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I got some moisture under the touchscreen and it doesn't work. Should i try to take it off to get it dried up? If yes, anyone know how to do it correctly?
Thanks.
Dissassemble it, and then place all the parts in DRY, uncooked rice. The rice will help absorb moisture
mrinehart93 said:
Dissassemble it, and then place all the parts in DRY, uncooked rice. The rice will help absorb moisture
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Someone who took their's apart said the screen (under the glass) had some sticky coating on it. So I would think rice would be a no go maybe compressed air.
Ahh ok. Hmm, I'd try putting it in an oven with the door open at a very low heat for awhile. I've heard from some people on a forum I used to visit that it works a charm.
Just bury it in Rice for 2 days. Don't take it apart.
Disassemble instructions: link.
lol do not put the bare LCD in rice!.
Tipharet said:
lol do not put the bare LCD in rice!.
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I think he meant the phone itself.
silicon packets (like what you get inside of shoes and new hard drives, RAM DIMMs, etc.) are significantly better than rice. Rice gets dust everywhere
Silicon > rice
rt1oo said:
silicon packets (like what you get inside of shoes and new hard drives, RAM DIMMs, etc.) are significantly better than rice. Rice gets dust everywhere
Silicon > rice
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Do you know of any local places you can buy these? I know the people at bladeforums store their Carbon knives with these in them to keep rust away.
Thanks everyone.
try some sand
khaag27 said:
try some sand
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Sure. Should i gently funnel it into the circuitry or build a sand castle for it and let it sit there for a few days?
chococrazy said:
Do you know of any local places you can buy these? I know the people at bladeforums store their Carbon knives with these in them to keep rust away.
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go to a local shoe store and try some shoes on an take the silicon packets while you try them on
Darkshneider said:
I think he meant the phone itself.
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mrinehart93 said:
Dissassemble it, and then place all the parts in DRY, uncooked rice. The rice will help absorb moisture
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Ive noticed you just have to be very clear for some users around here.
Not trying to be a douche...
But when you go ask for silicon they might look at you funny, what you are actually looking for is "silica" the deseccant..
mrinehart93 said:
Ahh ok. Hmm, I'd try putting it in an oven with the door open at a very low heat for awhile. I've heard from some people on a forum I used to visit that it works a charm.
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lol, at 90% of PSP hacking forums, this was the highest recommended suggestion for getting water out. I didn't hear of anyone screwing it up by doing it.
abcdfv said:
lol, at 90% of PSP hacking forums, this was the highest recommended suggestion for getting water out. I didn't hear of anyone screwing it up by doing it.
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Make sure you keep the door OPEN, and the temp LOW a toaster oven would be better, and set the rack as high as it can go. I'm guessing since the case on this phone feels so tacky it must have a low melting point.
Moisture just dried but screen still not working... could this be a software issue now?
i had this happen to me a few years ago when the psp first came out. but i had split alot of soda on mines. I just had put it by the fan and let it dry it over night. Came back in the morning and it was working great.But you can see water marks in the screen.
I dropped the slippery little sucker into the bathtub last night... took it out, popped the battery out, dropped everything into a gallon ziplock baggie full of rice.
fired it up this morning, it initially went into the bootloader for some reason, i rebooted and it came up fine! everything works!
bag of rice, it just WORKS!
Congratulations.
Why the hell were you using it in your bathtub? I'd never put my phone near large amounts of water like that!
Nice big screen, soapy bubbles... Light some candles, you could have a good night if you know what I mean
haha... in my defense, i had just returned from an out of town business trip, and on my way thru the airport to the car, i turned my ankle, so i was filling the jacuzzi tub to soak my ankle, had the phone in my hand as i leaned over to turn off the water.. wasn't exactly thinking clearly.
2nd Swim?!?!? Wow! Lucky you...go play the lotto! Oh, too late probably...used up all your luck on the Nexy...LoL!
Cool story, bro.
rickyzone said:
Nice big screen, soapy bubbles... Light some candles, you could have a good night if you know what I mean
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Dude, nooooooo!!!!!
