Ok, I've had the Excalibur for a while, and now two BlackBerry's. I have been looking about getting into Android for a while, but since my contract with T-Mob isn't up quite yet, it was too expensive. Well, I was on ebay looking at the used G1's, and just for the heck of it I bid on it. Usually they sell for way more than I bid anyway. Well, this particular one I had the winning bid of around $100.
So here is the bad part. The phone is stuck at the triangular "warning" screen and looking at the sticker near the battery, it is apparent that the device has had water damage. I have placed it in a bowl of rice and placed a bag over it. I do not want to proceed to turn it on, as not to cause further damage. Aside from the taking apart the phone and using an alcohol solution to prevent further corrosion I am not sure what to do at this point. I am sure that the warranty, of course, would no longer be valid.
I have seen many of the posts stating this procedure, but have not seen much positive feedback concerning bringing back a G1 that has suffered water damage. Do you think that I wasted $100, and if not, what else would you suggest before trying to power up the device and possibly hard reset or even reflashing?
Thanks.
hit alt+l does a menu come up? also try the bootloader camera+power and flash the dreaming.nbh if you want to set it to factory.
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Ok, I've had the Excalibur for a while, and now two BlackBerry's. I have been looking about getting into Android for a while, but since my contract with T-Mob isn't up quite yet, it was too expensive. Well, I was on ebay looking at the used G1's, and just for the heck of it I bid on it. Usually they sell for way more than I bid anyway. Well, this particular one I had the winning bid of around $100.
So here is the bad part. The phone is stuck at the triangular "warning" screen and looking at the sticker near the battery, it is apparent that the device has had water damage. I have placed it in a bowl of rice and placed a bag over it. I do not want to proceed to turn it on, as not to cause further damage. Aside from the taking apart the phone and using an alcohol solution to prevent further corrosion I am not sure what to do at this point. I am sure that the warranty, of course, would no longer be valid.
I have seen many of the posts stating this procedure, but have not seen much positive feedback concerning bringing back a G1 that has suffered water damage. Do you think that I wasted $100, and if not, what else would you suggest before trying to power up the device and possibly hard reset or even reflashing?
Thanks.
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well did the seller state that it was stuck on the triangle? and did they say there was water damage?
if they didnt state it then youre liable for an ebay case and can get your money back.
otherwise if they stated all the problems then it couldve been a waste to buy it... usualyl when a phone is left on TOO long after water damage...its done for.
send me a link to the ebay item so i can read over it =) plz.
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Ok, I've had the Excalibur for a while, and now two BlackBerry's. I have been looking about getting into Android for a while, but since my contract with T-Mob isn't up quite yet, it was too expensive. Well, I was on ebay looking at the used G1's, and just for the heck of it I bid on it. Usually they sell for way more than I bid anyway. Well, this particular one I had the winning bid of around $100.
So here is the bad part. The phone is stuck at the triangular "warning" screen and looking at the sticker near the battery, it is apparent that the device has had water damage. I have placed it in a bowl of rice and placed a bag over it. I do not want to proceed to turn it on, as not to cause further damage. Aside from the taking apart the phone and using an alcohol solution to prevent further corrosion I am not sure what to do at this point. I am sure that the warranty, of course, would no longer be valid.
I have seen many of the posts stating this procedure, but have not seen much positive feedback concerning bringing back a G1 that has suffered water damage. Do you think that I wasted $100, and if not, what else would you suggest before trying to power up the device and possibly hard reset or even reflashing?
Thanks.
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Well... unless the G1 was damaged in the shipment by water it seems like the previous owner messed it up and probably turned it on thus killing it. The process with the rice sometimes works, but it depends on how much water was exposed to the unit and what happens afterwards. For example it might work if you accidently drop it in the sink while brushing your teeth and you immediately place it in the rice and let it sit. But it probably won't work if you drop it in the swimming pool and let it sit there for 5 minutes and then trying to turn it on after you manage fish it out. Most inexperienced phone owners are too tempted to try to turn on their phones after exposing it to water just to see if it works. So I'm assuming that is what this person did. If there is water inside the unit and you turn it on your are shorting many of the electrical components inside. Since some of these components are sensitive to even static electricity just imagine what a constant 3.7VDC and 1150mAh would do! Even worse if they have it plugged in.
