation. Thanks for the help
Let the phone sit for a day or two, or until majority of the water evaporates naturally. (do not put in sun or apply direct heat, as it will make your screen fog and cause bubbles etc.) When majority of the water is out then take a blow dryer on cool or normal (not hot or warm) and apply to phone covering all areas for at least 30 mins. You need to take of the back plastic face plate as it is easy to remove and will easily hold water. If you can watch a video on how to access the batter (if you cant find one there are some for the One X line witch is very similar in build). If water is near the battery or any electrical circuits it could easily fry. If you are unsure if the water is not completely out of it you have either not waited long enough or applied enough air to the phone. Good Luck and Remember do not turn on wet electronics! THAT'S A NO-NO!!!
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Take it apart and blowdry, that's the only way for sure, assuming you haven't tried to turn it on, good luck...
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Blow dry as in a can of air. Not a blow dryer.
Don't forget a pool has chlorine in the water. It may even be worth rinsing. Then blow dry and then let it sit.
Take the rear cover off. Was gonna say remove the battery too, lol. But the sealed tupperware/bag of white rice works. Be patient as hard as that is.
water logged phone
I like the insurance claim option the best also, I suspect that if it comes around, it will never be the same again, and I would be concerned that one day, for no particular reason, it will simply stop working.
Get a new phone, and call it a day. These things happen dude
The key is to get it apart and get every bit of water out/dried, I guess I shoulda mentioned to watch aspects of things to not get hot, however a regular blow dryer on low or cool shouldn't hurt anything, it will be a delicate process. First things first though, get the battery out, do not try and turn it on. I've fixed thousands of microelectronic boards, traces, solder points, and water damage accounts for about 75% of most of what I've seen. If you aren't comfortable with this as most wouldn't be, find someone who is or try some kind of tep, tsp, whatever but it doesn't sound like that's an option... Good luck and follow up, I'd like to hear how it turns out...
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So I accidently dropped my phone in water yesterday. I immediately powered it off and when I got home a couple of hours later, disassembled it, dried it off best I could and put the components in rice overnight. Today I reassembled and it will not turn on at all. I took it back apart and put it back in the rice.
I'm seriously screwed if this phone is dead. I REALLY can't afford $600.00 for a new one. I might have to buy a damn flip phone and lose my unlimited VZ data if I can't get it to work....
Is there anywhere out there that repairs phones like this? Anyone got a tip that might bring it back to life? I'm desperate!
Here's a tip...stop using your phone around water...
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Or get a job to afford a new one. There isn't much you can do otherwise. Leave it in rice again for 24 hours see what happens but it doesn't sound good.
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putting the phone in a bag of rice overnight isnt enough. put more rice in the bag, zip it up, and stick it somewhere that gets sun, youll want at least 3-4 days.
Still in 30 days period ? Make sure u dry it up then exchange it
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Phone have sensors now internally where they can tell if the phone had water damage there is no way to change that.
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I would try to find silica packs instead of rice. And yes, you will want to leave this in a warm dry spot for at least a week. Even then, there may be corrosion which will forever affect the device.
If you can't find a quart sized bag of silica baggies, then change the rice daily.
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freemeech said:
Here's a tip...stop using your phone around water...
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Would never have thought of that, great tip...
slide83 said:
So I accidently dropped my phone in water yesterday. I immediately powered it off and when I got home a couple of hours later, disassembled it, dried it off best I could and put the components in rice overnight. Today I reassembled and it will not turn on at all. I took it back apart and put it back in the rice.
I'm seriously screwed if this phone is dead. I REALLY can't afford $600.00 for a new one. I might have to buy a damn flip phone and lose my unlimited VZ data if I can't get it to work....
Is there anywhere out there that repairs phones like this? Anyone got a tip that might bring it back to life? I'm desperate!
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I am going to make your day if u used American express to buy your phone. They have a 90 no question asked insurance policy included with every purchase. Check if your credit card has the same feature. They also add 1 year warranty to everything u buy too. I use it for big purchases and save money by not adding store ought warranties
slide83 said:
So I accidently dropped my phone in water yesterday. I immediately powered it off and when I got home a couple of hours later, disassembled it, dried it off best I could and put the components in rice overnight. Today I reassembled and it will not turn on at all. I took it back apart and put it back in the rice.
I'm seriously screwed if this phone is dead. I REALLY can't afford $600.00 for a new one. I might have to buy a damn flip phone and lose my unlimited VZ data if I can't get it to work....
Is there anywhere out there that repairs phones like this? Anyone got a tip that might bring it back to life? I'm desperate!