Hmmm...note to self: always have a baggie of rice when going near water with my N1.
Pretty sure I would have an absolute panic attack! I wont even go near my toilet with my nexus hahaha
moSess said:
Dude, nooooooo!!!!!
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Dude, yes. Don't act like you haven't at least thought about it.
It's hotter than any girl I've ever been with.
HighTech216 said:
Dude, yes. Don't act like you haven't at least thought about it.
It's hotter than any girl I've ever been with.
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Really man? I suggest trying to meet some Turkish or Iranian chicks then. Muy caliente!
These phones are notorious for not surviving "swims", but lately I've been hearing otherwise. For instance:
A buddy of mine has a MT3G and while leaning into the backseat to do something for his son, his phone slipped off of his lap and into his girlfriend's large sweet tea from McD's. He didn't even notice, for several minutes, until he took a sip from said tea.
His phone was floating in tea for minutes, and the only thing wrong with it is the battery doesn't hold a charge anymore. That's it.
rickyzone said:
Nice big screen, soapy bubbles... Light some candles, you could have a good night if you know what I mean
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Why not add some food? Bring a toaster into the tub with you and you could also have some hot waffles with your wine.
I need try this!!! LOL OH WELL GOOD TO KNOW..i can now safely bring my phone along when I goto a wet t-shirt party
Why did u use the bag of rice. I thought rice only absorbed boiling water or am I missing something.
trizyman said:
Why did u use the bag of rice. I thought rice only absorbed boiling water or am I missing something.
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It will absorb water at any temperature, just a lot slower than if it were hot.
trizyman said:
Why did u use the bag of rice. I thought rice only absorbed boiling water or am I missing something.
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for the same reason your grandmother put rice in the salt shaker and the sugar bowl. it absorbs the excess moisture.
silica desiccant would work better, but who has a big bag of that lying around?
Hey guys im new and i had a question about keeping my nexus 4 clean. So when i got my nexus 4 i kept it naked without a screen protector or case for a bit, but i decided to buy a full body xtremeguard screen protector, which was actually only 6 dollars. It arrived and i tried putting them on the next day. They were wet installation which i didnt really like. I had to use a bowl of handsoap and water. So I installed them and tried to accelerate the drying process a little by using a blow dryer, but guess what, it really made the beautiful screen look all ugly and disoriented so i took them off and decided to keep it the way. I applied a little more water to the glass to get all the soapy residue off and dried it off a little more. The next day I noticed that when i held it in sunlight I noticed this white stuff inside the crevices in between the glass and the edges of the phone. SO whats bothering me is that i think its dried soap in there from the installation and blow drying it only made it worse. But wheat really gets me ticked off is that i wanted to keep my phone perfect and clean but that stuff is still in there and i dont know how to get it out. Its just killing me. Ive tried water, q tips, even scraping it out with printer paper but no luck. Can anyone give me ideas or help plz?? thx. Im sorry if this a long post
isaac99 said:
Hey guys im new and i had a question about keeping my nexus 4 clean. So when i got my nexus 4 i kept it naked without a screen protector or case for a bit, but i decided to buy a full body xtremeguard screen protector, which was actually only 6 dollars. It arrived and i tried putting them on the next day. They were wet installation which i didnt really like. I had to use a bowl of handsoap and water. So I installed them and tried to accelerate the drying process a little by using a blow dryer, but guess what, it really made the beautiful screen look all ugly and disoriented so i took them off and decided to keep it the way. I applied a little more water to the glass to get all the soapy residue off and dried it off a little more. The next day I noticed that when i held it in sunlight I noticed this white stuff inside the crevices in between the glass and the edges of the phone. SO whats bothering me is that i think its dried soap in there from the installation and blow drying it only made it worse. But wheat really gets me ticked off is that i wanted to keep my phone perfect and clean but that stuff is still in there and i dont know how to get it out. Its just killing me. Ive tried water, q tips, even scraping it out with printer paper but no luck. Can anyone give me ideas or help plz?? thx. Im sorry if this a long post
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Guessing you didn't find the threads on xtremeguard accessories sections. There are 70-80%off coupons. There you would have found out they are wet install.. And would have known that they get better if left alone to dry thoroughly in 24-48hours.
