The store wants to charge me $50 to fix it, hopefully itll turn on, on its own!! Thankx.
2006-09-11 08:09:20 · 11 answers · asked by RED SONIA 3 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cell Phones & Plans
If the battery is not dead, and the unit will not turn on after being dried take the unit apart in a clean area. Purchase Distilled water (not bottled water, and NOT mineral water). You want as pure as you can get.
Using a spray bottle spray your circuitry with the distilled water, and dry with a lint free cloth (not paper towel). Allow to dry. Put your phone back together, and replace battery.
Good luck.
The reason for all this is the most likely problem is you have a short, dried particles in the water create new circuits and you are out of luck.
Clean pure distilled water will clean it up.
2006-09-11 08:22:30 · answer #1 · answered by escapefromspringfield 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let it dry out. I overhead this guy tell this lady once in the sprint store who had the same problem to place the phone on top of her pc. The heat from the pc will help it dry out faster. Hope this helps! If not pay the fifty bucks and get a new phone.
2006-09-11 08:15:45 · answer #2 · answered by valerie g 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it was on when it got wet....it's most likely TOAST now. If it was off, I would let it dry for at least a week. Then try to use it. Oh yeah...hopefully you have insurance. Forget the store because they're most likely trying to take your money.
2006-09-11 08:13:01 · answer #3 · answered by skoosh_me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take the battery out, unless you already shorted the battery. If you shorted it, you have no choice but to buy a new phone, a new battery may or may not work.
Allow it to dry a couple of days then try turning it back on.
2006-09-11 08:15:17 · answer #4 · answered by sovereign_carrie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey that happened to a lot of my friends (one which was submerged all the way under in coca cola) and they all fixed their cells by putting them in a bag of rice. I know it sounds silly but the rice absorbs the moisture deep inside the phone and you can keep it in there for a day or two till it works. Good Luck!
2006-09-11 09:47:47 · answer #5 · answered by gex1125 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Remove battery. Let dry a few days. Re-charge. If that doesn't work, you'll have to get a new one.
Sometimes they work after getting semi-wet..
2006-09-11 08:53:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont turn it on and let it dry out, this may help. It may take a day or two, but hopefully this will work.
2006-09-11 08:13:04 · answer #7 · answered by cfoxwell99 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
go to another store and tell them it got stolen.
they might not charge u $50 if u have insurance.
2006-09-11 09:19:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
let it dry it may come back on that has happened to me before
2016-10-12 23:17:51 · answer #9 · answered by Donn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry to say toss it in the garbage ... once a cellphone has water damage its not fixable . ... and NO manfacture will warrenty the item..
2006-09-11 08:51:06 · answer #10 · answered by chick_ny 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