my lg xcam fell on a toilet for a whole 1 minute. when i took and washed it, it's obviously dead. no lights and everything. i immediately dried it with a tissue but i can't do that 1st aid uncooked rice remedy since i was out. when i got home after an hour i immediately put it in an uncooked rice. i need help because i dunno if im doing the right thing. do you guys think that i can revive it? if so, how many days should you think i need to bury it?
Why don't you get another motherboard, its easier then the rice method
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About a week ago I dropped my myTouch in to a sink of water and the 1/2 was soaked. After drying it out the best I could, the whole left side of the touch would not work and the speaker was very low and I could hardly hear anyone. Looking online I read that if you leave the phone in a bag of uncooked rice for several hours, the rice will remove the remaining moisture. Surprisingly, this worked and my phone is fully functional.
There was one other things I had to do tho....
The phone was acting sluggish and when I received a call, it would take several seconds for the android image/persons name to show up. Also, the dial pad took a while to load as well as Handcent. So, I did a wipe of the phone and redownloaded everything as well as reformatting my SD card. The phone is now quick again and working as it should. Dont know if the water damage messed up the phones software...but I am just happy it is working.
FYI for those who get their phone soaked. It does work. Which I am glad because the insurance was dicking me around. I called to report my phone damaged and they were asking me questions to verify my ID. Like what my address was 13 years ago. So of course I answered the questions wrong since who the hell remembers that? So I was going to have to go through more hassle...glad its working.
nice that your phone is working again.
ive also read that it helps to certain instant to put your motherboard in alcohol for a day or so.
yet the whole phone into a bag of rice sounds better
domenukk said:
nice that your phone is working again.
ive also read that it helps to certain instant to put your motherboard in alcohol for a day or so.
yet the whole phone into a bag of rice sounds better
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alcohol is only for phones with contaminated with sugar/salt. My phone was just plane water...thankfully.
the most important thing is to get it into the rice quickly, dont waste any time. Corrosion happens quickly.
I had a blackberry that I saved just a week ago, they went in a hot tub with it, had the foresight to take the battery out immediately and called me. I told her to put it in rice and get it to me. That evening I received it, took it apart, and rinsed with a bit of alcohol. Because of how the keyboard membrane is I couldn't really soak it for fear of hurting it. I took a vacuum cleaner to it, sucked out all the moisture I could (never blow, it forces water/liquid in deeper) and then let it dry in some rice. The next day it was perfect. Little bleach to the test strips and good as new
i wiped it dry seconds after it dropping with a microfiber towel.. put it back together and tried turning it on. it worked by the screen acting weird... kinda greenish?? turned it off and threw the phone in a bag of uncooked rice in hopes its some water that seeped into somewhere that will come out D:
any ideas what happened?
"any ideas what happened?"
hmmmmm.....water damaged!!! all i know water damaged electronics gives u random issues even after a month from drying.
claim it if u have insurance with asurion on t-mobile.
bought directly from google D:
with or without contract on t-mobile?
Follow the same procedure as posted on this forum dozens of times.... Don't turn it on until it's BONE DRY, ie: no moisture in the container you're drying it in at LEAST TWICE.
Otherwise might as well as flushed it.
very hard for a bunch of rice to get wet .. xD but ill leave it in the rice for a few hours
I used hair dryer. My n1 works fine after beeing in water for a few min.
my dog peed on my n1, bur I just put it in the microwave and its been fine ever since. The only problem it has now it it dosnt turn on.
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my dog peed on my n1, bur I just put it in the microwave and its been fine ever since. The only problem it has now it it dosnt turn on.
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LOL>> You had me rollin, just think of the smell
lol u guys xD
i threw it in a bag of uncooked rice for like.. 6-8 hrs. took it out. dusted it off and popped everything back in and turned it on. works fine now
oh man D: so scared ><
but thx guys for the suggestions
my n1 has been completely soaked visible water under the screen, and it came back to life (after a week in a bag of rice) i think you will be just fine
I use 100% isopropyl alcohol. It forces out the water and dries fairly quickly when placed somewhere warm with good air flow. The more you can open up the case the better though.
