Hi! While i was having lunch accidentaly a glass of water poured on my phone. I took a napkin and i dried it up, then i turned the screen on and it worked for about five minutes. Suddenly, while i was checking my email, the screen turned off. Now i can see that the digitizer actually works, as well as everything on the phone, except the LCD screen. Do i have to replace the screen? Can i repair it somehow?
You're probably screwed now. If you would have taken the battery out immediately and tried it for at least 24 hours in a bag of rice, you probably wouldn't have had any problems. But since you tried to use the phone when there was water on the screen/in the board, you likely fried something in there.
You can obviously buy a new lcd and replace it yourself, however if water got to the lcd, it's only a millimeter away from the main board, and you will likely have a problem there as well.
Damn. I've put the phone in the rice since i don't have anything to lose now. Tomorrow morning i'll see if i need to replace the screen or not.
Yes! I left the phone in the rice overnight and now turning it on i've just seen that the screen works, so i've immediately pulled the battery. Can i use the phone now or should i put it in the rice again?
The longer you leave it in rice, the better chance you have at soaking up all the moisture. If it were my phone, I would leave it for at least 2 days.
My phone is working perfectly now thanks to the rice. If water pours on my phone another time in the future, I'll put it straight away in rice!
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Hi, yesterday my Galaxy dropped in the water. i took it immediately out and the screen was still on. then it switched off and this morning the screen wa only flashing a little bit. But it did not turn on. Ive dissasembled the whole device and tried to clean it and dried it with a heat blower. Now it is turning on again but it takes much time to get up and running. Once it's running the touch is not working. The soft buttons menu and back are working but the rest of the screen not. Please help
Disassemble again and put phone in a bowl of rice overnight.
Geordie Lad said:
Disassemble again and put phone in a bowl of rice overnight.
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Thanks a lot for the notice!
Phone working again after water damage
You'll never believe this! All the methods did not work but i knew with one test the screen with touch was still okay... The mainboard was malfunctioning. Soo i baked the mainboard in the oven 2 times at 200 C degrees for 10 minutes... and now its freaking working again!!!!!!
1. find out if the phone dropped in salt or normal water.
2. open the whole device and let it dry for 2 days in a lot of rice.
3. if still not working put the mainboard in the oven voor 10 minutes at 200 degrees (celcius). (this worked for me!!):laugh::silly:
3. if you havent smashed your phone because of frustration it should be working!!!
Lock it!
Reflowing the PCB, pretty bold but hey if it's your last option why not
Good to know. Glad you fixed it.
I fixed my external hard drive by putting it in freezer overnight. So if i have prob with cell phone i can always bake it.
cookery class?
Like 6 -7 months ago,
Okay, so my mom dropped her Photon in a bucket of soapy water while she was trying to wash her car. She immediately took out the battery and tried to get most of the water out. She also put it under a fan to dry out for about 3-4 hours... then she plugged it in to charge! 0_0 (I wasn't there to tell her not to plug it in yet...) Few minutes after, I came home from school and she told me. I immediately rushed upstairs and unhooked it from the charger, and took out the battery. We put it in rice and left in there for some days. Finally I had the courage to plug it in. When I did, NOTHING. My mom mentioned something about it saying RSD protocol or something. At that point, I lost all hope and stashed it in the dead phone pile.
9/15/2012
I plugged the phone in, the green LED lit. I feel a vibrate, the 4 capacative buttons light. I hit the volume toggles; I hear the Android ding! Vibrate and LED also works! But guess what? The screen is just black... When you plug the Photon into the computer, you hear the notification sound on the Photon, and Windows detects it as:
USB Mass Storage Device
Motorola MB855 USB Device
Motorola MB855 USB Device
Even when booting up, you don't see the red Moto logo, it's like the LCD is dead. I even think the touchscreen functionality is dead too. I really believe now that I can bring this baby back to life somehow. Guys, what can I possibly do?
Maybe try replacing the LCD and digitizer. There should be parts for it on amazon. Its a pain to replace it though. Lastly, make sure that that the motherboard doesn't have signs of corrosion. Otherwise, you'll start to notice the phones performance degrade over time and eventually give out
Sent from my MB855
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My mom mentioned something about it saying RSD protocol or something.
