So I was doing dishes and my I put my phone on the counter and accidently into a puddle. It wasn't in the puddle for long (only the back was in it) and I realized it, took the battery out right away and put it in rice for a few days. When I tried to turn it on, It booted up, but then shut off and stays off and I am unable to turn it back on. I tried again a couple days later and the same thing happened. Is the phone itself broken because of the water damage or is it just the battery? Any help is appreciated!
well batteries are cheap so i would start there and hope for the best. are the liquid damage stickers colored? on the battery or either of the ones on the phone?
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demkantor said:
well batteries are cheap so i would start there and hope for the best. are the liquid damage stickers colored? on the battery or either of the ones on the phone?
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They are red all of them, I am going to try and get a battery, do you think if I go into my carriers store or best buy they will let me try out a battery?
doubt it unless they have one out of the package. maybe try to find somewhere that sells used phones, if they have a g2/dz then maybe theyd let you (also a few other phones have batteries that fit)
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Plug the charger in then boot it up. If the phone runs then probably the battery is fried.
By the way, did you dry the phone properly? I meant, did you put the phone in a rice bad or the battery?
Edit: But fried I meant damaged.
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If the little white paper thing on the top of the battery turns pink or goes away completely does that only mean that it has been damaged by water? And does it make the battery any less better? And is there anyway maybe to fix it?
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I can't speak for whether there is a moisture indicator on the battery. What I can say is that even if the battery was wet at one point, as long as it was dried properly, it shouldn't impact the performance of the battery.
Yes that is a moisture indicator, but a little water shouldn't harm your battery. Mine turned pink from the 700% humidity we have here in the summers.
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Ya I think my batteries may have gotten a little wet one day when they were in my backpack and it was raining on me and since then I kinda feel like they haven't been as great as before... but even the one that was in my phone hasn't been working so well either so it most likely is my phone I just have no idea what is it that's killing my battery.
Thanks for your replies.
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lilajrestnom said:
Ya I think my batteries may have gotten a little wet one day when they were in my backpack and it was raining on me and since then I kinda feel like they haven't been as great as before... but even the one that was in my phone hasn't been working so well either so it most likely is my phone I just have no idea what is it that's killing my battery.
Thanks for your replies.
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batteries do degrade over time -- how long have you had the battery? there are many choices for battery replacements online as cheap as $5 depending on where you look.
frostedunit said:
Yes that is a moisture indicator, but a little water shouldn't harm your battery. Mine turned pink from the 700% humidity we have here in the summers.
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NOT true... have you ever opened a battery to see the little ribbon with micro pieces on them? after a liquid is spilled on them it will corrode because there is no way of taking power away to let it dry the right way. if you get a battery damp there shouldn't be a problem. but wet and submerged are 2 different stories and you can risk frying your board from incorrect voltage being applied through the battery output.
Andy_nu said:
NOT true... have you ever opened a battery to see the little ribbon with micro pieces on them? after a liquid is spilled on them it will corrode because there is no way of taking power away to let it dry the right way. if you get a battery damp there shouldn't be a problem. but wet and submerged are 2 different stories and you can risk frying your board from incorrect voltage being applied through the battery output.
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Hence the reason I said "a little water". Obviously, submerging your phone for more than a second or 2 will lead to damage down the road, but getting a small amounts of liquid on a battery won't lead to immediate failure. RE: All of the people on here (including me) who have dropped their phone a pool, sink, toilet, etc and are still rocking the same phone.
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I'd recommend just buying a new battery. I had my phone get completely wet before, I put both the phone and the battery in a ziplock bag full of rice and left it there for a couple days. Plugged the battery back in and it worked.
But buying a new battery would be the best bet to not further damage your phone.
I guess I will buy a new one just to test it out.
But I still feel like my phone is doing something wrong because I'm using my friends 3500mAh battery and it gives me the same results I used to get with my 1500 ones. I get a little more than 3 hours on screen time and about 20 hours total, which isn't so great for a 3500 battery. I'm gonna try going back to stock for a while and seeing what happens.
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So my little sister dropped her phone in water the other day. It used to not power on whatsoever, then today I tried to turn it on and it sits at the HTC logo screen, nothing further. I can get it into the bootloader, but the recovery doesn't seem to load either. The bootloader is also locked. She didn't sync her contacts/calendar with Google properly, and has a lot of things she needs off of her calendar, so I'm wondering if there's a way to get this information seeing as I can't get onto the phone.
Any tips or suggestions would be greatly helpful, thanks.
If the hardware is damaged and nothing is backed up, you may be out of luck. Don't know if you've tried this yet, but pull the battery and leave the phone and battery in a sealed ziploc bag full of uncooked rice for at least 24-48 hours. After removing them, clean the contacts on the battery and phone with a pencil eraser, pop the battery back in and give it a try.
