Cell phone in the washer
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Is there a slight chance that it will still work after drying out? If yes, is it possible for it to work better than before? :) Waiting patiently ...
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Probably best to get a new phone. Even if it works for a while, you never know when it'd fail (most likely when you need it most).
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Xiangyang Liu 刘向阳 wrote:
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Try salt, if it works with drowned flies, it must work with a phone :)
I assume the salt suggestion is a humorous reference - that I don't get. In case the anyone else is as dense as I am - salt is absolutely to worst thing you could use if you hope to recover the phone. It will promote corrosion. IMHO the best chance of recovery after dunking a phone is to remove the battery and as soon as possible dunk the phone in iso alcohol (not drinking alcohol) for ten minutes, then dry for several days. Iso alcohol is frequently used for cleaning electronics and will displace most of the water. It also drys quickly w/o promoting corrosion. Good Luck
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Is there a slight chance that it will still work after drying out? If yes, is it possible for it to work better than before? :) Waiting patiently ...
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So long as you didn't have it set to Fluff'n'Fold there is a slight chance that it will work again if left to dry naturally. If your plan has an upgrade system, I'd jump at the first opportunity. :)
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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Is there a slight chance that it will still work after drying out? If yes, is it possible for it to work better than before? :) Waiting patiently ...
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Depends on the phone. As long as you removed the battery and left it to dry for atleast 24 hrs, you have a chance. I have seen many washed phones work.
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Is there a slight chance that it will still work after drying out? If yes, is it possible for it to work better than before? :) Waiting patiently ...
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These things won't work after an accidental drop in a bowl of thick lentil soup. I don't know about water...
“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell
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Is there a slight chance that it will still work after drying out? If yes, is it possible for it to work better than before? :) Waiting patiently ...
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Call yourself from another telephone and see if it works. I recently found a usb drive in a dryer. It had been through one wash cycle and two dryer cycles, it wasn't mine. I was able to read it and get the owners telephone number from a resume he stored on the drive. Happily the drive and the owner have been reunited, much to everyone's surprise.
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Call yourself from another telephone and see if it works. I recently found a usb drive in a dryer. It had been through one wash cycle and two dryer cycles, it wasn't mine. I was able to read it and get the owners telephone number from a resume he stored on the drive. Happily the drive and the owner have been reunited, much to everyone's surprise.
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I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopesWhat happens if he accidentally washes that one as well??
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What happens if he accidentally washes that one as well??
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1.21 Gigawatts wrote:
What happens if he accidentally washes that one as well??
I wouldn't recommend he do that. If he does he should try a land line telephone, they are usually difficult to get into the washer due to being attached to the wall outlet.
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So long as you didn't have it set to Fluff'n'Fold there is a slight chance that it will work again if left to dry naturally. If your plan has an upgrade system, I'd jump at the first opportunity. :)
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
Henry Minute wrote:
If your plan has an upgrade system, I'd jump at the first opportunity
That's nice Henry, but what should he do? It's all well and good you jumping about the gaff, but he doesn't have a phone to use. Tsk tsk. Honestly.
"People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs." ~ Anon "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein Currently reading: 'The Greatest Show on Earth', by Richard Dawkins.
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I assume the salt suggestion is a humorous reference - that I don't get. In case the anyone else is as dense as I am - salt is absolutely to worst thing you could use if you hope to recover the phone. It will promote corrosion. IMHO the best chance of recovery after dunking a phone is to remove the battery and as soon as possible dunk the phone in iso alcohol (not drinking alcohol) for ten minutes, then dry for several days. Iso alcohol is frequently used for cleaning electronics and will displace most of the water. It also drys quickly w/o promoting corrosion. Good Luck
snowman53 wrote:
I assume the salt suggestion is a humorous reference - that I don't get.
FYI : http://www.darylscience.com/Demos/DeadFly.html[^] Dead phone, dead fly = salt. I guess i went off on a tangent. :-D
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1.21 Gigawatts wrote:
What happens if he accidentally washes that one as well??
I wouldn't recommend he do that. If he does he should try a land line telephone, they are usually difficult to get into the washer due to being attached to the wall outlet.
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I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopesJimmyRopes wrote:
If he does he should try a land line telephone, they are usually difficult to get into the washer due to being attached to the wall outlet.
Yes, that's a good point. I think this should be included in the user manuals.
"People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs." ~ Anon "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein Currently reading: 'The Greatest Show on Earth', by Richard Dawkins.
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JimmyRopes wrote:
If he does he should try a land line telephone, they are usually difficult to get into the washer due to being attached to the wall outlet.
Yes, that's a good point. I think this should be included in the user manuals.
"People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs." ~ Anon "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein Currently reading: 'The Greatest Show on Earth', by Richard Dawkins.
1.21 Gigawatts wrote:
I think this should be included in the user manuals.
You actually know someone that reads them?
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Is there a slight chance that it will still work after drying out? If yes, is it possible for it to work better than before? :) Waiting patiently ...
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I will give you an update on this later, if the phone works fine I can probably sell it on eBay as a water-proof cell phone and making a profit! :-D
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1.21 Gigawatts wrote:
I think this should be included in the user manuals.
You actually know someone that reads them?
Rob Graham wrote:
You actually know someone that reads them?
Well.......erm...........no :sigh:
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1.21 Gigawatts wrote:
I think this should be included in the user manuals.
You actually know someone that reads them?
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Is there a slight chance that it will still work after drying out? If yes, is it possible for it to work better than before? :) Waiting patiently ...
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I accidentally ran my daughter's cell phone through the washing machine. I disassembled it (battery, SIM card, etc) and let it sit out for a week. It powered up and still works. One thing I did hear was to put it (disassembled) into a jar of rice and let the rice draw out the moisture. My two cents.
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Is there a slight chance that it will still work after drying out? If yes, is it possible for it to work better than before? :) Waiting patiently ...
My .NET Business Application Framework My Home Page My Younger Son & His "PET"
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Is there a slight chance that it will still work after drying out? If yes, is it possible for it to work better than before? :) Waiting patiently ...
My .NET Business Application Framework My Home Page My Younger Son & His "PET"
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Ray Cassick wrote:
My kids went through both the washer and the dryer and survived.
What has this got to do with cell phone? I know my kids will survive washer and dryer, too. :-D
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Is there a slight chance that it will still work after drying out? If yes, is it possible for it to work better than before? :) Waiting patiently ...
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Immerse the whole handset into a bowl of uncooked rice, it should soak up any water residue and moisture...dunno about the timespan...perhaps for 24 hours?? Wouldn't use salt or anything like that...in case you corrode the electrics... ;) Hope this helps, Best regards, Tom P.S: Damn...a few others got the suggestion out before I did :-D .... oh well... :laugh: apologies for duplicating the 'rice' posting...
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