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Hello,
today i accidently dropped my Hero into my toilet (no joke!)
I pulled it out and dried it and immediately turned off and removed the battery. I tried drying it with a hair fan and am waiting now but I am scared to turn it on again (happened like 7 hours ago...)
Do you think it's broken?
put it in a air tight container with some silicon granuals u get from paking or a load of raice and leave it some were warm for a few days b4 u try a battery in it
I don't think its alive, but before turning it on let is for 3-5 days inside a bowl of rise, so all water will be dry from the motherboard. Remove battery , cover , sd card and let the rise do its job.
I hope you get your phone fixed by that trick
I did this recently with my hero, but instead it was the bath.
First thing I done was take out the battery.
I then put the phone in a plastic container without the back cover or battery and covered with rice.
I then put this on top of a radiator and left it for 3 days.
This worked for me thank god. The phone is now cleaner then ever , only downside the watermarks are now red so no warranty for me.
I hope you have similar luck.
Thanks alot, I'll try the rice trick for now.
dr_lovejoy said:
...only downside the watermarks are now red so no warranty for me.
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I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard to source three of '77H00668-00M' if you knew where you were looking. I can tell you that there are three of those waterproof stickers in the phone, and only one is visible from the outside. The other ones are located internally, one at the radio on the bottom surface, and the other at the top right, near the earpiece (all on the rear of the phone with the screen facing down). There's also one tamper-proof 'VOID' label to contend with, part number '77H00615-01P'.
For informational purposes only I do not condone 'warranty fraud'!
@anon2121
great advice if i only knew i how to put it in action, by warranty sticker are fooked, dropped apple juice on my hero
@fwers
Unfortunately that's the bit I can't help you with
Would you happen to have a similar old HTC device that uses those same stickers? If so, if it's out of warranty, a transplant of water-evident stickers (carefully so as not to damage them) may be possible. The 'VOID' tamper-proof one is slightly harder though, and you may need to just find a way to remove it without 'triggering' it. Usually, it is possible to remove these tamper-evident seals without damaging them, so long as you are slow and careful, and know what to do.
HTH
Hello again,
two days later i reassembled my phone - leaving it in a bowl of rice near the heating - and... it works again absolutely flawlessly
Thanks alot!
Question, did you flush before you dropped it in?
barryallott said:
Question, did you flush before you dropped it in?
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lol; what a funny question :-D I really hope u did or that u dropped it into some alcohol after that to get it "clean" ;-)
iRobert said:
lol; what a funny question :-D I really hope u did or that u dropped it into some alcohol after that to get it "clean" ;-)
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oh.. yes.. do clean.. bio hazard!!!
And dont eat the rice!!!!
LOL
iRobert said:
lol; what a funny question :-D I really hope u did or that u dropped it into some alcohol after that to get it "clean" ;-)
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Yeah, well I still got a white Hero...
Nemo0815 said:
Yeah, well I still got a white Hero...
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It's still white? From what I've heard about that teflon coating, yours must be yellow now! Or even brown!!!!11one
pauliusba said:
It's still white? From what I've heard about that teflon coating, yours must be yellow now! Or even brown!!!!11one
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Well, that sorta killed the topic..
If it helps anyone else,
I wrote a seven step article to dealing with this in the future
http://tech-n-life.com/index.php/2010/02/7-steps-to-save-your-phone-if-it-gets-water-damaged/
Open the phone.
Get a 100Ml bottle of IPA(Iso Propyl Alcohol) or Spirit.
Dip the tooth brush in the IPA and clean the board throughly.
Then blow it dry using the hair drier.
I ****ed up today!!! Forgot to empty my pockets and now my wildfire is in the washinmachine! Couldnt stop the f-ckin machine and watched my clothes in a 60min-programe. When finally the program was finished, the stupid lid could not open. And I were in a hurry to get to my workingplace. Now the wildfire is in the washingmachine until I come home.
Probably the phone is as dead as Michael Jacksson!
Is there any way maybe to rescue my phone after this treatment? Hairfan? Oven? Element for drying?...something?
I really like this wildfireforum and you guys writing here, so want my phone back!
Akerhage said:
I ****ed up today!!! Forgot to empty my pockets and now my wildfire is in the washinmachine! Couldnt stop the f-ckin machine and watched my clothes in a 60min-programe. When finally the program was finished, the stupid lid could not open. And I were in a hurry to get to my workingplace. Now the wildfire is in the washingmachine until I come home.
