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[Q] Dropped in water, Wont charge anymore

My friend dropped her phone into a glass of water. Stupid her just had it off over night with battery removed, but next day decided to just pop battery in and start using it. Calls me later(spare phone) and tells me details.
I go get it disassemble, rubbing alcohol, the works. Let dry for 48 hours. Everything on the phone works other than it wont charge the battery. She has 2 batteries one which is new. Besides getting an external charger for it, is there anything else I could do to fix it? Is there a part I can replace, or something software related that might fix it?

mesajoejoe said:
My friend dropped her phone into a glass of water. Stupid her just had it off over night with battery removed, but next day decided to just pop battery in and start using it. Calls me later(spare phone) and tells me details.
I go get it disassemble, rubbing alcohol, the works. Let dry for 48 hours. Everything on the phone works other than it wont charge the battery. She has 2 batteries one which is new. Besides getting an external charger for it, is there anything else I could do to fix it? Is there a part I can replace, or something software related that might fix it?
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I suspect (hope) only the battery was damaged from your friend's phone. Have her go to TMO and see if they will let her test charge a display Slide battery in her phone. If it starts charging and increases by a few percentage points then perhaps only the battery was damaged. Hope the situation gets worked out.
Just dropped mine in a full sink two weeks ago ... mine hit the edge and knocked the battery out milliseconds before the device hit the water (miracle). Fully submerged. Dried it over a weak heater vent for 2 days. Works just like new. I figured the phone was ok as I snatched it out of the water very quickly. My main concern was the battery ... I thought I might have damaged it. So far everything is just fine.

We have tested it with a new battery. Phone works perfectly fine just wont charge the battery, every feature works. Can even connect to computer with usb.
What im trying to figure out is if there is something I can do i.e. fix it somehow cheaply

Your best bet is probably just using an external charger. I'm using a friends old phone that had a full glass of lemonade spill on it and sit for 5 hours in liquid, turned on. When he woke up the battery was sparking, contact was melted. The battery was partially fried from the short circuit, so I just bought a new battery. The only thing that doesn't work in the phone is the camera. The real downside to that is if any app tries to access the camera the phone completely locks up, takes about 10 seconds just to get out of the black screen.
I'm digressing, anyway, yeah, external charger is probably the best bet, if she has two batteries that should work just fine. Use one while the other is charging.
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ultrasonic cleaning
if you disassemble to the charging circuit board or motherboard and try placing it into an alcohol solution in a u/s cleaner (also used for jewelry), this might clean the contacts and allow charging, might not do anything or damage the board. no guarantees on this method , but will sometimes work.
ps. remember that some circuit board cleaner solutions will dissolve plastic, recommend alcohol.
bill g.

The best solution I have found for a wet phone, or any device for that matter, is to take the device apart as much as possible. Then put it in a ziploc bag of rice. Seal it up good so air doesn't get in. The rice will suck all the water out. I have done this with my old G1 (twice) as well as other phones.

[Q] Water damage on Desire HD please HELP

So it started raining cats and dogs while I went for a hike today, almost like a flash flood. I had kept my phone in a plastic bag however the worst thing happened, somehow the water got in the bag and my phone was lying in the bag for a few hours before I realized. I started to turn on my phone exactly twice, did not work, I realized what happened and immediately took out the battery. Once I reached home a few hours later I put the battery and the phone in rice. I am keeping my fingers crossed, can anyone of you give me some more helpful tips??
Additionally, Can you tell me if how can I detect if the water detectors have turned on?? where are they?? also should I use the hair dryer on the phone?? and most importantly how much time should I wait before I try to turn it on again???
Also, I just noticed on the battery, both the negative terminals have some little black stuff on them, does it mean anything??

The indicators are inside the phone. You have to take the back off to see them. Keep it in rice for 4 days at least. It would also help if you remove the back while drying it out. Try a different battery too as sometimes it's only the battery that's damaged. Whatever you do, DON'T ATTEMPT TO POWER IT ON, this is what shorts out the motherboard and bricks it.
Let me know how you get on.
Good luck.
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Take out the battery and locate the white stripe (usually next to the connectors). If it's red, your warranty is voided.

The water damage indicators are still intact and white.
I had it confirmed from the service centre however they insist that they can see the water damage clearly and so the repair would have to be bared by me.
Do I have any options here, the repaire cost is quite a lot as they said they would have to replace the motherboard and LCD!!
Also If I do get it repaired then would it work properly?? should I go for the repair, the cost is almost 50% of the phone price.

I'd swerve it if I were you and look on ebay for a second hand one.
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If you've got any, silica gel works much better than rice at absorbing moisture. Avoid the hairdryer method - if you aren't careful it gets too hot and may damage some of the more sensitive components on the board.
You can also take a multitester to your battery and see if it still provides the correct voltage (it'll be written on the battery)

[Q] water damage - phone shot?

