I water damaged my Z, the water got in through the power,usb flap.
I turned it off,I opened the device back cover,and let it in rice for 3days.
When it turned on it booted all nicely but when I tried to open the lockscreen the device shuts down.
Now I put it in a wall socket and it gives the red light,when i turn it on it vibrates but doesn't do anything,black screen.The xperia doesn't want to charge too.
The fastboot works,so as the flashtool.Only connecting to pc doesn't work.
I don't have warranty and no Sony centre in my country.What should I do?
beni8978 said:
I water damaged my Z, the water got in through the power,usb flap.
I turned it off,I opened the device back cover,and let it in rice for 3days.
When it turned on it booted all nicely but when I tried to open the lockscreen the device shuts down.
Now I put it in a wall socket and it gives the red light,when i turn it on it vibrates but doesn't do anything,black screen.The xperia doesn't want to charge too.
The fastboot works,so as the flashtool.Only connecting to pc doesn't work.
I don't have warranty and no Sony centre in my country.What should I do?
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Bad luck my friend, your phone is dead. Water probably damaged screen and motherboard. You can try to clean it with contact cleaner (contact spray) like this: http://www.wd40specialist.com/products/contact-cleaner/ but don't expect miracles.
beni8978 said:
I water damaged my Z, the water got in through the power,usb flap.
I turned it off,I opened the device back cover,and let it in rice for 3days.
When it turned on it booted all nicely but when I tried to open the lockscreen the device shuts down.
Now I put it in a wall socket and it gives the red light,when i turn it on it vibrates but doesn't do anything,black screen.The xperia doesn't want to charge too.
The fastboot works,so as the flashtool.Only connecting to pc doesn't work.
I don't have warranty and no Sony centre in my country.What should I do?
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man the same happen to me but i take it to someone he open it clean it and changed something inside cost me 35$.
try to find someone good to do the same to u.
What is that thing you've changed?
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neoxx3m said:
Bad luck my friend, your phone is dead. Water probably damaged screen and motherboard. You can try to clean it with contact cleaner (contact spray) like this: but don't expect miracles.
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I find it a little too fast to say that the phone is dead.
Do you know how much battery charge you had left? Because the Li-Ion batteries have a safety circuit that shuts them down when the battery voltage gets below a certain point. The battery still has some charge, but only to maintains its health for a limited amount of time, and you would have to find a shop that can "jumpstart" it. Your battery is in "safe sleep" if it shows 0,00 - 0,10V or anything like that.
Replace the USB port if the RED light doesn't light up at all, or blinks irregularly. If the phone shows the red led constantly, but doesn't want to turn on, measure your battery and charge it directly. There has to be some shop nearby that works on circuit boards, and if you ask them nicely and bring them the parts, they will surely change the port for you for a few nickels . But that's only if you' re sure that the battery is in good condition.
emiglet said:
I find it a little too fast to say that the phone is dead.
Do you know how much battery charge you had left? Because the Li-Ion batteries have a safety circuit that shuts them down when the battery voltage gets below a certain point. The battery still has some charge, but only to maintains its health for a limited amount of time, and you would have to find a shop that can "jumpstart" it. Your battery is in "safe sleep" if it shows 0,00 - 0,10V or anything like that.
Replace the USB port if the RED light doesn't light up at all, or blinks irregularly. If the phone shows the red led constantly, but doesn't want to turn on, measure your battery and charge it directly. There has to be some shop nearby that works on circuit boards, and if you ask them nicely and bring them the parts, they will surely change the port for you for a few nickels . But that's only if you' re sure that the battery is in good condition.
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Oxydised components on motherboard are probably shorted out, I see this so many times in repair center. The best solution is to first clean motherboard with contact cleaner and than try to plug battery back and see if the battery is charging. Shorted out motherboard, in 80% of cases, is dead motherboard.
My motherboard is perfectly fine.
