Now i am coming closer to the need of a new phone. By accident (really)
i washed my phone with my cloths.
Ok, after, nothing worked. I got me a replacement battery but so far,
the battery still dies quickly. I learned, that phones have a color
strip (phone and battery) that is normally white. Once it touches water
it turns red.
So my phone has still red and i think the board is defective since it
drains the battery.
Anyway i am in for a new phone, new contract.
Currently with ATT which i like to leave (even though i have so many
minutes with them).
What i am looking for isn’t necessarily a smartphone, but a texting
phone. I really like a phone with a ‘real’ keyboard.
So a slider. So far i see that most ‘quality’ phones are android phones.
So i guess it will be a ‘smart’ phone.
I checked 3 from different providers.
Like Sprints Samsung Epic, or Tmobiles myTouch Q or ATT Samsung
Captivate. All with sliding keyboard.
Plans are all about $70. But the ‘basic’ phones are all really basic.
Well, anyone has any of these phones? Maybe you got a suggestion. I am
listing.
On a little island like this where we’re on or around water all the time this sort of accident is very common. However it’s not a simple matter to come up with a replacement on short notice so one of the local fellows has done quite bit of experimenting with DIY remedies. He’s now tried to rescue several dozen phones. About half of them have been unrecoverable. Generally those are the ones with damage from salt water. Phones that have been damaged by fresh water can often be recovered by removing or exposing the circuit board and drying it with a hair dryer then coating the board with a thin coat of WD40. Caution: the ribbon cable connecting board to display is often very fragile… handle with care.
On 4/10/2012 5:46 AM, caprus wrote:
>
> On a little island like this where we’re on or around water all the time
> this sort of accident is very common. However it’s not a simple matter
> to come up with a replacement on short notice so one of the local
> fellows has done quite bit of experimenting with DIY remedies. He’s now
> tried to rescue several dozen phones. About half of them have been
> unrecoverable. Generally those are the ones with damage from salt
> water. Phones that have been damaged by fresh water can often be
> recovered by removing or exposing the circuit board and drying it with a
> hair dryer then coating the board with a thin coat of WD40. Caution:
> the ribbon cable connecting board to display is often very fragile…
> handle with care.
>
> YMMV
>
>
Very true. I fixed it the best i could. Actually the hairdryer is
supposedly the worst option since it ‘may’ damage the soldering connections.
Anyway, the phone works so far but discharges very quickly (about a day).
I am in for a new phone and if someone has suggestions (the couple i
mentioned) please share.
Yes, of course its in the US. So the provider doesn’t help there. But
the phones should be international (i think).
Actually the hairdryer is supposedly the worst option since it ‘may’ damage the soldering connections.
Good point.
I’ve never heard of damage to the solder joints but there are other components that could be damaged. I should have specified that the hair dryer is held at a distance of about a foot or more to avoid overheating any delicate parts. You’re only trying to get a flow of warm (not hot) dry air to pass over the board. One can’t be in a hurry. It takes a while to get the moisture out of all the little cracks and crevices.
Also: experience has shown that the chances of success are much greater if the drying is done soon after the dunking. Several folks have brought phones to my friend after a couple of weeks or more and there’s usually corrosion of the connections by then.
Hi
I’ve done it a few times… washed the phone with clothes. Dismantle,
wash the board(s) with isopropyl alcohol and then put in the cupboard
with your hot water cylinder for a couple of days. Hasn’t failed me
yet…
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> Hi
> I’ve done it a few times… washed the phone with clothes. Dismantle,
> wash the board(s) with isopropyl alcohol and then put in the cupboard
> with your hot water cylinder for a couple of days. Hasn’t failed me
> yet…
>
>
I need to buy yet some small screwdrivers to open the case. Not sure if
its worth the effort. I was kind of careless with this phone. Screen is
scratched.
Like i said, it does work. Its just that the battery doesn’t last as
long. Not sure if that due to the components inside the phone since this
is new battery.
> Hi
> I’ve done it a few times… washed the phone with clothes. Dismantle,
> wash the board(s) with isopropyl alcohol and then put in the cupboard
> with your hot water cylinder for a couple of days. Hasn’t failed me
> yet…
>
I need to buy yet some small screwdrivers to open the case. Not sure if
its worth the effort. I was kind of careless with this phone. Screen is
scratched.
Like i said, it does work. Its just that the battery doesn’t last as
long. Not sure if that due to the components inside the phone since
this is new battery.
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Hi
For sure, still moisture in there, pull the battery and put in a warm
place to suck up the moisture if you can’t open it.
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On 2012-04-11 04:09, malcolmlewis wrote:
> Hi
> For sure, still moisture in there, pull the battery and put in a warm
> place to suck up the moisture if you can’t open it.
If there is moisture and the battery is connected and running, there is
also electrolysis and corrosion.
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> On 2012-04-11 04:09, malcolmlewis wrote:
> > Hi
> > For sure, still moisture in there, pull the battery and put in a
> > warm place to suck up the moisture if you can’t open it.
>
> If there is moisture and the battery is connected and running, there
> is also electrolysis and corrosion.
>
Didn’t Abby, in an episode of NCIS, leave a dismantled, saturated phone
in rice to dry it out?
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On 4/10/2012 7:38 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> On 2012-04-11 02:30, JoergJaeger wrote:
>
>> Actually the hairdryer is
>> supposedly the worst option since it ‘may’ damage the soldering connections.
>
> Wow, no. If a hair dryer is capable of melting solder, it would put your
> hair on fire X’-)
>
> Damage plastics, yes.
>
>> Yes, of course its in the US. So the provider doesn’t help there. But the
>> phones should be international (i think).
>
> More or less… A GSM cell should work on any country using GSM, but not
> all use it, and not all use the same frequency bands. I would not bet on it.
>
I ended up buying an older Nokia E75 from ebay. Works fine so far. Not
sure if i use everything on the phone, but at least it does work.
I believe that available anywhere in the world (with different frequencies).
My other phone still plagues the suffrage of drain. Once i get some
small screwdrivers i will disassemble it in hope to cure the thing.
But the ‘basic’ phones are all really basic.