I guess it's lucky you didn't over do the hair dryer and ended up with a physically damaged unit. Mainly the mic and ear piece stop working right.
You obviously used too much soap in your solution. You can take your time and get it cleaned up again. I'd be careful not to reallly scratch up the screen wiping with a cloth that collected silica dust..
a q-tip and a little rubbing alcohol should help.
Yeah I know I probably shouldn't have used too much soap or the hair dryer. And simms22 I already tried the qtip with rubbing alcohol but thanks anyway. Anyone have anymore ideas?? Its really stuck on there
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Scratch it out with a needle. Just be very careful when you are doing it.
isaac99 said:
Yeah I know I probably shouldn't have used too much soap or the hair dryer. And simms22 I already tried the qtip with rubbing alcohol but thanks anyway. Anyone have anymore ideas?? Its really stuck on there
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snapper.fishes said:
Scratch it out with a needle. Just be very careful when you are doing it.
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Use a toothpick and a vacuum. BUT I would recommend you just leave it be. Than risk making it worse I.e. your exp with the protector..
Hello guys. I am worried about leaving the phone in my pocket while I work, because my job is a very active one, on a very hot country in the summer, so sometimes I see moist on the screen when I pick up the phone. I try to turn it with the front facing the outside of the body, but not always. I maybe paranoid but the speaker on the mxp lately seems to be with the volume slightly lower.
My moto e 2015 damaged the speaker this way, and had to be replaced. I know the mxp has some sort of water protection but not much.
Shall I be concerned?
What do you guys do to prevent this?
Ev0luti0n_ said:
Hello guys. I am worried about leaving the phone in my pocket while I work, because my job is a very active one, on a very hot country in the summer, so sometimes I see moist on the screen when I pick up the phone. I try to turn it with the front facing the outside of the body, but not always. I maybe paranoid but the speaker on the mxp lately seems to be with the volume slightly lower.
My moto e 2015 damaged the speaker this way, and had to be replaced. I know the mxp has some sort of water protection but not much.
Shall I be concerned?
What do you guys do to prevent this?
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Burn it.
No,lol. Maybe some sandwich plastic bag or a snap/zipper bag wil do the job.
Poke some holes in your pocket to let the phone breathe
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Haven't thought about the holes thing. But, putting it in a plastic bag, is even worse. Assuming you were serious about the post.
These are the times I think how nice it must be to have a full waterproof phone!
Ev0luti0n_ said:
Haven't thought about the holes thing. But, putting it in a plastic bag, is even worse. Assuming you were serious about the post.
These are the times I think how nice it must be to have a full waterproof phone!
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More ment the special made smartphone plastic bags. I have seen them before in stores around and these bags are ment for travellers to make it waterproof. What also could help is to wrap the phone in a cotton towel so the sweat/water gets absorbed into the towel instead of the phone.
Oh! Haven't thought of that. Thank you all
I had serious problems with my lg g5 because of water getting into the phone because of the seam at the back of the phone, on even a slightly damp surface, at first I put a small length of electrical tape over the seam, now I put very small rubber feet on the back the phone to raise it a few mm, works great, this isn't a problem if your careful obviously, but im very forgetful
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I had serious problems with my lg g5 because of water getting into the phone because of the seam at the back of the phone, on even a slightly damp surface, at first I put a small length of electrical tape over the seam, now I put very small rubber feet on the back the phone to raise it a few mm, works great, this isn't a problem if your careful obviously, but im very forgetful
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My phone took a full submerge in toilet few weeks ago. Immediately took out battery wiped it dry. Took out Sd, sim, battery, screen protector. Wrapped 8-10 thick socks with phone. Put it in with a load of clothes in dryer. Make sure clothes are dry.
I mention all this because I've saved 10+ people's phones with this process. Got it from youtube video and was surprised it worked. Doesn't work well with phones with no detachable batteries.