I opened with my friend my Z and his Z.He put my motherboard in his device and his Z worked with my motherboard and all my files were shown there. So i guess my screen is dead? What do you think guys?
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beni8978 said:
My motherboard is perfectly fine.
I opened with my friend my Z and his Z.He put my motherboard in his device and his Z worked with my motherboard and all my files were shown there. So i guess my screen is dead? What do you think guys?
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Try with your friends battery?
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Try with your friends battery?
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He wanted to change the battery too but he said it is much harder than changing the motherboard.
My current symptoms are:
When i touch the power button the red light blinks three times.(that means the battery is empty)
When I press volume up+power button it vibrates three times.
The device connects to flashtool,adb
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Hello everyone,
In the past week, I have decided to sell off my Nexus 4, and I went on to buy a new cheap unlocked 40$ android phone and a used water damaged Xperia Z.
I had just got the Xperia Z a few hours ago, and the guy who I bought the Z from, said a bit of water leaked into the phone about 2 weeks ago, and ever since then the phone does not turn on.
So far I have pretty much disassembled the whole thing, and noticed that all three water indicator stickers at the ports have turned red.
But I seriously cant find any water, damage or corrosion on the phone's connectors, internal frame, battery connectors, anywhere.
I guess only a few drops has entered the phone and over time the water evaporated.
Now after drying the internal components in the sun, and using 70% isopropyl wipes (I looked everywhere for 99% isopeopyl Alcohol liquid, I cant find them everywhere) I wiped it over the phone's motherboard and then used a toothbrush to remove any dirt or corrosion building up in the board.
Now the thing is that the phone does not do anything when I plug in the charger.
But when I remove the battery, and plug in the charger, and press the power button, the phone's LED blinks red for about half a second, then vibrates once and then a blue LED light comes and stays on. However nothing comes up on the screen.
I tried the Power button and Vol.Up button, but it does not do anything.
The Z's battery seems fine, as I tried it out on my Xperia C and it works perfectly there.
And I tried the Xperia C's battery on the Z. Same thing no response from the phone
What should I do?
I guess look around or a 99% alcohol solution and properly wash the Z's motherboard?
Or is this some sort of a software issue?
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks!
Akash434 said:
Hello everyone,
In the past week, I have decided to sell off my Nexus 4, and I went on to buy a new cheap unlocked 40$ android phone and a used water damaged Xperia Z.
I had just got the Xperia Z a few hours ago, and the guy who I bought the Z from, said a bit of water leaked into the phone about 2 weeks ago, and ever since then the phone does not turn on.
So far I have pretty much disassembled the whole thing, and noticed that all three water indicator stickers at the ports have turned red.
But I seriously cant find any water, damage or corrosion on the phone's connectors, internal frame, battery connectors, anywhere.
I guess only a few drops has entered the phone and over time the water evaporated.
Now after drying the internal components in the sun, and using 70% isopropyl wipes (I looked everywhere for 99% isopeopyl Alcohol liquid, I cant find them everywhere) I wiped it over the phone's motherboard and then used a toothbrush to remove any dirt or corrosion building up in the board.
Now the thing is that the phone does not do anything when I plug in the charger.
But when I remove the battery, and plug in the charger, and press the power button, the phone's LED blinks red for about half a second, then vibrates once and then a blue LED light comes and stays on. However nothing comes up on the screen.
I tried the Power button and Vol.Up button, but it does not do anything.
The Z's battery seems fine, as I tried it out on my Xperia C and it works perfectly there.
And I tried the Xperia C's battery on the Z. Same thing no response from the phone
What should I do?
I guess look around or a 99% alcohol solution and properly wash the Z's motherboard?
Or is this some sort of a software issue?
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks!
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To me it rather looks like the seller modified the software and hard bricked the device... My Xperia T had the same sympoms when it was hard bricked....
I would have thought the battery had shorted out
Bang a replacement in
Oadbylad said:
I would have thought the battery had shorted out
Bang a replacement in
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Every fault is not caused by a faulty battery. I know you fixed your phone with a replacement battery, but that is not the solution to everything.
