Originally posted by clance_911 Wirelessly posted (Nokia 7650: Nokia7650/1.0 SymbianOS/6.1 Series60/0.9 Profile/MIDP-1.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.0)
Bcoz if v can use som high alchol drink (liquire) itz easy to find in an emergency rather than other alchol solutions. :?
Bad idea! There's sugar in booze. Dried sugar will carbonize and cause shorts all over the phone. Might as well wash it in salt water and drive over it.
For others, OhNoMoTo (I responded to your private message), yes, you should dry the entire phone, both halves if it's a flip.
DON'T use a hair dryer unless you've been taught how by someone who uses one on electronic circuits successfully. It works, but if you don't know what you're doing you can easily overheat something and destroy the phone. (Even turned off, most parts can be damaged by the heat of a hair dryer set to Low.)
The only reason for a hair dryer is to dry up little spots of moisture you can't reach with a Q-tip or alcohol swab - and I've found that dipping the phone into a jar of alcohol and gently swishing it around for a second works better than a dryer. It also removes minerals, impurities and dirt - which are the cause of most of the problems. Pure water doesn't etch copper and it doesn't conduct electricity very well.
OK, after completely apart, dunked in Alcohol, (difficult to dry the LCD display completely-but visible moisture was gone after 1 hr under a desk lamp), swabbed & dried rest of phone.
Looked good, no rust.
Powered up : Nothing.
Re-Charged Battery (it had full charge at the time of swim) : WORKS !
Used for ONE hour OK (noticed new 3-D/Ghost effect on LCD) : suddenly, screen froze w/ fixed vertical lines.
Turned off(by removing Battery), tried to Power up: NOTHING.
Re-Charged Battery just in case: NOTHING.
Just in case, placed in Sunny ledge for 1/2 day: NOTHING.
Wondering if this is the Battery thats gone wrong ?
Or, if somehow the LCD didn't like the Alcohol ?
Or ... ?
Tried the *Swimming* Battery (i have 2 of these V300's), in my other V300, it works FINE.
Vice Versa: the good battery does not power up *Swimming* V300.
Conclusion: The battery ain't the problem :mad:
BTW, the bad V300 got a fulls days rest w/o battery before 1st Powering up - like recommended.
Originally posted by OhNoMoTo
Wondering if this is the Battery thats gone wrong ?
Or, if somehow the LCD didn't like the Alcohol ?
Or ... ?
Or. and it's difficult troubleshooting anything by remote control, the water damaged something before you got alcohol on it, but it wasn't damaged enough to show until after you put it into alcohol. It does sound as if the battery was in the phone for a while after it got wet, and that can start electolytic damage.
Water can start a chemical reaction with a tiny spot of exposed copper, which won't cut entirely through the copper until days, or even a week or two, later. It's the chlorine in tap water or the acids in rain water that does it.
Basically had hoped to salvage some of the Phone numbers (stored to phone NOT to SIM) :( ...a few of them are priceless
anyway to retrieve those now?[/B]
Depends. If it's just the display that's gone, get another V300, go keystroke-by-keystroke to transfer all the phone numbers to the SIM, duplicating keystrokes on your V300, and you have the numbers on your SIM. If the phone is shot, probably not, unless someone knows more than I do.
Pint glass with water + my Moto V551...happy ending
I thought I would add my experience with this situation to hopefully give some hope to anyone else who goes through this.
Two nights ago I had my dog in one arm and my cellphone in the other...I needed to grab my glass of water too and there was no room in the dog hand, so I thought I could just have the glass in the tips of my fingers pinching my helpless little V551 between it and the palm of my hand. Well, you can imagine what happened. The phone started to work it's way up my hand, up over the lip of the glass... and splash... into the glass (not half full, not half empty, it was fully full and not at all empty). Dropped to the ground and spilled the whole thing out, dropped the dog and scrabled to get the battery and sim card out.... then just stood there.... silence....visions of the digital camera I took for a 15 minute swim last summer pass through my head.... visions of the Moto C333 I dropped in a bucket of water 3 years ago pass through my head.... a sort of calm comes over me. I do not deserve to have such expensive and non-water proof gadgets ANYMORE.... SPOKE TOO SOON.... NOW I"M MAD AGAIN!!!!
Anyway, left the phone on some paper towel to dry overnight (no lamp or blowdryer, or alcohol rinse), woke up the next morning and tried it out...things were happening (keys lit up), but it was still royally F***ED. Quickly pulled the battery out again, left it alone and came to trusty ol' Howard Chui forums to find this thread. Read a bunch of the posts and decided I'd leave the phone for a couple days under a 60 Watt lamp. After 12 hours I saw more fog on the inside of the screens than I had at the start of the day, which suggested to me things were at least happening (water was evaporating from sensitive circuitry). I left it for another 36 hours which takes me to this morning when I tried things out again... and presto....everything seems to be working fine.