In short. If there is water damage then you is probably not much you can do besides contact the owner and request a refund. If not then file a complaint. You may want to read up on the bid that you won to see if it mentions anything about the damage.
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Turns out I decided to call Bell and tell them about all of the legitimate problems I'd been having with the phone a while back, at which time they decided to exchange it. Unfortunately, I didn't take the exchange at that point in time as I wanted to try and get my data backed up first. That was dumb! Not too long afterwards I put my phone through the wash machine and the LCD flaked out a couple of days later when it appeared to have completely dried out (put it a few inches above an oil heat register for 2 days). In any event, the main white sticker is still white and didn't turn pink or blue.
Having said all of that, do you folks think I should pull out a heat gun and a razor to try and check the other stickers without damaging the VOID sticker, or do you think I should just go ahead with the exchange?
Not that I would try... but I've heard of people soaking the return packing labels and boxes in water to try and make it look like the (water) damage was caused by the shipping company. Sounds somewhat sleezy to me, but I really, really can't afford to eat a $400 replacement bill right now .
Regardless, any insight or help would be kindly appreciated!
No one? =-\
Does anyone at least know Bell's policy on charging the customer or contacting them if there is water damage? IE: What's the worst case scenario?
THe stickers Are brittle also. They will break if you try to remove them. IF your stickers are fine then they should do warrenty for your other issues.
I wouldn't bother opening it.
I don't know how much Bell charges for a swap unit but you are just better off taking the risk as long as you are prepared to be charged.
There are a bunch of other litmus stickers inside the phone which most likely have been contacted.
I worked at a cell phone dealership (telus) for a couple of years so this situation is quite common.
Right, please no sarcasm this may happen to the best of us.
I left my phone in my pocket and washed it yesterday morning. Since then I have done all the recommended things eg. battery out, dryed off, into sealed bag with rice under warmish conditions (near radiator). It has been 24hours since the horrific incident, I am still feeling emotional.
However, I have attempted a partial disassembly in the same way as the official htc leaked video but can't get the thing apart. I thought this may help the drying process if I can get a bit of air flow through the device. The phone was on at the time of washing and was probably in water for 5mins. It was in its case and when I took it out there was no unusual activity (vibrating, flashing LED's etc.). I didn't attempt to turn the screen on just got the battery out, and wiped away a small tear whilst drying it.
Has anyone had any experience of drying out phones, any good advice? The water indicator stickers are now a disgusting shade of pink, therefore my warranty is gone and because I'm tight I have no insurance I have only had it 6 WEEKS.
HELP!
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Right, please no sarcasm this may happen to the best of us.
I left my phone in my pocket and washed it yesterday morning. Since then I have done all the recommended things eg. battery out, dryed off, into sealed bag with rice under warmish conditions (near radiator). It has been 24hours since the horrific incident, I am still feeling emotional.
However, I have attempted a partial disassembly in the same way as the official htc leaked video but can't get the thing apart. I thought this may help the drying process if I can get a bit of air flow through the device. The phone was on at the time of washing and was probably in water for 5mins. It was in its case and when I took it out there was no unusual activity (vibrating, flashing LED's etc.). I didn't attempt to turn the screen on just got the battery out, and wiped away a small tear whilst drying it.
Has anyone had any experience of drying out phones, any good advice? The water indicator stickers are now a disgusting shade of pink, therefore my warranty is gone and because I'm tight I have no insurance I have only had it 6 WEEKS.
HELP!
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I'd let it dry for at least a couple of days before I'd even try turning it on. Accidents happen and that's why you really ought to get insurance. Nothing you can do now but wait it out. If you're lucky you'll end up with a working phone. Any specific reason you put it into a sealed bag? Imho that should only prolong the drying process.
I thought the rice in a sealed bag would minimise the amount air in the bag and therefore the rice would draw the water out of the phone not the air. I have bought some desiccant from a photography shop as well but I am resisting temptation to turn on until at least Tuesday.
