So I have an x1 which may have gotten wet, but the water damage indicator is still white. The battery indicator is red/pink. I attempted to use a battery from an x10 (same model), which was brand new in box (they told me it was charged). The phone vibrated, illuminated a green light on the side, and went rainbow, and died. the screen did not illuminate or anything. Is there anyway to get the data off my phone before attempting to hard reset it? I can only assume that the battery isnt what the problem is, as the new one i used did nothing. Thanks
Why not maintained?
What do you mean?
Take the phone to mend
What do you mean mend? To be repaired?
Send the phone into repair with sony ericsson.
When you send it to the repair center they do not require the back cover or the battery so they wont know its been damaged hopefully, but if they do realise its been damaged by water worst that will happen is that they'll charge you for postage but if that water indicator is not red then they should repair it.
so just ring sony and they'll tell you what to do
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.
Hi, few days ago my 4X had a bath in my bathtub, I switched it off immediately,but it turned on itself when displaying boot animation it got blank, I didn't try to turn it on, I took the battery out, and then I put him in a rice for something about 8 hours. Then I pulled him back together and tried to turn on, it doesn't do anything. I didn't switch the charger. And I took him to the nearest service where I was told that the motherboard and display is broken. But in my home I connected the charger and it vibratsd, led has flashed , then was another vibration and led was doing like the phone was charging, but I can't power it. Under the back cover at the top there was a spot that should change the color after contact with water, but it was just white. But in a bottom of phone, on usb charger spot, color changed color to red, so the water was there. So if it's vibrates is it any chance , that motherboard is okay? And it's there a change that only battery is broken, cause it has some kind of crumple. Please help
Vibration doesn't mean much. It just mean your motherboard and battery are not completely dead. However, the circuits and connectors are probably damaged from over-voltage and corrosion. I don't think changing the battery will fix your phone. Sorry. I hope you manage to fix it but i think you need a new motherboard, and a new display, if the flex connector is damaged (hopefully not). The thing is, a damaged motherboard can stop the LCD form working, as there are transistors in the circuits which control current flow and if they are broken/damaged, the display is not getting electricity. That's why the best way to check if the screen is working is to try with a new motherboard
Why would you put it in rice?
Hollow548 said:
Why would you put it in rice?
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because the rice will suck the moisture right out of the phone and restore it to life.
Anybody help?
Extract the sim and put into rice 1 o 2 days, because the rice absorb moisture, if you have no luck take it to a technical service, so you try to recover the motherboard
Okay. I really need help here guys. So long ago I had water damaged my phone and I got it working again. About 2-3 months later the battery started acting up and showing percentages in 10s and soon after could only use it when it was plugged in.
Now, whenever I plug it in it immediately shows the Huawei logo and starts to boot up. Which I don't like because I remember it used to show a green battery circle before. But nevertheless its in a bootloop now. The weird thing is, I can't use the volume up button method. I don't know why. It just carries on.
Maybe I should wet the power button with water if its been held down causing it to immediately boot up when plugged in? i dont know.
If anyone could guide me or suggest what to do I would honestly be so appreciative. Thank you so much!
Could be a hardware issue. Water is causing corrosion to metal parts and if there is still a bit water inside your phone the corrosion can damage parts of the hardware. It's risky to use the phone without drying it completely. In the most bad case the battery can be shorted by the water which can cause a battery fire or explosion.
Bring your phone to a repair shop if you're not able to open it by yourself. But I think there's no hope anymore.
You should've let it dry completely before using it again.
Don't put water again to parts of the phone.
If you're able to open it, disconnect the battery and check the logic board for corrosion and water.
If there's still water you can remove it early by putting the logic board on a piece of cloth and wait for a few days.
You can also try to clean corroded parts with pure alcohol and cotton swaps.
Get a new battery to be safe, check if the old one is misformed. If it's so, don't use it again - NEVER!
Li-ion isn't a funny thing, it can be very dangerous.
If there's a shortage inside the battery or it's physically damaged it can burn out. The technology is based on cells. If the cells are getting shorted each other, a chain reaction starts and inside the battery the current flow can get so high that the battery start burning. It stops when every cell is damaged and the voltage is 0 - it's hard to extinguish such fires. There are many videos on YouTube.
So don't make fun with this, just do something if you feel safe in electronics. If not, go to a repair shop.
Hi guys,
I had to change both display incl. frame and battery because a barbell fell on my Mi9. This bent the phone at the place of the battery and completely destroyed the display.
I was able to repair the phone quickly, but unfortunatly I did not glue the new battery. Now I was mountain biking and due to the vibrations the battery was torn from the mainboard and parts of the battery cable got stuck in the connector. I had these parts removed carefully by a watchmaker and he assured me that the connerctor looks undamaged.
But now I have the problem that the phone won't start when I insert the old (minimally) bent battery. It does not respond to any input. Only when I charge it, the LED is blinking slowly and the MI Start logo appears for 1/4 second. This process is repeated continuously. The battery also warms up slightly, showing me that it is being charged and that the connection is basically established.
Can you detect a defect on the board by this error description or is this a "typical" battery problem? Or does this error description look familiar to you otherwise?
Thanks for all suggestions,
Mike
Well I'd say that will be a hard problem to diagnose without knowing what to look for, and I definitely don't know but what I'd suggest so you can rule out the battery problem is to try a different battery in the phone and see if you get the same response. If it works happy days problem solved. If not it is more than likely a main board problem or charging connector.