If you had read his post properly, you would see the battery powers another device just fine. A shorted battery would surely not function at all.
Akash434 said:
The Z's battery seems fine, as I tried it out on my Xperia C and it works perfectly there.
And I tried the Xperia C's battery on the Z. Same thing no response from the phone
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Well today, I bought some distilled water and washed the phones motherboard with a toothbrush to displace any particles left on the board.
Now When I plug in the charger (with out the battery, as the phone does nothing with the battery plugged in) the phones LED blinks red and the phone vibrates once. It then goes on to repeat this process over and over again.
But my computer kinda detects my phone, as it tries to install the phones drivers. If I remember correctly the devices name on my computer is 'S1 FlashBoot'
But for the computer and Sony PC Companion to detect my phone, I have to remove the battery ribbon to let the phone start up on USB power, and then reinsert the battery ribbon when the phone vibrates and flashes its LED once, and then I have to remove the Button ribbon since, for some reason if the button ribbon and the battery ribbon is connected at the same time the phone shuts off.
Sony's PC software detects my phone, but since I cant press the power button due to the removal of the button ribbon from the motherboard, I cant repair my phone using the software.
Maybe theres something wrong with the power button/ribbon is having a few issues?
I also found some corrosion bottom right hand corner under the network antenna, and a severely corroded 3 segment ribbon, where 2 out of 3 segments were non functional due to corrosion,. As I tried to open the connector, I sneezed and accidentally ripped it.
Dammit.
It didn't work before I ripped it, so I wonder if I somehow fix this ribbon would it help solve a few of the above issues with my phone?
What does this small dinky ribbon do, anyways?
You can read about it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/help/break-t2748834
Akash434 said:
Well today, I bought some distilled water and washed the phones motherboard with a toothbrush to displace any particles left on the board.
Now When I plug in the charger (with out the battery, as the phone does nothing with the battery plugged in) the phones LED blinks red and the phone vibrates once. It then goes on to repeat this process over and over again.
But my computer kinda detects my phone, as it tries to install the phones drivers. If I remember correctly the devices name on my computer is 'S1 FlashBoot'
But for the computer and Sony PC Companion to detect my phone, I have to remove the battery ribbon to let the phone start up on USB power, and then reinsert the battery ribbon when the phone vibrates and flashes its LED once, and then I have to remove the Button ribbon since, for some reason if the button ribbon and the battery ribbon is connected at the same time the phone shuts off.
Sony's PC software detects my phone, but since I cant press the power button due to the removal of the button ribbon from the motherboard, I cant repair my phone using the software.
Maybe theres something wrong with the power button/ribbon is having a few issues?
I also found some corrosion bottom right hand corner under the network antenna, and a severely corroded 3 segment ribbon, where 2 out of 3 segments were non functional due to corrosion,. As I tried to open the connector, I sneezed and accidentally ripped it.
Dammit.
It didn't work before I ripped it, so I wonder if I somehow fix this ribbon would it help solve a few of the above issues with my phone?
What does this small dinky ribbon do, anyways?
You can read about it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/help/break-t2748834
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Found this post through google while looking for a solution for my Xperia Z.
My first experia also had the same problem, sort of. The battery would jump from 90% to 60%, then 73%, then 20%, then 71% and so forth.
I decided to update the system software, to which it turned off during the process. The OS became faulty, and it rebooted all the time, showing a weak red light, then a strong red light, turn on, turn off and so on. The authorized service replaced my battery, but I guess that's not your problem in this case, and I doubt it that it's a faulty OS. Because even with a faulty OS, it would atleast show the Sony or Xperia logo.
Now I have the same starting issues and I blame the ribbons I guess, since when I press it the right way, it suddenly accepts charge and boots up. Replace the ribbons, and you might be fine. Guess there's some short circuit.