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I'd let it dry for at least a couple of days before I'd even try turning it on. Accidents happen and that's why you really ought to get insurance. Nothing you can do now but wait it out. If you're lucky you'll end up with a working phone. Any specific reason you put it into a sealed bag? Imho that should only prolong the drying process.
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agree about not needing a sealed bag. Rice is going to suck humidity, yet air recyrcleing is still another drying measure.
Anyway, why did you try disassembling it? You surely voided your warranty by removing the VOID sticker on the screw. If you just waited long enough for it to really get dry even inside, after you ascertained it didn't work anyway, you could've played dumb and send it back for servicing with warranty coverage, since they would find an unoperative device, but with no means to prove the uncorrect usage, since there would have been no traces of water inside after a few days in a warm place...
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agree about not needing a sealed bag. Rice is going to suck humidity, yet air recyrcleing is still another drying measure.
Anyway, why did you try disassembling it? You surely voided your warranty by removing the VOID sticker on the screw. If you just waited long enough for it to really get dry even inside, after you ascertained it didn't work anyway, you could've played dumb and send it back for servicing with warranty coverage, since they would find an unoperative device, but with no means to prove the uncorrect usage, since there would have been no traces of water inside after a few days in a warm place...
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The water indicating stickers would have given away that there had been water within the device (I thought). The phone is outside of the rice now drying in a warm place, cheers for the advice.
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The water indicating stickers would have given away that there had been water within the device (I thought). The phone is outside of the rice now drying in a warm place, cheers for the advice.
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...are there water indicating stickers on/inside the hd2? news to me!
Better yet, just googled around and water stickers should be white-ish pieces of paper that become (and stay) red-ish when wet... did you identify one inside the phone somewhere?
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...are there water indicating stickers on/inside the hd2? news to me!
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The top left screw is covered by a sticker that is now pink on mine. The battery has also get one.
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Good advice thanks.
testarossa said:
Right, please no sarcasm this may happen to the best of us.
I left my phone in my pocket and washed it yesterday morning. Since then I have done all the recommended things eg. battery out, dryed off, into sealed bag with rice under warmish conditions (near radiator). It has been 24hours since the horrific incident, I am still feeling emotional.
However, I have attempted a partial disassembly in the same way as the official htc leaked video but can't get the thing apart. I thought this may help the drying process if I can get a bit of air flow through the device. The phone was on at the time of washing and was probably in water for 5mins. It was in its case and when I took it out there was no unusual activity (vibrating, flashing LED's etc.). I didn't attempt to turn the screen on just got the battery out, and wiped away a small tear whilst drying it.
Has anyone had any experience of drying out phones, any good advice? The water indicator stickers are now a disgusting shade of pink, therefore my warranty is gone and because I'm tight I have no insurance I have only had it 6 WEEKS.
HELP!
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LOL, how did u managed that?! Its not a small thing to miss in your pocket
Hope everything will work fine in the end
Even if you manage to get it to turn on I would have thought water getting into the layers of the LCD screen would make it pretty much useless anyway?
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...are there water indicating stickers on/inside the hd2? news to me!
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Yes, all HTC devices have had some for some time now. Usually one visible one (on the top left screw on the HD2, was under the battery on the kaiser), and one inside that you can't get to without opening the device (and voiding the warranty sticker on the other screw), so that even clever people who think of replacing the visible one will still be busted by the hidden one
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The top left screw is covered by a sticker that is now pink on mine. The battery has also get one.
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kilrah said:
Yes, all HTC devices have had some for some time now. Usually one visible one (on the top left screw on the HD2, was under the battery on the kaiser), and one inside that you can't get to without opening the device (and voiding the warranty sticker on the other screw), so that even clever people who think of replacing the visible one will still be busted by the hidden one
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that's as much as I suspected as soon as I discovered the existence of "white water detection stickers that become red", and I noticed the white sticker on the top left screw... dam those cunning taiwanese!