Probably the phone is as dead as Michael Jacksson!
Is there any way maybe to rescue my phone after this treatment? Hairfan? Oven? Element for drying?...something?
I really like this wildfireforum and you guys writing here, so want my phone back!
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Put of Battery and place it at a heating. put between them a paper cloth!
Wait a few days and pray
Deep-Knight said:
Put of Battery and place it at a heating. put between them a paper cloth!
Wait a few days and pray
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should I only put the battery on the heatingelement? or the whole phone?
Should I maybe wash it in water first to get rid of eventually rests from the machine? (sorry for my swedish-english writing here;p)
Ouch, nasty. After a full cycle in the washer I wouldn't hold much hope but it is worth trying the old rice trick.
Take the battery out of the phone and put the phone in to a bowl (or bag) of UNCOOKED rice (it doesnt really work if the rice is cooked lol) and leave it overnight. The dry rice soaks all moisture out of the phone making sure it is completely dry without heating it up (and possibly damaging it more).
http://hacknmod.com/hack/diy-save-a-wet-cell-phone-using-rice/
This is what happened to my sony phone lol, except I left it overnight in the wash.
kevin2516 said:
This is what happened to my sony phone lol, except I left it overnight in the wash.
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I had a SE W995 before and took a shower with that one, therefore I bought this one...I really think I should awoid water for the rest of my life!!
Will try the radiator l8er!!
Akerhage said:
should I only put the battery on the heatingelement? or the whole phone?
Should I maybe wash it in water first to get rid of eventually rests from the machine? (sorry for my swedish-english writing here;p)
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the whole phone without battery. rice idea sound also good. but wait a few days ,not only a few hours.
Deep-Knight said:
the whole phone without battery. rice idea sound also good. but wait a few days ,not only a few hours.
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I will wait until monday, hoping for the survival of my dear wildfire!
Akerhage said:
Will try the radiator l8er!!
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I wouldn't use a radiator! Just the heat alone could kill your phone.
Hpez said:
I wouldn't use a radiator! Just the heat alone could kill your phone.
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Okay, should I just let it be in roomtemperature then?
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Okay, should I just let it be in roomtemperature then?
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Just put the phone in a bowl of dry rice at room temperature and leave it overnight, or maybe even a day or so. The rice will pull the water out of the phone without any need for heat.
should I just put the phone on the rice or put the rise under and over the phone? So that the phone is covered on all sides, lying in the middle of the bowl?
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should I just put the phone on the rice or put the rise under and over the phone? So that the phone is covered on all sides, lying in the middle of the bowl?
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Put it in the rice, so it is completely covered.
Hpez said:
Put it in the rice, so it is completely covered.
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sweet, will try that when I come home then =)
Or you take pure alcohol and soak it
(few hours, but very IMPORTANT >99% purity !)
Afterwards dry it for several days <-- do not heat it, just dry it
Disclaimer: Works since it is pure simple chemistry, but I never dared to do it so far
If the rice method doesn't work, and if you got some experience in electronics, try opening your phone up and look if any vital components are harmed...
ebioman said:
Or you take pure alcohol and soak it
Disclaimer: Should work, but I never dared to do it so far
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Will try the rice first, sounds less risky
The only problem with soaking in alcohol is that it can dissolve any glues used within the phone itself. But if nothing else works it might be worth trying as a very last resort.
Seriously it will not do any harm as long as you really use 99% + purity.
The problem is remaining humidity leading to oxidation (corrision) of your contacts. Alcohol is a solvent and therefore water free. It will "take up" the humidity and afterwards evaporate.
I guess the major problem is that exept for me not a lot of people here work in a laboratory and have easy acess to a liter of 99,99% pure alcohol.....
isnt there anything called batterywater? Maybe that workes? Think I can buy that on statoil and similar places?
Today at work my Nexus popped out of my pocket and into the rain. Screen broken and water damage has destroyed my baby. Can anyone post a step by step of how to access USB Mass Storage?
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christiantailor said:
Today at work my Nexus popped out of my pocket and into the rain. Screen broken and water damage has destroyed my baby. Can anyone post a step by step of how to access USB Mass Storage?
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Sorry to hear that. If it can't turn it on then no. However there are ways to get water out of the device. Put it in a sack of rice for many days . I'm not quite sure about it. Search google about water removal.
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rice can be good solution ... not hard to try
If rice doesn't cut it, you can try to open it and clean it. Or get someone who knows how to do that, to do it for you.