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Nick216ohio said:
My phone took a full submerge in toilet few weeks ago. Immediately took out battery wiped it dry. Took out Sd, sim, battery, screen protector. Wrapped 8-10 thick socks with phone. Put it in with a load of clothes in dryer. Make sure clothes are dry.
I mention all this because I've saved 10+ people's phones with this process. Got it from youtube video and was surprised it worked. Doesn't work well with phones with no detachable batteries.
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Yeah as long as you don't run the phone wet there's a chance of saving it
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Yeah as long as you don't run the phone wet there's a chance of saving it
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Yeah that's definitely true. I can't stress that enough to people….Take out battery immediately after getting wet! The rice trick never seem to work for me.
I forgot to mention in the dryer thing. Usually 30-45 mins on medium heat. Make sure the phone is pretty cushioned with socks. Phone might get warm/hot in dryer. Wait 20-40 mins before trying to put everything together and power on.
Also one more important thing I need to mention to everybody. When your phone gets pretty wet. The sticker on your battery will change colors. Aka Phone company won't fix future issues. Happened to my cousin. My girlfriend had same phone and same issue. So what I did is order battery on amazon and Switched out. When her phone had an issue later on, they fixed it.
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Wow those are some advices!
But is it really safe to put it into the dryer? isnt there anything else besides heat the flows into the inside of the dryer? and is it necessary to put a fabric sheet or not?
ExtraDan said:
Wow those are some advices!
But is it really safe to put it into the dryer? isnt there anything else besides heat the flows into the inside of the dryer? and is it necessary to put a fabric sheet or not?
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Yeah I never had issues. I figured at the time I had nothing to lose. Factory warranty won't cover water damage. It cost an arm and leg to have them fix it. So if you don't got anything to lose give it a shot peeps?
Heat and static pretty much. Now static I was a lil worried about. But it never gave me issues. Maybe because it's insides not really xposed and so many socks block it out idk? I never used fabric sheet with this fix, but I don't see it hurting anything.
Like I said before didn't have much luck with phones with no un-removable battery. But only tried that on two phones. Maybe future next phone you have luck?
Most the people I know who got it wet was with water. If you spill with any sticky stuff: Soda, beer, etc. This should still work. But maybe you would have to worry bout future repair hassle? Because that sticky stuff not going away. They would see that in phone probably and no fix from them.
Okay last one sorry just trying to help people lol. Some people said they used 99% isopropyl alchol submerged. Dried out for few days in rice submerged and dryer. They did all that because of sticky spills and what I mention above. The alcohol washes it away.
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ExtraDan said:
Wow those are some advices!
But is it really safe to put it into the dryer? isnt there anything else besides heat the flows into the inside of the dryer? and is it necessary to put a fabric sheet or not?
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Maybe avoid using nylon socks pure cotton only
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Maybe avoid using nylon socks pure cotton only
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Personally I would use a hair dyer then leave it to air dry for a few days, don't have a tumble dryer
Nick216ohio said:
Yeah I never had issues. I figured at the time I had nothing to lose. Factory warranty won't cover water damage. It cost an arm and leg to have them fix it. So if you don't got anything to lose give it a shot peeps?
Heat and static pretty much. Now static I was a lil worried about. But it never gave me issues. Maybe because it's insides not really xposed and so many socks block it out idk? I never used fabric sheet with this fix, but I don't see it hurting anything.
Like I said before didn't have much luck with phones with no un-removable battery. But only tried that on two phones. Maybe future next phone you have luck?
Most the people I know who got it wet was with water. If you spill with any sticky stuff: Soda, beer, etc. This should still work. But maybe you would have to worry bout future repair hassle? Because that sticky stuff not going away. They would see that in phone probably and no fix from them.
Okay last one sorry just trying to help people lol. Some people said they used 99% isopropyl alchol submerged. Dried out for few days in rice submerged and dryer. They did all that because of sticky spills and what I mention above. The alcohol washes it away.
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dank!!