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That's so funny.. I can't imagine a mother talking about RSD. :laugh:
I'm sure you can find spare parts on Amazon or eBay, but you can always send it to Motorola and pay for fixing it.
If you decide to fix it by yourself, be careful. After I opened my Photon I couldn't use the power button, and I wasted hours on trying to fix it.
I had a similar issue a week ago, my phone was knocked off a table into my pool. I jumped in after it, clothes and all, and picked it up off the bottom.
I immediately threw it out of the pool, yeah, threw, jumped out and did a battery pull. I let is sit in rice for a few days, opened it up, and scrubbed the contacts on the mobo with a firm toothbrush and 90% isopropyl. It's been a week to the day, and everything is running fine except the proximity sensor. So the only issues I'm having now is when I am in a call, the LCD shuts off, and obviously the screen goes non-responsive.
The proximity sensor is constantly reading that something is close.
Not to derail the thread, but any suggestions on that?
To un-derail the thread, there are only 8 torx head screws holding the phone together, took me only about 20 mins or so to open my mopho to the mobo. if you thing it's worth it, take a look and see what you can see on yours.
use hair dryer
whenever my phones got in contact with water, I used a hair dryer to dry the phones. it worked all the time.
Bock Abrams said:
I had a similar issue a week ago, my phone was knocked off a table into my pool. I jumped in after it, clothes and all, and picked it up off the bottom.
I immediately threw it out of the pool, yeah, threw, jumped out and did a battery pull. I let is sit in rice for a few days, opened it up, and scrubbed the contacts on the mobo with a firm toothbrush and 90% isopropyl. It's been a week to the day, and everything is running fine except the proximity sensor. So the only issues I'm having now is when I am in a call, the LCD shuts off, and obviously the screen goes non-responsive.
The proximity sensor is constantly reading that something is close.
Not to derail the thread, but any suggestions on that?
To un-derail the thread, there are only 8 torx head screws holding the phone together, took me only about 20 mins or so to open my mopho to the mobo. if you thing it's worth it, take a look and see what you can see on yours.
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whenever my phones got in contact with water, I used a hair dryer to dry the phones. it worked all the time.
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Ah, but here's the thing, It has been dry for a week now.
I consider the phone saved, and everything is working just as it did before it went swimming, save for the proximity sensor.
water damage repair
Ok i repair cell phones all day and for water damage you need to remove the motherboard and soak it in alcohol for 20 minutes then take a tooth brush and scrub the whole board to remove all the corrosion and do the same to the lcd and digitizer connections its a 50/50 shot
No help on a workaround for my busted proximity sensor? I can't use the keypad when making calls.
Ok so I was an idiot today and dropped my i777 in water. It fell into the three pieces (back, battery, screen), and i quickly dried it off and it turned on. i then left it in my pocket, and when i took it out, the battery was sizzling. Apparently, it humidified enough and left water marks on the phone. Nothing big, and the water indicators (?) on the phone haven't changed color, so there wasn't significant damage. However, i tried turning it on then, and it wont go past the boot logo (Galaxy SII) without looping and the battery still sizzles. I'm running bone stock, if that helps. Right now it's in rice just in case, but is there anything i can do other than wait?
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Ok so I was an idiot today and dropped my i777 in water. It fell into the three pieces (back, battery, screen), and i quickly dried it off and it turned on. i then left it in my pocket, and when i took it out, the battery was sizzling. Apparently, it humidified enough and left water marks on the phone. Nothing big, and the water indicators (?) on the phone haven't changed color, so there wasn't significant damage. However, i tried turning it on then, and it wont go past the boot logo (Galaxy SII) without looping and the battery still sizzles. I'm running bone stock, if that helps. Right now it's in rice just in case, but is there anything i can do other than wait?
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Dropped in water? It's probably stuck on bootloop because of a battery issue or the internal SD got a little farked with the water and it corrupted it. Nothing you can do about it. If it works dried out then consider it a miracle.
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...i quickly dried it off and it turned on...
