Cell phone in the washer
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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. :)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 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 ...
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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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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...
#define STOOPID #if STOOPID Console.WriteLine("I'm stoopid!"); #endif
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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
Well, I'm probably the only one who didn't get it, but I had visions of someone actually thinking salt would work on the phone!
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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...
#define STOOPID #if STOOPID Console.WriteLine("I'm stoopid!"); #endif
I heard this from several sources, I will try it. It can't get too much worse anyway. Thanks.
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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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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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Yess !! There are still chances :thumbsup: But if you tried to check it is working or not by switch it on after it get wet then forget you beloved cell. :( Never switch on the phone after it get washed away. :| if you switched on the phone it will short circuit the internal parts which are still wet. :doh: Just keep patience until it get dried. and that will take an entire week. So just pass out that period. :) let it dry naturally or put the parts in the uncooked rice. Rice will sock the moisture. Then try to switched on the phone if still its not working then give it to authorized service station ONLY. :cool: Don't give it to any local repairers.
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Yess !! There are still chances :thumbsup: But if you tried to check it is working or not by switch it on after it get wet then forget you beloved cell. :( Never switch on the phone after it get washed away. :| if you switched on the phone it will short circuit the internal parts which are still wet. :doh: Just keep patience until it get dried. and that will take an entire week. So just pass out that period. :) let it dry naturally or put the parts in the uncooked rice. Rice will sock the moisture. Then try to switched on the phone if still its not working then give it to authorized service station ONLY. :cool: Don't give it to any local repairers.
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Gandalf - The White wrote:
But if you tried to check it is working or not by switch it on after it get wet then forget you beloved cell.
Damn, now I know why it does not work. Well, it was probably on when placed into the washing machine. Thanks.
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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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