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Help - Tytn II water damage

Hi all,
My little nephew dropped my Tytn II in the toilet and i want to know if anyone has had an issue with water damage and managed to resurect their phone.
I pulled it out within 3 seconds of falling in, i then removed the battery and slid the keyboard out furiously drying with a towel. After about 30 minutes i reinserted the battery and the sacreen showed thin multi colred horizontal lines and then went white.
I removed the battery again and then left it for 24 hours at which time i restarted it and got to the "smart mobility " screen but then the screen did the multi color lines and then went white after about 15 seconds, when i put the phone to my ear i hear like a scratching sound, i contacted the phone company i am with and they sia try drying it with a hair dryer or leaving it out in the sun, also they had a customer who put their phone in the oven and got it to work again. Granted this was not for a Tytn II but i am just wondering if anyone has had any success with getting their pohne to work again after a similar set of circumstances.
Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Kane

Patience can work wonders - you have to understand that the very intricate insides of your phone have been saturated (from the sound of things) and even the merest hint of any residual damp in the wrong place could effectively kill the phone as you've described. It could also cause more long term damage when it's powered up in that state, so I'd really recommend keeping the battery away from it for as long as possible. Do as the guys on the phone suggest, leave it somewhere warm and dry (your airing cupboard if you have one) and just wait a few days at least, maybe even a week. I wouldn't advise any extremes of heat (the oven etc) as this could damage something in itself - you don't want to go from a damp phone to a melted one! The LCD screen may be quite sensitive to heat, and you wouldn't want to damage that.

http://www.ehow.com/how_2128758_dry-out-wet-cell-phone.html

Well I did the same exact thing about a month ago...I was pissed! I reacted very quickly and pulled out the battery and let the phone sit overnight. In the morning I dissassembled the phone and took a hair dryer to all the circuit boards and pretty much every piece. I put it back together, said a little prayer, and it worked! Just thought I would share my experience.
So my recommendation...take it apart and dry it out nice and good.

rcm_rx7 said:
Well I did the same exact thing about a month ago...I was pissed! I reacted very quickly and pulled out the battery and let the phone sit overnight. In the morning I dissassembled the phone and took a hair dryer to all the circuit boards and pretty much every piece. I put it back together, said a little prayer, and it worked! Just thought I would share my experience.
So my recommendation...take it apart and dry it out nice and good.
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WOW!, thats fantastic, i did look at taking it apart but the screws are so tiny and look to be in the star shape (not like a regular screw) can you advise where you got a screw driver set to open it.
PS. I was pissed as well.
Thanks to everyone for your help

rcm_rx7 said:
Well I did the same exact thing about a month ago...I was pissed! I reacted very quickly and pulled out the battery and let the phone sit overnight. In the morning I dissassembled the phone and took a hair dryer to all the circuit boards and pretty much every piece. I put it back together, said a little prayer, and it worked! Just thought I would share my experience.
So my recommendation...take it apart and dry it out nice and good.
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Sorry one more thing, can you tell me how long you dried it for with the hair dryer? how far away were you holding the hair dryer and have their been any side effects since you got it working.
PS. i found a place that sells the screw drivers,

go to radioshack and buy a T4 or T5 screwdriver. I think it's a 5 but just buy the whole T set. It's for electronics. There's a thread somewhere on this site that shows how to disassemble to the kaiser

[Q] Water Damage

So for the first time ever, I dropped my phone in water.
Luckily I'm still under warranty, except I'm worried about the water indicator. It's still white under the battery, but does anyone know if there is other like inside the phone?
Also, I can boot the phone to the bootloader, but that's it. I can get to recovery from there, but flashing ROM's do nothing, I still always boot to the bootloader no matter what.
Does anyone know if there are more water indicators or of there is a way to temporarily fix this? I'm freaking out

Bag of rice and wait wait wait... I'd get the battery out asap!!
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Well when you get something wet, you should power it down immediately, remove the battery and all of the parts, and stick it in some rice for a few days.
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I heard ppl using hairdryer or putting into oven for a little while and it becomes ok after that.

remove the battery, simcard, and other peripherals from the phone.
then put it on some uncook rice for a night.
using alcohol also is a nice way because alcohol will displace the water.. do this before putting the phone on the uncook rice..

The bag of rice is the only thing you can do. A hairdryer for a little should be ok but please dont put it in the oven. And i would recommend not using alcohol since it would probably strip the paint and mess up the plastic.