It is a desperate solution, but quite a few things can be fixed like this. And since the NS doesn't require special screwdrivers...
A tip from my friend experiencing similar accident is:
Don't ever turn the phone on after it sunk in the water.
Remove the back cover, put out the battery.
Bury them (phone, battery, back cover) in a sack of rice for some days.
My friend told me that he got his Nexus S revived after doing this.
Hope this helps.
coming from an engineering background I would first take it completely apart and rice those components. the more surface area to dry the better.
My phone survived complete submersion
glennkaonang said:
A tip from my friend experiencing similar accident is:
Don't ever turn the phone on after it sunk in the water.
Remove the back cover, put out the battery.
Bury them (phone, battery, back cover) in a sack of rice for some days.
My friend told me that he got his Nexus S revived after doing this.
Hope this helps.
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This is perfect advice.
One night while fishing I fell out of boat into the water with my HTC Wizard on in my back pocket. Once I was safe, I pulled the phone out of my pocket and took the battery out. When I got home I packed the phone and battery in rice for a few days. That got 99% of the water out. There was still water behind the screen. So I did a Google search and found some guy in france who fell in the water fishing, and did what I did, then used a MICROWAVE to get the rest of the water out of the screen. Soooo.... I stuck the phone in the microwave for 3 seconds at a time until the screen dried. Worked like a frickin champ.
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This is perfect advice.
One night while fishing I fell out of boat into the water with my HTC Wizard on in my back pocket. Once I was safe, I pulled the phone out of my pocket and took the battery out. When I got home I packed the phone and battery in rice for a few days. That got 99% of the water out. There was still water behind the screen. So I did a Google search and found some guy in france who fell in the water fishing, did what I did, then used a MICROWAVE to get the rest of the water out of the screen. Soooo.... I stuck the phone in the microwave for 3 seconds at a time until the screen dried. Worked like a frickin champ.
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damn lol crazy stuff
my LCD is broken haha. I wish it only had water damage. I loved this phone.
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Ahh I remember you from a sprint thread, that rain hit So Cal hard this Friday, sorry about the phone :/
stellar said:
Ahh I remember you from a sprint thread, that rain hit So Cal hard this Friday, sorry about the phone :/
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Sprint thread? & yeah. I worked outside during it haha.
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Hi there,
My phone got slightly water damaged last night from what I think was beer. It was in my pocket and someone sprayed some beer at me which must have got in it. I didn't realise till this morning by which time I had already had my phone plugged in and charging overnight. I have taken it apart and dried it in the sun. However when I reassemble it, it doesn't switch on. If I hold down the power button for a long time, it vibrates once but nothing more. Anyone got any ideas on how to fix it? Thanks
(I know I should have left it longer to dry btw)
Thanks
Sea Viper
Leave it for a couple of days to dry than plug your phone to charge witout battery for 2 min ,than insert battery and battery cover , u will see orange light,press power button hopefully your fone will boot
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Beer isn't water imho, If that sticky goo dries you will have a small h*ll to clean it. Take it apart and clean with destilled water, be careful with the microphone it doesn't like water like the rest of the components.
Cheers mate, my beer is coming down in my tummy now, not my phone... =)
J.K Nilsson
take out the battery, SIM & SD Card. Keep the battery cover and the SIM/SD card cover off. Out out in a bag of uncooked rice for twenty four hours, should work
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Tho OP says its beer, not water that might have entered the phone. If you dry beer, what can you expect to get?
J.K Nilsson
J.K Nilsson said:
Tho OP says its beer, not water that might have entered the phone. If you dry beer, what can you expect to get?
J.K Nilsson
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Bread?
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SeaViper said:
Hi there,
My phone got slightly water damaged last night from what I think was beer. It was in my pocket and someone sprayed some beer at me which must have got in it. I didn't realise till this morning by which time I had already had my phone plugged in and charging overnight. I have taken it apart and dried it in the sun. However when I reassemble it, it doesn't switch on. If I hold down the power button for a long time, it vibrates once but nothing more. Anyone got any ideas on how to fix it? Thanks
(I know I should have left it longer to dry btw)
Thanks
Sea Viper
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Try putting phone in some rice. To Soak the water out.
wigankev said:
Try putting phone in some rice. To Soak the water out.
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I said that I my post....
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GuyInTheCorner said:
I said that I my post....
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Didn't read the other posts
Still not working, I've left it out to try some more and it still isn't working. What else can I do?