Obviously it would have been very, very silly of me if, for test purposes, I would have intentionally got water on that round white sticker...
mine went for its first trip to the bar last night.
got a beer spilled on me and i somewhat remember freaking out cause the phone reset a bunch of times but this morning the hard keys wouldnt stop lighting up. now they have stopped and im back to business
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Translation: LOL. You dumb idiot, you're so [email protected]*king retarded.
Not particularly pleasant or a helpful response, but funny nonetheless.
As far as OP is concerned. Rice in bag or outside of bag, I think you did a good thing by attempting to disassemble. Water damage gets NO LOVE from insurance/warranty and they would have just sent it back to you.
If you get water damage, the rice and drying method is true. But to ensure moisture free I disassemble phone to the guts and apply a high percentage alcohol, something that evaporates. Water can short a circut, but really it it the minerals and impurities left that usually are the culprit. I have gone as far as to give some circut boards a good soak and/or swab cleaning with 90%+ alcohol. Let dry for FIVE OR SIX DAYS (my standard) while fully disassembled and then reassemble.
What most people do is start using phone too early because stuff is still working okay. For the guy who said that he spilled beer on his phone and at first it was glitching but now it is okay, he is more than likely to experience some erroneous behavior from that phone in the future. Sometimes it takes just a couple weeks, sometimes months. But usually stupid stuff starts happening like random shutoff. No battery charge. Button functions becomming switched. Usually symptoms of a phone dried but not cured of moisture damage.
Good luck, check your pm.
How about house insurance. Do you have cover for electrical items on your house insurance? Might be able to claim acidental damage (also check you are covered for acidental cover too).
I used to work in support for pen tablets, wouldnt believe how many of these got used as umberalas when it rained. My tip used to be to stick it in the airing cupboard over night. Fixed quiet a few this way.
Good luck capt'n
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hi, thats your biggest prob. because usealy washing means using washingpowder or similar. all these things are pretty good in, making new (unwanted) connections on your circucit board.
so normaly your first step has to be, to dip your device into distilled water, and clean it that way. then start drying it the way you have done already. another thing is the display of the hd2 that realy scares fluids of any kind. anyhow i wish good luck to you in recovering your device.
regards mad
Thanks for the tip Mad,
I did consider the distilled water wash off but when I recovered the device it didn't seem too wet. There was hardly any visible water under the battery or screen probably as it was in its case, which is quite a tight fit and fairly waterproof (besides the opening at the top). The water seemed mostly superficial although I'm taking every caution on the drying, I have even bought some desiccant from a photography shop. Hopefully putting this in a sealed container with the device may draw out any remaining water.
What are the best options for a water damaged device? It was taken into the pool for ~30-60 seconds.
It currently doesn't turn on, except there's a temporary blinking red LED at the top by the notification LED when plugged in.
Is it worth dismantling and drying it out completely and using alcohol to clean? I know it's got a repairability score of 2, so it's going to be a task.
I'm not trying to fully revive it as I've already bought a new one, but it'd be nice to revive this one to resell or have as backup, or, miraculously return to 100%
Thanks
The device now currently turns on but will randomly reboot.
All of the devices seem to work as well.
It sounds like a battery issue? I think I may just sell it on ebay
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The device now currently turns on but will randomly reboot.
All of the devices seem to work as well.
It sounds like a battery issue? I think I may just sell it on ebay
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You submerged it in water and you think it's a battery issue!?!? Just because it turns on now doesn't mean it was not damaged by the water (including battery). It would be extremely immoral to sell it now IMO without disclosing it has water damage.
Salt water/chlorine are the worst.
They are conductive and lead to a massive short inside the device.
The also speed corrosion.
Phone is dead. You can try to sell it, but it's not just water damaged. It's pool water damaged.