If you've come across this thread because you need help, I wish you luck and I feel your pain.
Stu
P.S. I THINK maybe the vibration signal has been dulled a bit, but i'm not sure. Doesn't bother me at all though.
Well, the only semi-bright thing i did was NOT turning on the unit after it fell for 30 hrs.
I'll post this for others:
Even after i had dunked each side in Alcohol, + delicately swabbing with an alcohol-laden Qtip, after careful dissassembly of everything but the LCD (using a T6 torx), & even "lamp-bathing" it for 8 hrs - the Unit would not come on.
Then for laughs, ( i needed one @ that point) i turned it off and let the (already fully charged) battery charge in unit - turned it on again after 2 hrs. ....
IT WORKED !! ..beautiful, right ? .... About 1 hr. later, screen froze then it died.
I could see that the screen still had substantial Fog on it (it was trapped Alcohol) - so apart it went again - this time, figuring out how to gain access to the rubber behind the screen.
Not easy!
while it was apart, kept it under an incandescent (more warmth) desk lamp for a few hours.
After assembly: NOTHING/DEAD.
Gave up. Next day, for no reason, tried turning it on.
WORKED.
Its worked ever since.
Whats the Lesson ? : A.) DONT GIVE UP.
B.) ALL moisture must be gone
C.) Be even more careful than you think
you're being.
C.) Dont give up.
Any difference ? yes, the digital screen has some slight discoloration (to be expected, i guess).
But the only important difference is in the MIC: I have to hold/tilt it close for others to hear me.
Any tips on that ?
this is an excellent thread. thanks to everyone who posted.
i put my samsung 670 through an entire cycle in my washing machine...needless to say with the water, detergent, and spinning I thought my phone was a goner. a couple hours after the incident, i removed the battery and disassembled the casing. i used a cloth to dry up any moisture i could find and sat the parts on a sunny window. after 3 hours of drying in direct sunlight (no hair dryer, lamp, or isopropyl alcohol), i put the battery back on without further charging and the phone regained the ability to power up, make calls, and take pictures. the inner lcd screen appeared stained, but this resolved by itself gradually over three days without additional disassembly or drying. the funny thing is that I was having trouble with static/cracking sound issues before i soaked my phone and now these noises have seemed to have disappeared (this could just be due to signal strength and not hardware).
last yesterday night i forgot i had my nokia 7250i in my pocket and it went in the washing machine 5 minutes later im looking for it then i relised it was in my pocket i took it out off the washing machine and it was flashing then i put on a chair by the fire and removed the battery and took the cover off it was left there for a while to dry out and was moved back from the fire by my mum last night so i dont know if it is dry or not i have tryed it with the battery and it comes straight on but its very dull and the screen is on but no lights or anything i dont even turn it on it just comes on will it be alright if i dry it by the deskfan or could it be corroded i dont have a special screw driver 2 take it apart and clean it. how long will it take 2 dry i have tryed with a hair dryer this after noon and it still didnt work can some body please help asap
last yesterday night i forgot i had my nokia 7250i in my pocket and it went in the washing machine 5 minutes later im looking for it then i relised it was in my pocket i took it out off the washing machine and it was flashing then i put on a chair by the fire and removed the battery and took the cover off it was left there for a while to dry out and was moved back from the fire by my mum last night so i dont know if it is dry or not i have tryed it with the battery and it comes straight on but its very dull and the screen is on but no lights or anything i dont even turn it on it just comes on will it be alright if i dry it by the deskfan or could it be corroded i dont have a special screw driver 2 take it apart and clean it. how long will it take 2 dry i have tryed with a hair dryer this after noon and it still didnt work can some body please help asap
1) R-E-M-O-V-E T-H-E B-A-T-T-E-R-Y I-M-M-E-D-I-A-T-E-L-Y ! !
2) I wouldn't hold out much hope.
3) If you can, find a dealer who does this type of repair and let him try it.
4) If you want to try it, you'll need a Torx #6 screwdriver. They're pretty easy to find.
Take the boards out. Wipe them down with an alcohol swab. Let them dry for a few days. (Don't use a hair dryer - you can easily overheat a component or melt some solder and cause a short.) Put everything back together. If the phone comes on immediately, take it to a dealer - you won't be able to repair it yourself.
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