OMG....my z1 is suddenly completely dead
yeaterday i had 60% battery, then i put the magnetic usb cable and tried to plug it in the right way. i failed and my z1 rebooted automatically. I thought this was strange. Then i tried another time. This time my Z1 is completely dead.
i have tried everything, powerbutton + volume up, red small button near simcard, charge for more than hours.
absolutely nothing!!
no red light, no dim red light, nothing!
i am lost!
is there anything i can do, besides bring it somewhere to fix it, i have no warranty left.
jcpearl said:
OMG....my z1 is suddenly completely dead
yeaterday i had 60% battery, then i put the magnetic usb cable and tried to plug it in the right way. i failed and my z1 rebooted automatically. I thought this was strange. Then i tried another time. This time my Z1 is completely dead.
i have tried everything, powerbutton + volume up, red small button near simcard, charge for more than hours.
absolutely nothing!!
no red light, no dim red light, nothing!
i am lost!
is there anything i can do, besides bring it somewhere to fix it, i have no warranty left.
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Don't get this part: " usb cable and tried to plug it in the right way. i failed and..."
If you connected magnetic charger in a wrong way - your device is most likely dead.
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funky0308 said:
Don't get this part: " usb cable and tried to plug it in the right way. i failed and..."
If you connected magnetic charger in a wrong way - your device is most likely dead.
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i put the magnetic usb charger upside down and then my Z1 fell out (
"If you connected magnetic charger in a wrong way - your device is most likely dead." is this serious??
jcpearl said:
i put the magnetic usb charger upside down and then my Z1 fell out (
"If you connected magnetic charger in a wrong way - your device is most likely dead." is this serious??
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Absolutely not, electronics have diodes to protect them from incorrect polarity. This was not the cause.
I put my magnetic charger in the wrong way round several times.
It made the phone turn off, but there was no issues when turning it back on. You "should" not fry the battery by putting the charger in the wrong way round
Charge the phone using usb cable. observe it for a few hours.
thanx for the suggestions, but i did that several times. i've tried with the original charger, usb charger, magnetic one.....
my Z1 worked prefect, but now it does absolute nothing! no red light, nothing
and all i did was trying to charge it with the magnetic usb charger
anyone who can help me out?
Sorry. But if your phone doesn't show any signs of life, it's time for warranty if you have.
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haven't heard of this happening, ever. As said, putting the magnetic charger on the wrong way shouldn't have been able to kill the battery. better get it checked at a sony center. the people there should know more than we all do regarding the phone. goodluck bro.
Hello!
Yes, it's right. I guess it's my turn to get the sudden death of my beloved Xperia Z1.
It's dead, but I don't think it's completely dead and I'm hoping for some help from tech navy's around here and from other people who got the sudden death issue so here's what happened:
I woke up early in the morning at around 8 am and the battery was at 9% and I had no time to put it on charger because I'm in a hurry, so I said I'll put it on charger in car same as always. I use the magnetic cable that I removed from the dock (cuz my sis lost my charging cable, I have to use my magnetic one every time) and I almost always charge my phone in the car with that cable. The phone was working perfectly so I locked the screen and connected the magnetic charger and the charging light didn't come on so I wanted to check if it's charging.... and found out that it's dead (no charging LED, not turning on, no Power + Volume up vibration, no nothing) so I went back to the house and put it on my mother's charger (Micro USB) and got a red LED light as if it's charging, but it's not. still doesn't power up and everything and yes, I've tried the reset button near the SIM card, nothing wants to work.
I took it to Sony service center later that day and they said it will take 3 days because of the traffic they're having, and I have no warranty because I bought it on release which is more than a year ago. After 3 days, they told me that it's a motherboard problem and it got water damaged (while the last time I put it in water was about 2 weeks before that day, and he saw that the white thing is red) and it can't be fixed pay some money and take a new one (just phone no boxing no nothing) and I said no thanks and took the phone to another shop and he checked it and told me that he can't fix it.