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Probably too late now but that's why they sell insurance. Then your only out the deductible. I rarely get insurance but on a phone that retails for 600+ I went for it. Anyway hindsights 20/20 so gl with the rice.
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1st thing you did wrong is drop the phone in water. 2nd thing was trying to turn it on. Could of made it worse.
Like said before leave it in a bag of rice or something similar for a few days. There may be small chance of hope.
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If you have it apart, put everything except the battery and screen in some 97% alcohol. Just for a minute, then let them dry out. The alcohol will push the corrosion and water away from the parts.
My son put my GS2(Epic Touch) in the toilet a few times.I took it apart,dried it out with paper towel first then put it in the oven for 2 minutes.
When i was sure it was fully dry,i put it back together,put the battery back in and BOOM it still worked!
Stop listening to these fools who know next to nothing about electronics,first thing you do after your phone been in water take out the battery and dont push the power button.Take it apart and dry it out like i did but dont over cook it in the oven.That rice thing will surelly corode your phone inside and rarely works.
After i did this everything stlil worked,except one thing-the power button,lol.Power button workes only one time-to turn the phone on but after the phone is on it doesnt work any more.So in order for me to turn on the screen i would have to wait untill someone calls or txt me or plug the phone in the usb so i can unlock the screen or battery pull.I suspect this happened because my girl when she found the phone wet tried to turn it on to see if it worked and she shouldnt have.
Anyways without power button working that made my phone almost useless-almost.
I put two screws in back cover and mounted the phone by my son's bed,i plugged it in the outlet that was connected to a light switch.So if i want to turn the phone on i simply hit the light switch and the screen will light up so i can unlock it.
Now my 2 year old son has a mini tv by his bed so he can watch cartoons and play games,this is something that i used to dream of when i was a kid,lol.
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If you have it apart, put everything except the battery and screen in some 97% alcohol. Just for a minute, then let them dry out. The alcohol will push the corrosion and water away from the parts.
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Yeah he is right,i forgot to mention aclcohol-it helps i did that to but dont soak it in alcohol!Take a q-tip,soak it in alcohol and go over the electronoc board carefully,make sure none of the cotton got caught in the chips.
What i did i just went over the metal strip that connected the phone to the screen with alcohol to make sure it had good contact.
The key is to put the phone parts in the oven including the screen to let it get hot enough to evaporate any left over water
without melting the parts.
I put it in for about 2 minutes on 500 degrees.I took it out when the phone was almost too hot to touch-almost too hot.
should have blow dried it soon as you opened it up.
Oh and forget about rice-thats what the oven is for.Or if you dont know or scared about using the oven and overcooking the phone,just use a hair dryer.
Put it on the highest heat setting and start heatting the phone parts untill they are too hot to touch.
Rice is the last resort option for thing that you cant dissasemble,if you can take it apart and dry it out there is no need for rice-ever.
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blissid said:
should have blow dried it soon as you opened it up.
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You beat me to it.Paper towel first to soak up what you can and dryer or oven later to get the rest.
no need to call those of us trying to offer some advice "fools"
wavrunrx said:
no need to call those of us trying to offer some advice "fools"
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Youre right,people that dont know alot about electronics.
care to explain whats wrong with the bag of rice/silica packet method ?
slide83 said:
So I accidently dropped my phone in water yesterday. I immediately powered it off and when I got home a couple of hours later, disassembled it, dried it off best I could and put the components in rice overnight. Today I reassembled and it will not turn on at all. I took it back apart and put it back in the rice.
I'm seriously screwed if this phone is dead. I REALLY can't afford $600.00 for a new one. I might have to buy a damn flip phone and lose my unlimited VZ data if I can't get it to work....
Is there anywhere out there that repairs phones like this? Anyone got a tip that might bring it back to life? I'm desperate!
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Let me guess...No Insurance
wavrunrx said:
care to explain whats wrong with the bag of rice/silica packet method ?
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When you take apart the phone and dry it out there is no longer need for rice.Now if you had a unibody phone that was hard/impossible to take a part or put back together then that would call for the bag of rice to slowly soak up the water.
Alright, so me being the idiot I am dropped my Note II into water. Now it was only most of the way submerged, with the spen slot sticking out. I did manage to save it while the screen was still on and pulled the battery. For the past 2 days, I've had it layered with silica packets (the kind you find in shoe boxes) and paper towels in a plastic baggies.
For the first day, I could put my battery in and get the screen to come on, albiet once I tried to reinsert my sim card, the phone promptly died again. As of late, however, the screen hasn't been coming on and I am getting no startup vibration, only the red light in the proximity sensor flashes once.