Had the same thing happen on x-mas eve. My wife did a load of laundry and forgot to check my pants pocket. after 3 days of sitting in rice (and multiple flashes), i finally got the phone semi-working. The sdcard was shot and the mic stopped woking...i can only make phone calls using BT or with the headset...but hey, I forget this thing is a phone anyway

[Q] Tab won't turn on-possible water damage. Any hope?!

Hi everyone,
My little sister accidentally dropped my 2-week old Galaxy Tab. I bought the Tab from someone on craigslist so I don't have a receipt or anything which I guess means I won't even be able to try getting it replaced or fixed by Samsung.
I searched the web and didn't find any info from anyone with similar problem so I don't even know if there is anything I can try or where to start.
The Tab itself appears fine physically, the screen did not even crack, but I cannot get it to power on.
Any advice, guidance, tips, tricks?! Anything at all will be greatly appreciated.
Keeping my fingers crossed...thanks for your time.

I think your only hope is to open the tab, to see if something get loose (battery etc...)
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ok so I just pried the tablet open to check if battery was loose as you suggested and found something very interesting - nothing appeared loose but i noticed some small drops of water so i think the kid might have actually spilled something on my tablet (instead of or aside from dropping it)!
Now what?! Any advice on possible water damage? Is this irreparable?

if you're sure its water dmg, you could try putting the tab in a bag of rice for a couple days to dry it out, then try again to turn it on.
Other than that i guess you could look on ebay for a replacement part what you expect was water damaged...

Unfortunately for you a tab can be under water or under warranty but not both, and dropped tab=dropped warranty. The good news there is that you could still probably contact samsung to get a quote for fixing it. Its not a warranty repair so you'd be paying them either way.
edit: and if you've already pried it open and can remove the battery while drying it out - i'd do that. If it shorted it could start bulging or something and cause more damage. I second the let it dry in rice or even air dry for a while. Then if there is no sign of battery damage, charge it for a bit (keeping an eye on it for shorts) and see if you get the charging screen or if it powers on.

I have dropped many phone in water over the years. In fact i dropped my tab in my pets water dish.
If you havent damaged it beyind repair by opening it, my fix is to get a big ziplock bag, fill it with rice, bury the tab in the rice for a day. Leave in cabnet. Rice will suck all the moisture out.
Oh and by the way since you have it open, can you check what kind if internalbsd card it has? Does it look replaceable?
Hit the thanks button if I.have helped.
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ok I took it apart carefully following a tutorial vid on youtube. I cleaned what i'm assuming is liquid damage residue (white powdery substance?) with electronics cleaner and a qtip. Then buried it a container of rice and put it in a cabinet just as you guys suggested. Do you think 24 hours is enough time to let it sit before trying it?
I'm not sure how long the water was in there because there were only a few drops that hadn't dried and then the white powdery stuff which I assume is from the liquid. All info I came across gave procedures for treating electronics immediately after contact with liquid so not sure if this will work since it seems to have been sitting in there for a bit. I'm crossing my fingers and will post back.
sserpentine: what is an internalbsd? let me know what to look for and I'll take pics and post here for you

Lol, replacing the internal sd would be amazing! I can only imagine the possibilities.
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My niece put my tablet in the water what should I do

took my phone for a dip in the pool

love the website, long time troll..some of the stuff the devs do here is astounding and way over my head
so about 2 wks ago my fam and i decided to turn my SIL wedding trip into a vacation. long story short, i was excited to take our 1yr old in the pool (an hot tub) and took my phone with me..we were in for about 30mins. after i realized what i did i let my phone dry for about a day and tried to turn it back on..upon doing so i heard a sizzling noise coming from the battery so pulled it and let it dry for another 2 days. i didnt have access to rice as i read albeit too late. as of right now my phone turns on, seems to be just as quick as before, connects to 3g, but not to wifi which is has before without any problems however the battery doesnt hold a charge to save its life (takes excessively long to charge and loses it very quickly with minimal use) also both the screen and battery get warmer than i've felt them get before..battery stat ranges from 104-114 deg F constantly.
all at&t said they can do is let me buy a blackbery curve for $199 cuz i didnt have insurance and am not up for renewal til jan 2012..i was thinking about trying a replacement OEM battery to see if that fixes the heat issue..i dont really know about how to fix the wifi issue as i wouldnt doubt that the chips got fried..oh yeah im running stock 2.2, unrooted
i thought i could tough it out with my work blackberry torch til january..but after a week, i just can't stand this thing anymore..does anyone have any ideas/pointers/tips/help they can offer?
thanks in advance.

