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  • R Rob Graham

    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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    Rob Graham wrote:

    You actually know someone that reads them?

    Well.......erm...........no :sigh:

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    • R Rob Graham

      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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      Lost User
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      I do this at work to annoy people :-D

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      • X Xiangyang Liu

        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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        Joe Programm3r
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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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        • X Xiangyang Liu

          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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          Ravi Bhavnani
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          Rice - it's not just for eating anymore. :)     Video[^] /ravi

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          • X Xiangyang Liu

            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
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            My kids went through both the washer and the dryer and survived.


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            • R Ray Cassick

              My kids went through both the washer and the dryer and survived.


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              Xiangyang Liu
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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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              • X Xiangyang Liu

                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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                Tomas Brennan
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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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                • T TommyTomToms

                  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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                  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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                  • T Tomas Brennan

                    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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                    Xiangyang Liu
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                    I heard this from several sources, I will try it. It can't get too much worse anyway. Thanks.

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                    • X Xiangyang Liu

                      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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                      RichardM1
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                      rinse and stick it -- in a bag of uncooked rice. This acts as a desecant, sucking the moisture out. // edit // Let me be the first to congratulate me on posting the idea fourth.

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                      • X Xiangyang Liu

                        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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                        Gandalf_TheWhite
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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.

                          Believe Yourself™ :-\™

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                          Xiangyang Liu
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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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                          • X Xiangyang Liu

                            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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                            Xiangyang Liu
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                            Amen.

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                            • R Ray Cassick

                              My kids went through both the washer and the dryer and survived.


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                              Ray Cassick wrote:

                              My kids went through both the washer and the dryer and survived.

                              You have tough kids! I give you that.

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