You guys have any ideas to attempt to recover the phone? Or is it a lost cause? I'm already up on the Asurion 2 phone replacement policy thing, so I have no more insurance for my beloved Note II.
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Alright, so me being the idiot I am dropped my Note II into water. Now it was only most of the way submerged, with the spen slot sticking out. I did manage to save it while the screen was still on and pulled the battery. For the past 2 days, I've had it layered with silica packets (the kind you find in shoe boxes) and paper towels in a plastic baggies.
For the first day, I could put my battery in and get the screen to come on, albiet once I tried to reinsert my sim card, the phone promptly died again. As of late, however, the screen hasn't been coming on and I am getting no startup vibration, only the red light in the proximity sensor flashes once.
You guys have any ideas to attempt to recover the phone? Or is it a lost cause? I'm already up on the Asurion 2 phone replacement policy thing, so I have no more insurance for my beloved Note II.
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Unfortunately the promblem may have been with 1) the submersion and 2) with you putting the battery in before it was completely dried out.
If there was still moisture in it the battery flowing would have cause accelerated oxidation on exposed contacts. Also, the moisture decals are surely the wrong color so even if you got a warranty replacement you would be paying $200 once it was reviewed. If you fess up it went swimming with Asurion and already did 2 replacements then you may very well be screwed.
***!!! NO RECOMMENDED !!!*** but if you have no other option via Warranty or insurance and it is still wont operate in another day or two:
Remove Battery.
Complete Dissassemble. Youtube for instructions.
Using microfiber and distilled water clean all electronic contacts and sockets.
Submerge logic board in **DISTILLED** water and d step above again wiping all components with microfiber or qtip wrapped in coffee filter to remove oxidation.
Wrap in coffee filter and rice or silica for 2-3 days
Re-Assemble and pray.
This is not for the faint of heart and is a complete and total last resort.
I saved an iphone 5 my daughter sent swimming in a toilet this way
cjk2010 said:
Unfortunately the promblem may have been with 1) the submersion and 2) with you putting the battery in before it was completely dried out.
If there was still moisture in it the battery flowing would have cause accelerated oxidation on exposed contacts. Also, the moisture decals are surely the wrong color so even if you got a warranty replacement you would be paying $200 once it was reviewed. If you fess up it went swimming with Asurion and already did 2 replacements then you may very well be screwed.
***!!! NO RECOMMENDED !!!*** but if you have no other option via Warranty or insurance and it is still wont operate in another day or two:
Remove Battery.
Complete Dissassemble. Youtube for instructions.
Using microfiber and distilled water clean all electronic contacts and sockets.
Submerge logic board in **DISTILLED** water and d step above again wiping all components with microfiber or qtip wrapped in coffee filter to remove oxidation.
Wrap in coffee filter and rice or silica for 2-3 days
Re-Assemble and pray.
This is not for the faint of heart and is a complete and total last resort.
I saved an iphone 5 my daughter sent swimming in a toilet this way
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Do that and there is also some special cleening solution you can buy for when this happens google around fotlr the stuff
s10sdeville said:
Do that and there is also some special cleening solution you can buy for when this happens google around fotlr the stuff
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The "special" cleaning solution I used on my iphone **AFTER** the distilled water wash was 99% isopropyl alcohol. I used a non fiber swap and wiped down all the anodes/cathodes and everything that look tarnished or oxidized . It evaporates on application nearly instantly and pulls any oils/ grime and generally conductive goo off.
This is just my advice after a similar situation with an iPhone. It is NOT easy or quick. If you can afford buying a replacement I would buy a new device or if you have the patience to try this and have nothing left to lose then this worked for me. My daughter has been using the iPhone for a few months without a single issue since. Despite it taking a bath in a toilet of questionable cleanliness and unable to boot right after.
AGAIN: This advice is for the patient and careful. If you have any other options you would be best suited to follow them before this course.
For what its worth, my note took a dip into a bucket of water.. I nearly died.. Once I got it out, I immediately took out the battery, SD card, and placed it in a bowl of rice. Rotating the phone in the rice every 30 minutes until I went to bed.
Left it in overnight and once I woke up, and put everything back together, all was normal again. I was fortunate and grateful but its worth a try.
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trentb12 said:
For what its worth, my note took a dip into a bucket of water.. I nearly died.. Once I got it out, I immediately took out the battery, SD card, and placed it in a bowl of rice. Rotating the phone in the rice every 30 minutes until I went to bed.
Left it in overnight and once I woke up, and put everything back together, all was normal again. I was fortunate and grateful but its worth a try.
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Damn dude... Lucky! I ALMOST dropped mine in the toilet and died... I can't imagine..
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Water Damage Repair
Maybe just SOME HARDWARE IS damaged!