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dropping the phone in water doesn't make you an idiot. Life happens fast. Drying it off is the best effort, but you should always wait as long as possible to turn the device back on. The real killer is the water that gets into the crevices and creates short circuits where they don't belong -time gives those hidden bits of moisture a chance to dry out on their own. The bag of rice trick might have worked if it was the first thing that you did after drying it off. This may not be super helpful for this device, but hopefully it will help you in the future.
-Cyril
Jackson8r said:
Ok so I was an idiot today and dropped my i777 in water. It fell into the three pieces (back, battery, screen), and i quickly dried it off and it turned on. i then left it in my pocket, and when i took it out, the battery was sizzling. Apparently, it humidified enough and left water marks on the phone. Nothing big, and the water indicators (?) on the phone haven't changed color, so there wasn't significant damage. However, i tried turning it on then, and it wont go past the boot logo (Galaxy SII) without looping and the battery still sizzles. I'm running bone stock, if that helps. Right now it's in rice just in case, but is there anything i can do other than wait?
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Maybe this will help?
"Bheestie Bags
Silica gel packets are an alternative to rice. And a company called Bheestie actually sells a special bag that is meant just for saving your wet gadgets. The bag costs $18.14 (or $20.00 at some places) and has special packets inside. They aren't your typical silica gel packets either -- the little packets have a special molecular sieve desiccant formula, according to the company. Open the bag, drop your phone in for 24 hours, and the phone might just come out working again. The bag did work with an old BlackBerry, but we didn't have an extra iPhone for a test. According to the company, the bag soaks up water 700 percent better than rice. It is available through Amazon.com and other e-tailers."
Hey, so I got an LG Optimus G off of Ebay the other day and I love it. It only lasted a few days, though. Went to the beach and set it down on the sand to pose for a picture and a wave ran up over it. I had a case on and it didn't seem like too much water got into it. I immediately shut it off.
I know I should have waited longer, but since it didn't look like too much water had gotten into it I tried to turn it on the next morning. I also plugged a charger into it, which I now realize could have been its downfall.
Anyways, it's been a couple days since then and I dunked it in rubbing alcohol to try to remove residue and then took it apart and let it sit under a fan for over 12 hours. I tried turning it on several times and nothing happened. So, after taking it apart more and blowing out the insides with one of those cans of air for removing dust, I put it back together. This time, when I pushed the power button the back button led came on. It goes off after a little while and I can't get it to do anything else. Also, the water damage indicator is still white.
So, I realize it is probably beyond saving, but the back button led coming on gave me hope that there might still be something to do. Any suggestions on anything else to try and any ideas on why the back button led is coming on?
Thanks!
Okay, here's another question. Would I be able to buy another phone off of Ebay that has a broken screen or something for cheap and transfer over the internal parts to my phone? Or is my screen probably messed up too?
salt can do more damage than you think , usually the screen would remain good if it was normal water , but dicey to say since it was salt water, if you can get it evaluated cheap it would make sense , not otherwise , its already an old phone going cheap, would make more sense to get another.
Any time your phone drops in water, the first thing you should never do is try to turn it on because it could damage the internals and cause a short circuit in which the electrical components may fry.
First dry your phone as much possible and put it in a bowl or bag of rice. Wait at least a few days and then try to turn it on. If it works, great! If not then it is possibly damaged but to the point not every component is damaged. It might just be the screen or the motherboard. The best bet would then be to ask a repair person to see what is broken and if it can be repaired or salvaged for some parts.
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Hi
I have been searching on this forum for various things for couple of years and never had the need to register until now, My Phone (Galaxy Mega 6.3 i9200) fell in water last week, not fully submerged, just the top of it for few seconds, i immediately pulled it out and have done the following as suggested by many in this same forum:
1. Dried in dry cloth and kept to dry for 1-2hrs
2. put the phone in a air tight container with unboiled rice for 4 days
3. put the phone in a air tight container with desiccant for 3 days
I have put some pictures and you can see the water level has gradually come down from the LCD screen and the cloud patch is somewhat gone and as you can see in the last image, that is what exists and this is not going at all, I have tried vaccum cleaner hot air for 3-5 mins but no luck.