Your phone was under water for 30 minutes and still turns on? That's wild. Maybe try a new battery?
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+1 on trying a new battery, it more than likely got shorter out and that's whats causing the overheating and poor capacity life. In regards to the Wifi, I would try doing a factory reset or maybe just re-installing the rom altogether. It may sound like a long shot but it might resolve it. Hope you get it working.

All of the above and if it was mine I would start with at least partial disassembly and drying, passive like rice treatment. There are too many tight joints inside that 30 minutes immersion might have moistened.

Try fxr wifi fix from the market
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shabazz18, WTF? How is he going to do that? His phone won't turn on because it was dunked in water.

AdamOutler said:
shabazz18, WTF? How is he going to do that? His phone won't turn on because it was dunked in water.
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tl;dr?
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AdamOutler said:
shabazz18, WTF? How is he going to do that? His phone won't turn on because it was dunked in water.
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In fact, it does turn on. Just wont connect to the wifi's.

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tl;dr?
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In fact, it does turn on. Just wont connect to the wifi's.
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I wouldn't turn on a phone that overheats. The hardware problem needs to be corrected before the software is applied.

I'm just amazed that the thing didn't completely short. I would concur with the suggestion to swap the battery... But I would first partially disassemble it (for airflow) and stick it in a sealed baggie with rice or silica desaicant for a couple of days.

The way I usually handle wet electronics is the same way I handle dirty electronics. Remove the battery and give it a bath in rubbing alcohol which will displace the water and dry in about an hour or two. It ends up clean and dry.

My captivate took a much shorter dip in the dog's water bowl and initially exhibited multiple problems. I left in a container of rice for about 24 hours and it ran like new again. If you haven't tried this already it may be worth a shot. There may still be some moisture in there causing problems.

forgot to check up on this...due to work i havent gotten around to buying a new battery yet. but OEM batteries are about $17 on amazon. but like i said before, other than the overheating/battery issue it works fine evidenced in running pandora for about 3hrs until it completely died. 71% - 0% in 3hrs of streaming music. the rubbing alcohol idea sounds pretty interesting, but i'm pretty reluctant to getting it wet again.
in my head i always assumed the phone would continue to keep working since there are no moving parts internally, just allow the electronics to thoroughly dry..i'll try that app out once i charge the phone up again or finally order a new battery.
Thanks for everyone's input

Rubbing alcohol does not get the electronics "WET" as you would traditionally think of wet. It dries so quickly it's more like getting the electronics alcohol'd.. It only takes a good shake off and an hour or two to dry completely... where water under a chip might take a week or a month to dry.

[Q] Dropped htc one in water

I might really need someones help now.
I wasnt really using it but somehow i managed to drop my htc one in W/c. and it was half inside and within seconds i picked it up. it was inside the water from the headphones jack and when i removed it it was working fine for couple of mins and then it started restarting on it own. i read about rice so i kept it in a bag full of uncooked rice for 3 days and nights and tried switching it on. nothing works but that same thing happens. when i dropped it in water 25% of the screen from earphones jack had water and i could actually see it and after a couple of days the water got absorbed and there are barely some water marks in the screen whenever i try switching it on. and right now i have kept it in a bag full of moisturizer absorber and kept it for a night nothing really helped yet. just the water from screen got absorbed and nothing is working anything yet. and the flash is yellow. so i dont know if i should fool the service center guys or keep it longer and make it work or what?
help please.

kunj20 said:
I might really need someones help now.
I wasnt really using it but somehow i managed to drop my htc one in W/c. and it was half inside and within seconds i picked it up. it was inside the water from the headphones jack and when i removed it it was working fine for couple of mins and then it started restarting on it own. i read about rice so i kept it in a bag full of uncooked rice for 3 days and nights and tried switching it on. nothing works but that same thing happens. when i dropped it in water 25% of the screen from earphones jack had water and i could actually see it and after a couple of days the water got absorbed and there are barely some water marks in the screen whenever i try switching it on. and right now i have kept it in a bag full of moisturizer absorber and kept it for a night nothing really helped yet. just the water from screen got absorbed and nothing is working anything yet. and the flash is yellow. so i dont know if i should fool the service center guys or keep it longer and make it work or what?
help please.
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Should've left it off for a week or so.. Or got it opened and dried and cleaned. Nothing can be done now. Wait and watch, or if you still can, get to a good technician and ask him to open and clean/dry the phone. Good luck
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