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If the hardware is damaged and nothing is backed up, you may be out of luck. Don't know if you've tried this yet, but pull the battery and leave the phone and battery in a sealed ziploc bag full of uncooked rice for at least 24-48 hours. After removing them, clean the contacts on the battery and phone with a pencil eraser, pop the battery back in and give it a try.
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It's in rice right now, I'll leave it there for a day and try my luck out. She tried turning it on last night and it powered all the way on but the touch screen wasn't working. Are there actual file backups of the calendar and such that I could copy off of her phone on my computer if I need to?
The water will corrode copper and metal contacts over Time.. I just revived a laptop main board that got beer spilled alll over it and did nothing by submerging it in 91% rubbing alcohol.. it cleans and evaporates fast! Not joking, just dry in front of a fan or such
But if chips or hardware are borked, ur s.o.l
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It's in rice right now, I'll leave it there for a day and try my luck out. She tried turning it on last night and it powered all the way on but the touch screen wasn't working. Are there actual file backups of the calendar and such that I could copy off of her phone on my computer if I need to?
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If the touch screen doesn't register touches after taking it out of the rice, it may be just that the digitizer needs to be replaced. If you are fairly competent with electronics and have a set of precision screwdrivers, replacing the digitizer is something that can easily be done for a fairly affordable price. You can buy the parts on Amazon or eBay, find a tutorial video on Youtube, and do the job yourself for less than $20.
****ing slut.
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****ing slut.
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Jizzylax said:
****ing slut.
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Did we forget to take our medicine this morning?
jk... whats up Jizzylax?
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If the touch screen doesn't register touches after taking it out of the rice, it may be just that the digitizer needs to be replaced. If you are fairly competent with electronics and have a set of precision screwdrivers, replacing the digitizer is something that can easily be done for a fairly affordable price. You can buy the parts on Amazon or eBay, find a tutorial video on Youtube, and do the job yourself for less than $20.
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Ah, good to know. I could probably manage this.
Lol... I was slightly intoxicated last night.
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Jizzylax said:
Lol... I was slightly intoxicated last night.
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Haha, note to self, "Unplug all power cords and take batteries out of phones, computers, electronic devices before a night of partying". hahaha!
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Ah, good to know. I could probably manage this.
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Excellent, let us know how it goes. It really isn't all that daunting, but best of luck regardless!
I bid farewell to my old time buddy(My Desire HD) the other day, it got doused with a bubble solution... I tried blow-drying it for 15 minutes to dry out the battery slot & removed the sim/sdcard cover to dry it again, but can't revive my DHD. The bubble solution seeped in between the screens.
Is there anything I can do to revive it?
*The phone generally turns on screen, lights up
*LED stays on green no matter what or how long it's been on
*The phone vibrates 5-short-consecutive times after turning it on
*I haven't tried to hook it up on the charger because of fear that it might fry or short circuit some of the other "Still working" components of the phone
Bag of rice for a day.
My Atrix got soaked with soap and I bagged it for a day or 2 and it dried it all out.
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Bag of rice for a day.
My Atrix got soaked with soap and I bagged it for a day or 2 and it dried it all out.
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Will try, thanks for the suggestion.
Remove the battery first. Even if you don't have it hooked up to power, the battery's juice can still short your phone. And don't try to turn it on.
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Remove the battery first. Even if you don't have it hooked up to power, the battery's juice can still short your phone. And don't try to turn it on.
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My only remaining problem now is the screen which is not displaying anything other than a blurred out HTC splash screen.
Dry out the screen
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My only remaining problem now is the screen which is not displaying anything other than a blurred out HTC splash screen.
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Id leave it to dry in rice for a day longer.
Then, if you were comfortable in doing so, you could disassemble the phone and try using a hair dryer to dry the screen and other parts. (obviously take out the battery before doing anything, in fact take it out now so it doesn't blow or anything)
Bag of Rice is a pretty nice idea...keep ur DHD in it for 2-3 days for better effect
hi...guys...
i bought a note 2 tmobile version, it said "to repair" has a bad digitizer etc etc...ok so far...i thought.. i buy a new lcd and it'll be ok.. but the thing in this phone is that i read " battery water damage has been activated" and its like i didnt read it. according to the item description. the phone charge the battery, turn on (the buttons lights up but need a new lcd/digitizer in order to see the display working) and you can see the phone files on the pc.... obiously i made a big mistake here... the question that comes to me: it is possible that the phone still works, (or is there a possibility to fix it), i mean.. a phone with water damage turn on, charge and can it be plugged in the pc? i dont have the phone yet..
It's unlikely to work, but try placing the phone inside of a bag dry rice for a day or 2. It draws moisture out of the phone.