I cracked open my phone and I can't see any water damage in it, everything seems to be perfectly fine. I've tried everything I could think of, everything I read on the internet, but nothing seems to work, and the pc doesn't even notice that I connected my phone, I've tried connecting it in fast boot, and flash mode, but nothing works it just keeps the red LED light on. Disconnecting the batter didn't help at all.
I called Sony service center and asked them if I can buy a motherboard from them and they said that they don't even have replacement parts for any Z series phone because they're not authorized by Sony to repair the waterproof/resistant Z series phones (The service center here isn't Sony, but it's an authorized service center by Sony) so at that point I lost hope to get it repaired.
All that happened back in January, but now that summer is here, I want to fix it somehow. But I have no clue where to start, and I'm not sure how to confirm that it's the motherboard that's damaged. is there a way to find exactly where the problem is? I have a soldering iron and everything needed to repair the phone, all I need is to know where's the problem! I can buy parts off of internet, and I will if I need to, but I'm not gonna buy a whole motherboard from ebay because I simply can't trust that motherboard.
Sorry for the lengthy post, and thanks for any help you'll give.
Regards,
~J2C
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leave your phone for a weed and try to charge it . if your phone still led light I think your battery die not your phone .
Your battery is dead, if you have taken it apart already just buy a new battery or buy a micro usb lithium battery charger from ebay and hook it up to your battery (by itself) I posted about my experience here http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z1/help/red-led-flashes-charging-solution-t3141345 If you have access to voltmeter you can check the battery voltage, it is like 2.6v or there abouts. Your phone will not charge a battery this far gone.
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thaiminh40 said:
leave your phone for a weed and try to charge it . if your phone still led light I think your battery die not your phone .
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Huh? I don't get it. btw we don't have weed here in my place.
notzippy said:
Your battery is dead, if you have taken it apart already just buy a new battery or buy a micro usb lithium battery charger from ebay and hook it up to your battery (by itself) I posted about my experience here http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z1/help/red-led-flashes-charging-solution-t3141345 If you have access to voltmeter you can check the battery voltage, it is like 2.6v or there abouts. Your phone will not charge a battery this far gone.
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I don't think that the battery is dead, because:
1- I get a STABLE red light when I put it on charger or connect it to PC.
2- I've tried a method that's said to revive a dead battery on a Z1 (or Z series) and it didn't work.
3- If it was really the battery, then this should've worked! But no, When I connect the motherboard with test point properly connected, the PC just doesn't recognize the phone.
Regards,
~J2C
Just2Cause said:
I don't think that the battery is dead, because:
1- I get a STABLE red light when I put it on charger or connect it to PC.
2- I've tried a method that's said to revive a dead battery on a Z1 (or Z series) and it didn't work.
3- If it was really the battery, then this should've worked! But no, When I connect the motherboard with test point properly connected, the PC just doesn't recognize the phone.
Regards,
~J2C
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I followed all those methods as well and none worked for me either. Measure your battery voltage with a voltmeter, it is the cheapest way to verify if the issue is battery or something else.
Nz
notzippy said:
I followed all those methods as well and none worked for me either. Measure your battery voltage with a voltmeter, it is the cheapest way to verify if the issue is battery or something else.
Nz
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Hello!
I finally got access to a multimeter today and checked my battery's voltage and it was about 3V so I can confirm that the problem is not the battery.
It must be some kind of hardware problem, and I don't think that you really did try the test point fix and you just said yea yea bla bla YOUR BATTERY IS THE PROBLEM! No, it's not.
Any other suggestions?
Thanks!
Regards,
~J2C
3v is still to low in my opinion
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3v is still to low in my opinion
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I've charged it, and still not working.
Bumping cuz I want my good ol' Z1 back
I've experienced a "sudden death" once, it was really scary to me.
I've flashed a custom rom, rebooted and went to bed directly without waiting "android is upgrading" or whatever.