First of all, you need to chill. I'm well aware the condition of the ENTIRE device is unknown, but to not sell because of that is ridiculous. It would be sold in the condition of "for parts or repair" considering the device isn't reliable (otherwise I wouldn't have replaced it)
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First of all, you need to chill. I'm well aware the condition of the ENTIRE device is unknown, but to not sell because of that is ridiculous. It would be sold in the condition of "for parts or repair" considering the device isn't reliable (otherwise I wouldn't have replaced it)
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Selling the phone on eBay is probably the easiest route. Disclose what happened and sell for parts or repair still a great parts phone you will probably get decent money for it too. Put it in the right hands and they will be able to fix it up good as new or at least have some good parts! Or open it up and clean her up I tore my phone down(smashed my screen) it's not that bad once you get the glass piece off.
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First of all, you need to chill. I'm well aware the condition of the ENTIRE device is unknown, but to not sell because of that is ridiculous. It would be sold in the condition of "for parts or repair" considering the device isn't reliable (otherwise I wouldn't have replaced it)
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You have to admit your post is rather vague. One could assume your whole conclusion was just a bad battery and not the fact that you dropped it in water. Thought maybe you were dense [emoji12] lol.
lol yeah i had considered trying to repair it myself, i replaced the battery in my old HTC One M7 which was a PITA to open up, so i didn't think this could be much worse. the problem was when i was looking around online for replacement parts i couldn't find any place that had all of the parts, so in case i got into it, and found i needed to get an additional part, that i could go there; it looked as though it was too new of a device and so i'd have to buy another device as a donor.
I'd put it in a sealed box full of silica gel/rice and leave it for at least a week before trying anything.
Hi. This happened a while ago but I finally have the time to deal with my poor Nexus 6p. It spent a few minutes in a hot tub a few months back. Rice for more than 48 hours - nothing. Brought it to Staples where they put it in the machine that heats the gel balls (?) to remove the moisture. Charged it for a few minutes there and it actually turned on! Awesome, except the touch screen doesn't work. Battery seems to hold a charge, screen turns on and looks fine, volume and power buttons work, and I couldn't figure a way to test the fingerprint scanner or camera. Factory reset it. So now the phone is stuck to booting to the options menu with recovery mode and all that.
Is it possible to determine or guess what is wrong from this information? I've looked at the teardown, and I'd assume there is an issue with the pressure sensor, but I don't know enough about phone construction and parts to know if it's the sensor, or the part that connects the sensor to the screen, or something completely different.
I wanted to get some advice on what to do from here. Other than tossing it or leaving it forever, I have three options:
1. Repair shop: This seems like the easiest option, but potentially expensive enough that I'd be better off getting a whole new phone instead. Would a diagnosis be a separate process/transaction than the actual repair service? There are a few nearby shops for me to check out.
2. Fix it myself: The 6P seems like a pain in the ass to take apart and put back together (2/10 repairability score). I don't think it's beyond my ability, but the time and risk that it involves for me to do it myself makes me very hesitant. I also don't know exactly what I'll find inside the phone.
3. Sell it: Sell for parts and buy a new phone. If it comes to this, I need to know what I should expect to get for it. It's good hardware, and the parts that still work seem in good shape.
I wanted to consult the internet before going any further. So, how boned is my phone? Any different suggestions? Thanks for reading and I appreciate any advice.
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Hi. This happened a while ago but I finally have the time to deal with my poor Nexus 6p. It spent a few minutes in a hot tub a few months back. Rice for more than 48 hours - nothing. Brought it to Staples where they put it in the machine that heats the gel balls (?) to remove the moisture. Charged it for a few minutes there and it actually turned on! Awesome, except the touch screen doesn't work. Battery seems to hold a charge, screen turns on and looks fine, volume and power buttons work, and I couldn't figure a way to test the fingerprint scanner or camera. Factory reset it. So now the phone is stuck to booting to the options menu with recovery mode and all that.
Is it possible to determine or guess what is wrong from this information? I've looked at the teardown, and I'd assume there is an issue with the pressure sensor, but I don't know enough about phone construction and parts to know if it's the sensor, or the part that connects the sensor to the screen, or something completely different.
I wanted to get some advice on what to do from here. Other than tossing it or leaving it forever, I have three options:
1. Repair shop: This seems like the easiest option, but potentially expensive enough that I'd be better off getting a whole new phone instead. Would a diagnosis be a separate process/transaction than the actual repair service? There are a few nearby shops for me to check out.