Also, maybe it is only the battery that is damaged, not the phone.
I am unsure about how to fix water damaged phones though. Hopefully you get it working, sorry about your phone
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It's unlikely to work, but try placing the phone inside of a bag dry rice for a day or 2. It draws moisture out of the phone.
Also, maybe it is only the battery that is damaged, not the phone.
I am unsure about how to fix water damaged phones though. Hopefully you get it working, sorry about your phone
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thats the first thing im gonna do man, disassemble the phone and put it in rice... hope that works :crying:
If it turns on and connects to a computer it may be okay. It seems to at least power up now there is issues like will the mic and speakers be okay
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If it turns on and connects to a computer it may be okay. It seems to at least power up now there is issues like will the mic and speakers be okay
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+1, it's internals are working if it powers on, so we known it's not completely broken
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If it turns on and connects to a computer it may be okay. It seems to at least power up now there is issues like will the mic and speakers be okay
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+1, it's internals are working if it powers on, so we known it's not completely broken
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i hope you guys be right, i sent him a message and here is the answer :
the water marker on the phone is pink but the one on the battery is fine. I bought this from someone as is. All I know is it seems to work. Computer recognized it, charger light works, and menu buttons light up when pressed. Haven't heard sounds from it but I assumed the volume is turned down
It might just be ok man just try to fix it and see
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Rice is really poor dessicant. It's better than nothing but if you can get your hands on a good amount of silica gel that would be better. Dell ships their pc's with a big bag of silica gel in the box. Check your local best buy and see if they have any that they pulled from pc boxes that you can have. If not, you might be able to get it at home depot or Lowe's or maybe a shipping store like the UPS or FedEx store.
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It might just be ok man just try to fix it and see
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Rice is really poor dessicant. It's better than nothing but if you can get your hands on a good amount of silica gel that would be better. Dell ships their pc's with a big bag of silica gel in the box. Check your local best buy and see if they have any that they pulled from pc boxes that you can have. If not, you might be able to get it at home depot or Lowe's or maybe a shipping store like the UPS or FedEx store.
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yeah.. i wanna believe the water damage marker activated didnt cause some serious damage in the note, ...as our friend kintwofan mentioned, may be the damage was only the speaker/microphone.. anyway im gonna do the rice thing....
when i get the phone, i will fix the and post some pictures....
I fell in the water with my phone. Salt water at that. Once I came to, my phone had a blinking light coming from the camera flash. I took battery out and let dry. Today I got up, took phone completely apart, cleaned with contact cleaner. Was ALOT of salt inside the phone. Anyways I got it cleaned up as best I could, pretty clean. Let dry again for a few hours.
Its back together now, turns on. Screen goes all crazy, pink and fuzzy. Pulsing blue led on front for about 10 seconds. Then nothing. Tried USB to PC nothing.
I found these phone don't come fully apart. I can take out main board, camera and a few plastic parts. But that's it. Lots of phone to take apart but no guides past this point and all the teardowns bring me to the same point.
Any ideas? Maybe bath the screen and what left for electrical components in alcohol?
Thanks
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Can a mod move this to galaxy s3 i747 section? My bad
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Sea water messes up components, think you should consider a new phone
Yea bro I'm gunna say that trying to fix it is more money and effort then just buying a new one
I already bought a new phone. Got another i747m. $400 didn't wanna mess with used phones again, last 3 used phones all ended up having an issue one way or another. Save a few bucks gain a few headaches.
Thanks for confirming what I thought though.
I am going to investigate fixing the phone. Still.
I got it to boot more now, pulsing boot led, vol buttons make a sound when I press them. I used my multimeter to test most of the connections. Everything I could check is fine. I think there is more salt behind the screen and behind the 2 small PCB chips that I couldn't get off. Going to try excessive force this time. Nothing to loose.
Is it safe to use the battery still? Its not swollen or nothing. Or should I not bother being as the water mark on the battery is pink?
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I already bought a new phone. Got another i747m. $400 didn't wanna mess with used phones again, last 3 used phones all ended up having an issue one way or another. Save a few bucks gain a few headaches.
Thanks for confirming what I thought though.
I am going to investigate fixing the phone. Still.
I got it to boot more now, pulsing boot led, vol buttons make a sound when I press them. I used my multimeter to test most of the connections. Everything I could check is fine. I think there is more salt behind the screen and behind the 2 small PCB chips that I couldn't get off. Going to try excessive force this time. Nothing to loose.
Is it safe to use the battery still? Its not swollen or nothing. Or should I not bother being as the water mark on the battery is pink?
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The battery *should* be fine for a while. I've used a water damaged one for the longest time but it did spend a couple days in a bag of rice.