The next day I saw that my phone was not opening. There was no red led to indicate low battery, I plugged to charger for some seconds and didn't see a red light to indicate "charging" so it was weird to me. The solution was to charge it for more than 30 minutes and afterwards it went to 1%! Maybe you should try to charge with the cable like normally and wait for a while
Source: http://support.sonymobile.com/global-en/xperiaz1/faq/I-cannot-power-on-my-device/
Hope it works! 30 minutes was so long and worrying though :silly:
TFutoMaki said:
I've experienced a "sudden death" once, it was really scary to me.
I've flashed a custom rom, rebooted and went to bed directly without waiting "android is upgrading" or whatever.
The next day I saw that my phone was not opening. There was no red led to indicate low battery, I plugged to charger for some seconds and didn't see a red light to indicate "charging" so it was weird to me. The solution was to charge it for more than 30 minutes and afterwards it went to 1%! Maybe you should try to charge with the cable like normally and wait for a while
Source: http://support.sonymobile.com/global-en/xperiaz1/faq/I-cannot-power-on-my-device/
Hope it works! 30 minutes was so long and worrying though :silly:
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Nope!
You obviously had a dead battery, and I've already left it on charger for 2 continuous days.
I clearly have a hardware problem. Probably a dead chip as the phone died the moment I connected the magnetic charger.
Just2Cause said:
Nope!
You obviously had a dead battery, and I've already left it on charger for 2 continuous days.
I clearly have a hardware problem. Probably a dead chip as the phone died the moment I connected the magnetic charger.
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If u disasassembled your phone then simply disconnect battery, connect phone to pc (with disconected battery) with pressed volume button down, if phone working u should see blue led light (flashmode)-if this happen then your battery is fault (maybe not, try to flash stock rom if u see flashmode), if not then it is mainboard.
Dadovvv said:
If u disasassembled your phone then simply disconnect battery, connect phone to pc (with disconected battery) with pressed volume button down, if phone working u should see blue led light (flashmode)-if this happen then your battery is fault (maybe not, try to flash stock rom if u see flashmode), if not then it is mainboard.
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I don't think that you actually read the first post, but no problem.
The computer doesn't recognize the phone at all, with or without battery. And I've posted a link a couple of posts back that leads to a "hard brick fix" thread and even that didn't work for me.
Anyways, I just tried what you told me to try, but no. No flashmode, no fastboot, no nothing.
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I don't think that you actually read the first post, but no problem.
The computer doesn't recognize the phone at all, with or without battery. And I've posted a link a couple of posts back that leads to a "hard brick fix" thread and even that didn't work for me.
Anyways, I just tried what you told me to try, but no. No flashmode, no fastboot, no nothing.
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Yes i actually read your post but sometimes phone will not be able to connect with pc if battery is fault, it happens when user have Sleep of death, thats why i say to connect withouth battery to pc.
i have a z1 c6902 and yesterday my best friend dropped my beloved z1 to a pond and it's back pannel was shattered and water got in...i dis assembled the phone and let it dry and reassembled it but it is not turning on...when i connect it to a charger the notification light blinks red and then green for a second and after that nothing happens..before turning my device off i have noticed that my power button did not work at all and i had to use the red button near the sim card to turn off the phone..so guys is there any way to fix my z1...i really miss it...plz help me...plz!!!!!
Depending on what method (rice, heat, just sitting) you used to dry the phone, and how long you left it to dry, you may have done more damage by turning the phone on.
Typically, the red LED during power-on means that the battery is very low. However, I do not know the significance of the green LED flash following.
If you are certain that the phone is completely dry, leave it connected to the OEM wall charger for a minimum of 24 hours, then try to power it on again.
xasbo said:
Depending on what method (rice, heat, just sitting) you used to dry the phone, and how long you left it to dry, you may have done more damage by turning the phone on.
Typically, the red LED during power-on means that the battery is very low. However, I do not know the significance of the green LED flash following.
