Phone got wet. :( - Page 3

10-01-10, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Albo

Weird day today, good and bad?

That's because it was Thursday and you could have been Bigman...

10-01-10, 06:10 AM

**nekrosoft13** · 10-01-10, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Albo

But my phone, what do I do now? I left it out in the middle of my room, without rice..

maybe next time follow the instructions, why even ask for help when your going to ignore it anway.

rice is one of the best substances that absorb water, helps with evaporation.

what probably happened now is that phone didn't dry completly you turned it back on and something might have shorted.

10-01-10, 08:29 AM

^ I can almost gaurantee something shorted. Buy a cheapo phone off fleabay.

**DiscipleDOC** · 10-01-10, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by betterdan

That's because it was Thursday and you could have been Bigman...

ragejg · 10-01-10, 09:23 AM

Newer phones have a water sensor that allows the vendor to detect whether or not the phone has been water damaged... and if the sensor is tripped, you haz no warrantyz. It's usually a recessed hole with a little red dot. On my HTC Pure it's in the stylus hole, about 1/4" in.

Albo · 10-01-10, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by nekrosoft13

maybe next time follow the instructions, why even ask for help when your going to ignore it anway.

rice is one of the best substances that absorb water, helps with evaporation.

what probably happened now is that phone didn't dry completly you turned it back on and something might have shorted.

I left it in rice for 24 hours like everyone on the internets said.

Anyways. It works again now. I'll wait a bit longer before going back though to avoid any issues.

Albo · 10-02-10, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Albo

I left it in rice for 24 hours like everyone on the internets said.

Anyways. It works again now. I'll wait a bit longer before going back though to avoid any issues.

Broke again. The standby key makes the letter h appear. This only happens on a reboot though. So IDK.

10-02-10, 07:35 AM

Never reboot it. Well unless you need to type something with the letter h, then go for it.

**bob saget** · 10-03-10, 01:00 PM

my ancient moto razr got wet in the rain, and i mean soaked wet, and i stuck it under the blow drier with the battery out and it works fine.

Albo · 01-01-11, 11:16 AM

So update, today I decided to try again at it. I opened it up, and peeled off the white keyboard membrane. Then I used isopropyl alcohol and a cotton swab to clean all the corosion that you couldn't see before. Then I put it back on, and booted up. It worked.

The keys respond fine, and I can use this phone just like before.

Sweet.

01-01-11, 11:37 AM

Happy 2011

10-01-10, 08:29 AM	#28
Bearclaw Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Phone got wet. :( ^ I can almost gaurantee something shorted. Buy a cheapo phone off fleabay.

10-01-10, 09:23 AM	#30
ragejg nV News Alumni Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Finger Lakes of Hell, NY Posts: 5,399	Re: Phone got wet. :( Newer phones have a water sensor that allows the vendor to detect whether or not the phone has been water damaged... and if the sensor is tripped, you haz no warrantyz. It's usually a recessed hole with a little red dot. On my HTC Pure it's in the stylus hole, about 1/4" in. __________________ 2010-2011 Reviews: GTX 570 \| GTX 580 \| GTS 450 \| GTX 460 \| GTX 465 Pre-2010 Reviews: 6600 GT \| XMS 4400 DDR \| SilenX Cooler \| 6800 \| 5900 XT \| Personal Cinema \| 5900 NU ______________________________________________ Phenom II x6 1090t @ 4.0 ghz \| Asus M498TD-EVO Am3 SLI nForce 980a \| 2x EVGA GTX 560 SLI \| 2x4gb DDR3-1333 \| Antec EarthWatts EA650 PSU \| 60gb Mushkin Calisto Enhanced Sandforce SSD \| 2x WD2500KS RAID 0 \| Sunbeam Tuniq 3 case \| 24" Asus 19x10 LED LCD \| 26" Panasonic 720p TV \| Sidewinder X5 mouse \| Logitech MX5500 & Revolution mouse \| Altec Lansing 5.1 THX-Certified audio \| Win 7 Ultimate \| desk \| couch "Stars must die so that I may live. I... stepped out of a Supernova."

10-02-10, 07:35 AM	#33
betterdan Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Phone got wet. :( Never reboot it. Well unless you need to type something with the letter h, then go for it.

10-03-10, 01:00 PM	#34
bob saget Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Vancouver, originally Russia Posts: 23,133	Re: Phone got wet. :( my ancient moto razr got wet in the rain, and i mean soaked wet, and i stuck it under the blow drier with the battery out and it works fine.

01-01-11, 11:16 AM	#35
Albo Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: MA, USA Posts: 3,633	Re: Phone got wet. :( So update, today I decided to try again at it. I opened it up, and peeled off the white keyboard membrane. Then I used isopropyl alcohol and a cotton swab to clean all the corosion that you couldn't see before. Then I put it back on, and booted up. It worked. The keys respond fine, and I can use this phone just like before. Sweet.

01-01-11, 11:37 AM	#36
Bearclaw Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Phone got wet. :( Happy 2011