You need to clean it out or you can give the phone to me. v
J.K Nilsson
Try cleaning it with 96% alcohol, in german its called spiritus. It doesn`t produce any shortcuts on the board and dry`s a lot faster and is more aggressive against dirt/dryed fluids remained at the bord than detilled water, even the fluid indicators(at least in defy there were some) on the board will stay white, if they aren`t yet red. Get a small bristle brush(I´ve shorted a painting bristle brush with a scissor), dip it in the "spiritus", brush the board with it (not to weak, but be careful, don`t break parts apart from the board, and do NOT brush the lcd or anything related to it, only the board ). Let it dry for a couple of hours and try. If it doesn`t work, try cleaning it at least a second time. My Defy is working after a serious sea-water damage (ewwww salt+contacts=green oxydation everywhere ). Contacts on the board are back to normal now on my defy.
Phone was on the table in the sauna, next to other phones. A couple of times and shot phot video Swimming pool. After a moment he saw the condensate. The phone works on still normal. After a time, he passed out and is no longer included. SD below the door and the sim, stripes red. At the same time, signs of water were found. But dripping on plugs from the back side had.
He passed out?
IN the pool??
Omg is he ok?
Did you call a medic?
DeadlyDazza said:
He passed out?
IN the pool??
Omg is he ok?
Did you call a medic?
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Let's just say, the phone died.
Congratulations....
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Fllear said:
Phone was on the table in the sauna, next to other phones. A couple of times and shot phot video Swimming pool. After a moment he saw the condensate. The phone works on still normal. After a time, he passed out and is no longer included. SD below the door and the sim, stripes red. At the same time, signs of water were found. But dripping on plugs from the back side had.
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Hope u get a replacement...
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I think the phone is waterproof, not steamproof.
Did you read the manual? It says you should not use the phone in hot water.
wow?
maybe sony missed waterproofing on your Z?
Infinity1988 said:
Did you read the manual? It says you should not use the phone in hot water.
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It also say foggy camera is normal Irvine go "swimming"
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Dry the phone on the battery and then turned on. :victory::victory:
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Dry the phone on the battery and then turned on. :victory::victory:
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How did you remove the battery can I ask?
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How did you remove the battery can I ask?
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I have about another. Phone was lying on the battery in the room dried.
I think steam is still capable of penetrating the housing rubber seal, since it is in a gas form. The seals are made to prevent water breach, not gas Lessons learned for all of us, no? Never bring the phone to the steamy and hot place..
Hope I can get that phone next week in Indonesia *fingers crossed*
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I have come across another condition that I have dropped the photo to the warm water and at once the phone cannot be launched, but after a week,I can use it normally.I feel very strange because I have do nothing.
IP57 isn't steam proof...
Of course it's going to get wet inside, never mind the condensation.
RTFM.
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I get that steam will be able to get into the phone, but...
That would mean that you also can't take a shower with the phone, unless you only shower with cold water.
And if I do remember, Sony said that you were allowed to shower with your phone:silly:
AW: Condensation in Camera
Of you shower at 80-90°C... then no.
fixing condensation in a phone
Fllear said:
Phone was on the table in the sauna, next to other phones. A couple of times and shot phot video Swimming pool. After a moment he saw the condensate. The phone works on still normal. After a time, he passed out and is no longer included. SD below the door and the sim, stripes red. At the same time, signs of water were found. But dripping on plugs from the back side had.
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I think that the phone died because of temperature which lead to condensation..
Condensation can kill any electronics (not camera lens).
I've tested the phone and yes, i've got some condensation too on the front and back camera after throwing the phone for over 30min into a tank with cold water - this was for testing purposes, the room was warm.
To fix the condensation, turn the phone off, open all the flaps and put Your phone in a box filled with rice. Close the box.
Mine took 4h and the condensation was fully gone...You can also try silica bags - can be found in shoe boxes.
bp_SE said:
I think that the phone died because of temperature which lead to condensation..
Condensation can kill any electronics (not camera lens).
I've tested the phone and yes, i've got some condensation too on the front and back camera after throwing the phone for over 30min into a tank with cold water - this was for testing purposes, the room was warm.
To fix the condensation, turn the phone off, open all the flaps and put Your phone in a box filled with rice. Close the box.
Mine took 4h and the condensation was fully gone...You can also try silica bags - can be found in shoe boxes.
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Bag of rice trick never failed me lol
my phone has condensation in camera, but none of the water detecting strips have turned red...
will the camera, etc. perform as it did after it dries out?