2. Fix it myself: The 6P seems like a pain in the ass to take apart and put back together (2/10 repairability score). I don't think it's beyond my ability, but the time and risk that it involves for me to do it myself makes me very hesitant. I also don't know exactly what I'll find inside the phone.
3. Sell it: Sell for parts and buy a new phone. If it comes to this, I need to know what I should expect to get for it. It's good hardware, and the parts that still work seem in good shape.
I wanted to consult the internet before going any further. So, how boned is my phone? Any different suggestions? Thanks for reading and I appreciate any advice.
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You could flash the factory image but I guess you still wouldn't get past the setup screen without touch. I've been repairing electronics for 10+ years and if it came into my work I would disassemble it and look for obvious signs of damage/corrosion at the screen/digitizer connections, and look for track marks on the motherboard where a short could have occurred, or blown fuses/resisitors/diodes for the digitizer. Beyond that it's really a matter of swapping in a screen assembly (we have cracked glass 6p lcd assemblies that would work fine as a test unit). If that doesn't fix it, I'd order a main board. Having said that, it's not a phone I would want to own or even repair for a customer without telling them about the potential for future issues from the water damage. PM me if you want to sell it cheap for parts.
Screen and digitizer assembly is 'only' $60 - $80 on ebay or ali. So that is worth the risk. If this is not the problem you can sell it again for the same price, so no money loss here.
Waiting a few months though, is a long time to wait to dry your electronic devices. When it happens the best is to take it apart immediately to avoid corrosion.
The 6P is not easy to take apart, but it is do-able. Hardest part is the glass on the back. But if it cracks, a replacement will cost you less then 10 bucks.
What I would do is order the screen, take the phone fully apart, if there is a lot of corrosion, wash the mainboard in a contact cleaner (or if you don't have this, wd40 could work) then wash it with alcohol (to remove the wd40) and let it dry. Assemble the phone with the new screen, and hopefully it works. This way I fixed an Oneplus One 6 months ago, and it is still running perfectly.
To add a bit of clarification - use 99% USP Isopropyl Alcohol. It shouldn't be more than five bucks at your local pharmacy (Shoppers Drug Mart in Canada sells it for $1.99 for 500mL).
While using the 75% USP won't cause any serious issues, it is diluted with water, as it's more of an antiseptic (I can explain why 75% is better for wound cleansing than 99% if anyone wishes), and you'd just be prolonging the drying/repair process.
Use a lint-free cloth to dab the components - keep it away from the battery terminals on the battery itself. It is OK to clean the connecting terminals on the motherboard though. There are sandwich clips all over the LCD/motherboard, so be extra careful dabbing the cloth in there - one bent pin in any of those clips and your phone will need to be sent away for repair by a specialist.
DO NOT POUR IT ALL OVER THE COMPONENTS OR LEAVE IT SOAKING IN ANY AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL.
I had my phone in my breast pocket in my chef jacket, bent over a bucket of pickles, and my phone slipped right into it.
Submerged for just a few seconds, and I had no idea how to deal with water damage. So I left the phone on, rebooted it three times. Speakers fine, headphones fine, charging port okay.
Few hours later battery died, wouldn't turn back on. Researched and found out keeping it on was a mistake.
Disassembled and Soaked it in 99% isopropyl alcohol for a few hours and let it naturally dry after some light brushing to remove corrosion.
It boots, screen is responsive save but for a few dead zones, and the screen is completely off.
What I'm asking is what part is likely the issue. I can obviously replace anything except the board.
Edit: And by the screen being off I mean that it doesn't light up at all. Completely dead
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I had my phone in my breast pocket in my chef jacket, bent over a bucket of pickles, and my phone slipped right into it.
Submerged for just a few seconds, and I had no idea how to deal with water damage. So I left the phone on, rebooted it three times. Speakers fine, headphones fine, charging port okay.
Few hours later battery died, wouldn't turn back on. Researched and found out keeping it on was a mistake.
Disassembled and Soaked it in 99% isopropyl alcohol for a few hours and let it naturally dry after some light brushing to remove corrosion.