Hi all,
My LTE galaxy nexus phone had a bottle of water spill next to it; it then sat in the puddle for several hours overnight (god damn cat...). The next morning I was a bit confused as to why it wouldn't turn on/charge so I removed the battery cover to reveal wet internals. Taking the battery in/out causes the camera flash to turn on but nothing else.
I put it in white rice for the next two days but when I put the battery in, the flash came on again.
Is it safe to say this phone is doomed and I need to hit up my insurance?
Thanks ahead of time for the advice.

Assuming the phone is completely dry (inside and out) then you're probably best off making an insurance claim. Though it may be possible to repair the device if it is something simple (i.e. 'gunk' causing a non-volatile short) doing so may void your insurance and probably isn't worth your time since you have insurance...

You can proceed with the insurance claim, but if it is not totally busted, I'd use a hairdryer or something to drive warm air at it keeping it warm for some time. It was only last week that the Mrs' HTC Sensation got soaking wet as the phone was in the purse with a water bottle... all the water damage stickers are red now and the phone was soaking wet...On top of that the Mrs actually connected the phone to the charger in that condition to check if it was charging....duh... It flashed funny as if it was about to die...
Anyways, I took the battery out and blasted hot air for at least 30 mins through all crevices on the phone, then kept it for a few hours on the radiator and finally in with rice on the radiator for two days...After all that effort, the phone now works as good as it did before....Just stating that it might still be worth trying to fix it yourself in the interim...

Sweat Damage

Hi,
I know there is a lot of information on the Internet about Water Damage, but i can't seem to find out what's going with my device.
Here's what happened: i went for a run with my phone stuck to my arm by a rubber band. When i got home i found that the sweat of my arm had damaged the phone: it didn't want to turn on and the water damage stickers are red. I dried the sweat of the back of the phone with a towel (it wasn't much) and i was able to turn it up for an hour or two and it seemed fined, only the battery indicator was crazy (exclamation mark). I wasn't able to charge my battery as well. The indicator led is crazy as well (when i try to charge my battery it blinks orange, green and so on).
The phone itself seems fine is the battery that cannot charge and seems damaged causing the phone to turn off frequently. What do you think? Should a buy a new battery or a new phone?
(sorry for my bad english)

1: don't run with the phone. Two: try with another battery, the battery seems broken.
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If phone is still damp put it in a bowl of dry rice, it will remove any excess moisture.
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That phone is not designed to be used that way, you should use an external casing that's not connected to your skin and as such less likely to be sweat damaged. (i.e.: belt clip of sort).
The suggestion to place into a jar of rice for a day or two is typically a good way to draw out any moisture, the main thing you DO NOT want to do is attempt to power it on or charge while humidity still exists inside the device.

I bought a new battery and the phone works just fine, only the old battery was damaged. Thanks for the help.

This is more of a question about sweat
I didn't want to make another thread about sweat damage, so i figured I might as well ask here. I have a problem where it seem that my touch screen collects moisture inside my pants pocket. One time at the mall i stood watching a football game for like an hour, when i took out my phone the screen was completely soaked like i gave it a good spray with a spray bottle. I think the problem is that the phone is warm so it causes me to sweat more? Funny thing is I feel warm but it doesn't seem like i was sweating, yet screen still collect alot of moisture.
The phone is working fine, no sign of any water related damage and that incident been about 2 weeks ago. My real question is, anyone got any recommendation as to how to carry my phone to prevent any further water exposure?

[Q] Battery swell

Anyone have any issues with your battery swelling? Mine is starting to push the back cover off the adhesive. I know why it swelled, just wanted to see if this is a trend and if anyone replaced the battery themselves.

My battery was also swollen and lost 80% of it's capacity.
From start of swelling to battery death (30 min screen on time from full charge to zero) it was about 10 days.
I replaced the battery with a new original one (eBay) and now everything is fine again.
To get the old battery out I used isopropyl alcohol to weaken the glue which is used to hold it in place.
It was too risky for me to force it out of the casing...
Mechanically damaged batteries really like to start burning instantly, and that's not funny as this fire cannot be put out with water...
So better safe than sorry!
The backplate was then re-glued using original backcover adhesive, also found on eBay.

cyberbeam said:
My battery was also swollen and lost 80% of it's capacity.
From start of swelling to battery death (30 min screen on time from full charge to zero) it was about 10 days.
I replaced the battery with a new original one (eBay) and now everything is fine again.
To get the old battery out I used isopropyl alcohol to weaken the glue which is used to hold it in place.
It was too risky for me to force it out of the casing...
Mechanically damaged batteries really like to start burning instantly, and that's not funny as this fire cannot be put out with water...
So better safe than sorry!
The backplate was then re-glued using original backcover adhesive, also found on eBay.
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What size adhesive did you get? 2mm width?

Swapped out the battery today, took me maybe 30 minutes. Factory adhesive made easy to reattach the back cover. Need to find somewhere to dispose of this swollen battery now.