Today i walked to samsung service center and they said i had voided the warranty which is obvious and the phone LCD replacement would cost $120 including labor, however there is one risk which they dont want to take, during the replacement of LCD, if the phone doesnt come alive, then i am stuck with a dead phone for life, I didnt agree to this and walked from there.
All the sensors including cameras work perfectly fine, no issues at all, *#0*# runs with all built-in function absolutely fine, even the battery has no issues and no bulging or no drop in performance and doesnt get heated up, so, here is my question:
1. As you can see the picture, the water level gradually came down, but stuck somewhat in the middle, will this eventually go away like the rest of the water patch or will it stick to LCD like a stain permanently ?
2. If its temporary, how do i remove the water which is in the middle of the screen? I have kept almost a week in dessicant and rice, should i continue or should i try something else ?
3. The last option for me: If this is going to be permanent, anyway to replace the phone LCD without damaging the phone, I dont understand samsung service center asking customer to take risk for water damage inspite of me agreeing to pay the money for the LCD replacement, not fair i guess....b.w all phone functionality could be lost in this case which is working perfectly fine.
so, guys pls suggest me how i can fix this, its a new phone 1 month old and i am feeling very sad for what happened....
Appreciate your replies
Thanks & Regards
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i have been searching on this forum for various things for couple of years and never had the need to register until now, my phone (galaxy mega 6.3 i9200) fell in water last week, not fully submerged, just the top of it for few seconds, i immediately pulled it out and have done the following as suggested by many in this same forum:
1. Dried in dry cloth and kept to dry for 1-2hrs
2. Put the phone in a air tight container with unboiled rice for 4 days
3. Put the phone in a air tight container with desiccant for 3 days
i have put some pictures and you can see the water level has gradually come down from the lcd screen and the cloud patch is somewhat gone and as you can see in the last image, that is what exists and this is not going at all, i have tried vaccum cleaner hot air for 3-5 mins but no luck.
Today i walked to samsung service center and they said i had voided the warranty which is obvious and the phone lcd replacement would cost $120 including labor, however there is one risk which they dont want to take, during the replacement of lcd, if the phone doesnt come alive, then i am stuck with a dead phone for life, i didnt agree to this and walked from there.
All the sensors including cameras work perfectly fine, no issues at all, *#0*# runs with all built-in function absolutely fine, even the battery has no issues and no bulging or no drop in performance and doesnt get heated up, so, here is my question:
1. As you can see the picture, the water level gradually came down, but stuck somewhat in the middle, will this eventually go away like the rest of the water patch or will it stick to lcd like a stain permanently ?
2. If its temporary, how do i remove the water which is in the middle of the screen? I have kept almost a week in dessicant and rice, should i continue or should i try something else ?
3. The last option for me: If this is going to be permanent, anyway to replace the phone lcd without damaging the phone, i dont understand samsung service center asking customer to take risk for water damage inspite of me agreeing to pay the money for the lcd replacement, not fair i guess....b.w all phone functionality could be lost in this case which is working perfectly fine.
So, guys pls suggest me how i can fix this, its a new phone 1 month old and i am feeling very sad for what happened....
Appreciate your replies
thanks & regards
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did u try to show some local repair shops they will help u and do not blow hot air into it it will try to blow the water but it will again come back try to show some trusted local shops see what they say i too have faced like the same issues but sc as usually say out of warranty due to water damage and my phone flash light was continuous on local shop guy fixed it now running it fine
phone dried
@djvicksee111 thanks for your reply.
yesterday it was raining heavily and my cousin became full wet along with his phone, he then put his phone under the seat of his scooter and drove whole day, when he reached home, the phone had became too hot and what a surprise it was fully dried and no water in LCD or whatsoever and absolutely working fine.
I took this idea and wanted to try the same but didnt want to drive a scooter in the rain
so, i decided i will put the phone somewhere it is not too hot and above warm, i took a small bag, put my phone (removed battery), connected my vaccum cleaner in opposite where you get hot air (blower) and closed the bag leaving small room for air to escape, left it for 15mins initially, there was no sign of improvement, then again left for 20mins and this is what the phone looks now (see attachment).
Eurekaaaaa! the water in the phone is getting dried much faster, i am gonna try this for some more time and post here if the phone is completely dried.