If you are certain that the phone is completely dry, leave it connected to the OEM wall charger for a minimum of 24 hours, then try to power it on again.
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Well i used a fan to dry my phone's disassembled parts..and ivleft it charge for 8 hours..and i'm not so stupid to turn on the wet phone...all i did was quickly turn off the phone and disassemble it to make it dry quickly..but it's not showing any sign of life..i can't turn it on since my power button does not work...any advice???
superdroid xtereme said:
Well i used a fan to dry my phone's disassembled parts..and ivleft it charge for 8 hours..and i'm not so stupid to turn on the wet phone...all i did was quickly turn off the phone and disassemble it to make it dry quickly..but it's not showing any sign of life..i can't turn it on since my power button does not work...any advice???
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Replace the power button and diagnose from there. However, if after 24h of continuous charging, if you don't get a charging screen when unplugging and replugging the USB cable, I would say either the battery or motherboard is toast.
A fan is not really a sufficient to thoroughly dry electronics. There was probably still moisture present in the phone when you turned it back on. You need to use something like silica gel, rice, or a very controlled oven to make sure all the moisture has been removed or evaporated.
xasbo said:
Replace the power button and diagnose from there. However, if after 24h of continuous charging, if you don't get a charging screen when unplugging and replugging the USB cable, I would say either the battery or motherboard is toast.
A fan is not really a sufficient to thoroughly dry electronics. There was probably still moisture present in the phone when you turned it back on. You need to use something like silica gel, rice, or a very controlled oven to make sure all the moisture has been removed or evaporated.
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How could i know if it is the battery or the motherboard???
superdroid xtereme said:
How could i know if it is the battery or the motherboard???
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Unless you have significant skill with troubleshooting electronics, unfortunately all you can do is try replacing one or the other. The battery is the obvious (and cheaper) one to try first, but there exists the possibility that the motherboard damaged the existing battery, and could damage the replacement. There is very little which is certain about your predicament.
xasbo said:
Unless you have significant skill with troubleshooting electronics, unfortunately all you can do is try replacing one or the other. The battery is the obvious (and cheaper) one to try first, but there exists the possibility that the motherboard damaged the existing battery, and could damage the replacement. There is very little which is certain about your predicament.
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hey..i tried a new battery but still the same response...where can i buy a new motherboard?? Plz guide me!!!
superdroid xtereme said:
hey..i tried a new battery but still the same response...where can i buy a new motherboard?? Plz guide me!!!
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www.ebay.com c6903 dead http://www.ebay.fr/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=c6903+dead&rt=nc&LH_Auction=1 with lcd broken no result with c6902 have you test power on your new battery ?
superdroid xtereme said:
hey..i tried a new battery but still the same response...where can i buy a new motherboard?? Plz guide me!!!
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I have purchased Z1 parts from http://www.etradesupply.com with good success. Or you can try what @xreniox describes and buy a used/broken phone and hope it has no issues.
xasbo said:
I have purchased Z1 parts from http://www.etradesupply.com with good success. Or you can try what @xreniox describes and buy a used/broken phone and hope it has no issues.
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Hey i sent my phone to sony and they sent back my z1 with a report saying that the phone's hardware is not damaged and also the power button and the camera button are not working because of a software issue...so is there anyway that i can fix this???
I Dropped my A2 into the WC, lucky the phone didn't immerse in full only the side with the buttons, the accident was with the included case, the phone cant turn on.
I take it apart and I verified no water damage to logic board. battery usb connector, barely the buttons got some water , most like sweat in normal use.
I cleaned the contacts, re-assembly and nothing, plug into the PC and nothing is shown in ADB.
It's possible this killed my phone, I have recovered phones with actual wet logic board, pissed, etc, what happened do not use to require more than superficial dry with an towel.
curious I plug the charger and even do not show nothing.
Any Cues ?