It boots, screen is responsive save but for a few dead zones, and the screen is completely off.
What I'm asking is what part is likely the issue. I can obviously replace anything except the board.
Edit: And by the screen being off I mean that it doesn't light up at all. Completely dead
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u shud have took ur phone immediately to moto service center nearby u instead of performing anything widout knowing any knowledge about it
now it'll cost u more than directly reporting it to Moto service center
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u shud have took ur phone immediately to moto service center nearby u instead of performing anything widout knowing any knowledge about it
now it'll cost u more than directly reporting it to Moto service center
all the best
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I don't know about where you live, but in the US there are no "Moto Service Centers" anywhere... you have to contact support, wait for an RMA, and send the device off to the, wait a week or two, and get it sent back to you.
To be honest, the real problem here isn't water damage... "pickle juice" is a water, salt, and vinegar solution, in other words a conductor and a mild acid, both of which are very, very bad for electronics. It didn't stand much of a chance unless immediately disassembled and cleaned with a 99% isopropyl solution to remove the contaminants and acid. If this would have been just water, it would likely have been fine. I have dropped Moto G3 and X Pure in water on multiple occasions, even a 5 gallon bucket of marinara once and hosed it off with hot water at the dishwash station, but I digress, the point is water isn't the problem, its the stuff in pickle juice that is.
Honestly, at this point I don't think I would trust any components on this device... at a minimum I would replace the battery and screen assembly, and maybe the USB port assembly as well, and I still would only give it a 2/3 chance of survival. Problem is at this point you are almost better off to replace the device because you would be into it for over $100 (assuming you did it yourself) and still not know for sure if it would be viable for any length of time, or at all for that matter.
acejavelin said:
I don't know about where you live, but in the US there are no "Moto Service Centers" anywhere... you have to contact support, wait for an RMA, and send the device off to the, wait a week or two, and get it sent back to you.
To be honest, the real problem here isn't water damage... "pickle juice" is a water, salt, and vinegar solution, in other words a conductor and a mild acid, both of which are very, very bad for electronics. It didn't stand much of a chance unless immediately disassembled and cleaned with a 99% isopropyl solution to remove the contaminants and acid. If this would have been just water, it would likely have been fine. I have dropped Moto G3 and X Pure in water on multiple occasions, even a 5 gallon bucket of marinara once and hosed it off with hot water at the dishwash station, but I digress, the point is water isn't the problem, its the stuff in pickle juice that is.
Honestly, at this point I don't think I would trust any components on this device... at a minimum I would replace the battery and screen assembly, and maybe the USB port assembly as well, and I still would only give it a 2/3 chance of survival. Problem is at this point you are almost better off to replace the device because you would be into it for over $100 (assuming you did it yourself) and still not know for sure if it would be viable for any length of time, or at all for that matter.
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A reasonable answer.
I figured pickle juice was the worst thing I could've possibly dropped it in vs almost anything else in the cooler.
I'd rather be down a hundred or so and attempt repair myself, considering that money is tight and a new phone is a decent amount more. Worst case I return the replacement parts if I can and just save for a new phone.
Thanks for the advice.
I have nothing useful to add.
But props to Zertech for the clever thread title. I got a good chuckle. But I do feel for you and hope you're able to achieve a perfect repair. Are you in Kimberly Wisconsin? I'm up in De Pere.
And thanks to acejavelin for the "5 gallon bucket of marinara" comment.
rm40f2 said:
I have nothing useful to add.
But props to Zertech for the clever thread title. I got a good chuckle. But I do feel for you and hope you're able to achieve a perfect repair. Are you in Kimberly Wisconsin? I'm up in De Pere.
And thanks to acejavelin for the "5 gallon bucket of marinara" comment.
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Kimberly Idaho actually lol.
And thanks for the luck
Just wanted to drop an update. 70 dollars bought me a new display setup, and two batteries. One of which was a mis-shipment and was for moto x, not the pure.
I assembled it today and everything has worked so far.
Only permanent damage is the top speaker was blown