Isopropyl is what I use to clean electronics when soldering. It will not hurt the circuits, but you need to let the alcohol evaporate completely; though this happens quicker than water by far.
<JRobinskY> my phone got knocked into the toilet, it was picked out within about 2 secs, it works everything is fine almost.There is no water damage, BUT
the camera lens has a wet spot. How do I dry this out?
THank you Jesse
Not exactly the same model, but you can disasemble and dry out.
http://www.careace.net/2010/06/09/disassembly-of-the-samsung-galaxy-s/
Remove the battery, place the phone in a zip loc bag with a dessicant pouch. Close the bag and let it sit overnight or longer.
I did the exact same thing to my iPhone, and it too survived. I had to totally disassemble it to get all the water out, but it still works to this day.
As was said, put it in a zip lock bag with a desiccant. If you don't have any real desiccant pouch, you could use rice - just put the phone in the bag and fill it with rice. That'll absorb any moisture. Might take a little longer for the harder to reach spots like inside the camera.
it actually dried itself out, thanks
One time i actually flushed my phone down the toilet, when i fished it out i put it in the microwave for like 5 minutes... its a little melted but i can still get on the forums
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Hi there
I accidentally slipped on some steps near a harbour and fell into the water. My Motorola Milestone 2 was in my pocket and hence it pretty much got submerged for about 5 seconds in water.
As my phone was dieing, the led flashlight was on and my notification night was flashing yellow and my screen had blanked out.
Anyway I put the phone onto dry concrete and pulled myself out of the water, removed the battery and flung my phone around abit to get the majority of water out. Obviously it's still wet inside, so i'm wondering whats the best possible way to dry a Milestone and try and revive it?
Thanks everyone.
Cheers
I think that its probably messed up but you can try a hair dryer, if you have the tools you may open it and blow it inside.
Those new phones don't like water too much, they are very sensitive...
Well, the last time this happened to me, I found a remarkable answer: Dry it as much as possible with towels and hair dryer (don't melt it). After that, put the phone in a plastic bag and four or more cups of uncooked rice (buy a new one kilo), close tightly and leave there for a couple of days (the longer the better). Will be removed any remaining humidity that. No guarantees, of course ...
Okay so I was shaving with my phone on the sink, as I leaned in my phone fell in the running water . I took it out the water as fast as I could and took the battery out Just to make sure no water got in the phone . I put the battery back in and the screen is now flickering how long should I let it dry and how should I dry it any help would be gladly appreciated. ...........yeah I know I'm a big dummie lol plz don't flame me !
Put it in rice for 24 hr if not longer, your second mistake was to power it on after it getting wet.
I'd immediately put it in a bag of rice and let it sit for at least 24 hours personally.
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Put it in rice for 24 hr if not longer, your second mistake was to power it on after it getting wet.
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So since I put the battery back in and turned the phone back on did I just mess this baby up ???
Good chance. Impatience is not your friend.
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Good chance. Impatience is not your friend.
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well I didn't actually put it back in a second time just that one time ! could I have finished this baby off or do I have a chance of resuscitating this baby ???
Rice rice baby, you know? Or silica packs. With the quickness.
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So since I put the battery back in and turned the phone back on did I just mess this baby up ???
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Dunk it in 99% alcohol for a bit then take it out & dry it off... Should be good to go.
http://smartphones.wonderhowto.com/...st-way-save-your-water-damaged-phone-0154799/
Silica is best, but cat litter, instant couscous, instant rice, and instant oatmeal all performed better than uncooked white rice—everyone's favorite damn drying agent.
Best you can do is place it in a bag of uncooked rice to try and draw the moisture out. Beings you already tried to powered it on then the damage might already been done. Leave in the bag for a few days but mostly its a lost cause as the connections will most likely rust over time as I seen happened with people in the past.
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You know what? I suggest popping open those 20 screws and air drying it. After 24h use something like Arctic clean 2 or alcohol to clean any contacts you can, including USB c port. You'll get to see more of your phone, display will probaly dry out better and you'll get an idea of components that may need replacing in future if it acts up.if you have it already or know somewhere close by, but some silica and put the disassembled parts in different Ziploc bags.