@AcostaJA, put the phone in a can of rice over night...the chinese will come over night, repair the phone and eat all the rice
(I love chinese people, please this is only a joke, no offense intended)
The phone has moisture in it, it needs to dry out...the phone in a can/jar of rice is a serious proposal, do it !
minnuss said:
@AcostaJA, put the phone in a can of rice over night...the chinese will come over night, repair the phone and eat all the rice
(I love chinese people, please this is only a joke, no offense intended)
The phone has moisture in it, it needs to dry out...the phone in a can/jar of rice is a serious proposal, do it !
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I did, then I cleaned the buttons with contact cleaner and leave the phone opened in a shoe box under the sun, logic board was neves wet, so this is strange unless those buttons are really weak about moisture.
i bet that the bottom board, with the usb connector, got fried.
I would also check the display connector for burn marks as it's usually the first thing that fries when water ingress occurs.
It is a very strange situation, because, from the tests on youtube, the phone has a very good water resistance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3SaQCVa8sM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_n9E3VOOss
pecholino said:
i bet that the bottom board, with the usb connector, got fried.
I would also check the display connector for burn marks as it's usually the first thing that fries when water ingress occurs.
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The Bottom board/connector was never exposed, Display also was dry when I take it apart.
i can't imagine how the phone fell into the toilet, submersing the buttons and not the usb port.
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It is a very strange situation, because, from the tests on youtube, the phone has a very good water resistance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3SaQCVa8sM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_n9E3VOOss
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I saw this, also I verified the speaker is hermetic do not allow water in, the display is also sealed, indeed the only water that managed to get in was at the power/volume button, and almost minimal.
I'm considering to get another A2 and keep this for spares I I found no solution/cue on what's hapening.
A thing I noted when I first turn on the phone is this phone was somehow reluctant, it took me 3 tries to power on.
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i can't imagine how the phone fell into the toilet, submersing the buttons and not the usb port.
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this phone is quite long, it felt almost sideway, the WC was not deep/wide enough.
did you check the buttons connector on the main board?
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did you check the buttons connector on the main board?
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I removed the mainboard, the connector in the ribbon from the buttons also was dry.
Update, after checkint the battery connector I saw it was covered by phone's own thermal paste, I cleaned it properly with contact cleaner, I checked battery boltage with an multimeter it shown 4v, then I assembly the phone, and try to power it on, it vibrated and androidone logo showed, then battery logo appera as depleted, led blinks and the phone shutdown.
If I plug the charger it means only the phone repeat this cicle (androidone logo,-> then battery logo, then led blinks, the reset then repeat)s.
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Update, after checkint the battery connector I saw it was covered by phone's own thermal paste, I cleaned it properly with contact cleaner, I checked battery boltage with an multimeter it shown 4v, then I assembly the phone, and try to power it on, it vibrated and androidone logo showed, then battery logo appera as depleted, led blinks and the phone shutdown.
If I plug the charger it means only the phone repeat this cicle (androidone logo,-> then battery logo, then led blinks, the reset then repeat)s.
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Boot in fastboot and let it charge completely, then remove the charger and reboot
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Boot in fastboot and let it charge completely, then remove the charger and reboot
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same behavior in fastboot, do not last more than 11 seconds between reboots.
I opened again and put in rice, I'll wait another 48h until try again, maybe there are still something wet there.
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same behavior in fastboot, do not last more than 11 seconds between reboots.
I opened again and put in rice, I'll wait another 48h until try again, maybe there are still something wet there.
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After some extra days to dry, still the same behavior.
Solved.
The issue was some mist at the USB port, cleaned dried, plugged, and turn on.
Working like ever, I resealed with silicone.
Sent from my Xiaomi Mi A2 using XDA Labs
AcostaJA said:
Solved.
The issue was some mist at the USB port, cleaned dried, plugged, and turn on.
Working like ever, I resealed with silicone.
Sent from my Xiaomi Mi A2 using XDA Labs
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Thanks for the update. It would be really helpful for someone in future.