I've got very important Information about this!
See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55140703&postcount=45
Particular partially hardware Damage
Hannah Stern said:
Maybe just SOME HARDWARE IS damaged!
I've got very important Information about this!
See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55140703&postcount=45
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Probably the RAM or whatever hardware - BIOS? - to show up the Model + Model number before the Boot Logo until the Firmware did `'already´ load still works, (very easy simple hardware) does still work properly.
But the Firmware load failed or the Voltage Management could possibly fàil too!. The same thing with the Model and it's number happ(ē)ned with a Galaxy SIII of one of my
For how long the bootloader does display?
Longer=More Frequent tries to load.
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-------------------------------------------------------------------I love experimenting with water damage so i tried with a calculator and some other stuff (i name/call them l8ron.....)
Try to read and execute (≙≜ follow) my Instructive Guide for Water Damage Repair.
Interresting Story
^Nanocoated Nokia 6220 Classic Survived since ~²Yrs Underwater, still works! (I switch on every 3 Months or so, battery around 60-70% still left since two years. I expected the Battery to require a charge every 5 Months in rare use cases and Discharges very slowly when not in use, i expected 8 Months with non use!. Now i did turn on the 6220 every all 3 months on and after 2 years, WONDER! STILL AROUND 60-70 % LEFT!) Who the hell made nanocoating? Thank you, whoever you are! I did the same with a solar calculator (eBay.de ArticleNumber: can't remember right now, i'll post if i'm able to.)
I know this has happened to me before. It would only get to the Model Number Screen and would go no further. The phone was not completely drenched, just the outsides, so I think water got into the power button and it made a contact, since it would keep turning on and off like that. I was very lucky since after 2 hours it worked with no problem, although I recommend you never turn it on even if it seems that it works since water could short-circuit it. Personally, I left it to dry out with the battery and the S-Pen out. Charging worked perfectly afterwards.
Note2
You may want to look on Swappa.com, I have bought several devices on there and just bought a mint note2 for $150 for myself as a spare, it's very nice and rootable.
Hello, I have problem here. My friend's phone got wet when she plays in the river (how stupid), and she come to my house. Her phone is Samsung Galaxy Young GT-S6310. She wants to repair her phone to me because the touch screen of her phone is not responding anymore and I accept it but, I told her if her warranty is no longer available, and she said it's no longer. I started to disassemble it, and removing the body and I see the residue of water. I began clearing it and test it (without the body) and nothing happen. I check inside of the covering plate (the stainless plate when you remove the battery) and I see some residue but not water anymore, it heated up and cleaning it again, but still nothing. I tried my best repairing her phone but no success. I told her to come back anytime so she go home and so, I start to research someting. But I didn't search that night, I have a very, VERY, slow connection. So today still nothing so that's why I post here for question.
If someone have an idea, please post here.
Jazz_Rae said:
Hello, I have problem here. My friend's phone got wet when she plays in the river (how stupid), and she come to my house. Her phone is Samsung Galaxy Young GT-S6310. She wants to repair her phone to me because the touch screen of her phone is not responding anymore and I accept it but, I told her if her warranty is no longer available, and she said it's no longer. I started to disassemble it, and removing the body and I see the residue of water. I began clearing it and test it (without the body) and nothing happen. I check inside of the covering plate (the stainless plate when you remove the battery) and I see some residue but not water anymore, it heated up and cleaning it again, but still nothing. I tried my best repairing her phone but no success. I told her to come back anytime so she go home and so, I start to research someting. But I didn't search that night, I have a very, VERY, slow connection. So today still nothing so that's why I post here for question.
If someone have an idea, please post here.
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you messed up trying to power it on or use it when there is water inside. best thing you could do is blow dry it to dry anything else and leave it in rice to absorb any drops od rice
Phurkus said:
you messed up trying to power it on or use it when there is water inside. best thing you could do is blow dry it to dry anything else and leave it in rice to absorb any drops od rice
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I tried to rice it up for a whole day, didn't work, I do this 3 times to check inside. Should I buy a new digitizer? It's not available in my current country.
Jazz_Rae said:
I tried to rice it up for a whole day, didn't work, I do this 3 times to check inside. Should I buy a new digitizer? It's not available in my current country.
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yeah just buy a new one. i imagine if its not working now, then it wont be working anytime soon. have a good day mate!
Ok, I already fix it. First, I lie the logic board and the digitizer outside to heat up for 4 hours under the sun, second, I submerged with rubbing alcohol, third dried up and finalizing, and finally, assembled up, plug the charger in, charge up, boot up, it works!
I search some threads that rubbing alcohol will work.