Comments on: Rescue your Wet Cellphone http://www.walyou.com/blog/2008/01/14/rescue-your-wet-cellphone/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:53:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: mental_floss Blog » January 17th, 2008 http://www.walyou.com/blog/2008/01/14/rescue-your-wet-cellphone/comment-page-1/#comment-25603 mental_floss Blog » January 17th, 2008 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:26:06 +0000 http://www.walyou.com/blog/2008/01/14/rescue-your-wet-cellphone/#comment-25603 [...] This may lead to prosthetic limbs that deliver sensation and feedback. * How to rescue a wet cellphone. There’s no independent validation on whether this really works, but it’s the only advice for [...] [...] This may lead to prosthetic limbs that deliver sensation and feedback. * How to rescue a wet cellphone. There’s no independent validation on whether this really works, but it’s the only advice for [...]

]]> By: sean http://www.walyou.com/blog/2008/01/14/rescue-your-wet-cellphone/comment-page-1/#comment-23698 sean Thu, 28 May 2009 15:14:35 +0000 http://www.walyou.com/blog/2008/01/14/rescue-your-wet-cellphone/#comment-23698 My friend dropped his cell phone in the toilet. He used DRY-ALL for cell phones(dry-all.com) it works great now. In less than 48 hours it was as good as new. DRY-ALL can be used over & over. My friend dropped his cell phone in the toilet. He used DRY-ALL for cell phones(dry-all.com) it works great now. In less than 48 hours it was as good as new. DRY-ALL can be used over & over.

]]> By: DonB http://www.walyou.com/blog/2008/01/14/rescue-your-wet-cellphone/comment-page-1/#comment-15674 DonB Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:19:48 +0000 http://www.walyou.com/blog/2008/01/14/rescue-your-wet-cellphone/#comment-15674 Dropped razr in toilet while flushing it and it went down with the.....you know. Took toilet off, couldn't find phone. Check sewer main, no phone. Re installed toilet. Mom used toilet....and yelled.....it is overflowing!. Took toilet off again and removed tank. Shook toilet like hell....out comes my Razr......plop....still in the leather case that WAS clipped to my belt. Glad to find phone....SIM card needed. Had heard dry rice trick.........took cover off and battery out.......placed phone in rice and in oven on really low heat. Left in rice for 6 hours or so....tried it..NO LUCK. Crap. Oh well.....set phone on night stand and forgot about it for 2 days. Dreaming of buying I-phone. Noticed cell phone on night stand, installed battery and SIM card.......hit the ON [off] button.......it vibrated and CAME ON!!! Yahoo. Flew from NY to Arkansas and it worked until I got in Arkansas. I think Clinton screwed up the atomosphere here. Tried to recharge battery. Wouldn't charge in phone. Took battery out and tried charging it in another Razr.....charged OK....put in my Razr and it works again. I think when it fully dries out it will charge too. I am an optimist, tho. The motto of this story: Don't drop your phone in a flushing toilet unless you have really fast reaction time or are ready for a new phone.......BUT if you do........dry it out and keep trying. Persistence paid off for me. Dropped razr in toilet while flushing it and it went down with the…..you know. Took toilet off, couldn’t find phone. Check sewer main, no phone. Re installed toilet. Mom used toilet….and yelled…..it is overflowing!. Took toilet off again and removed tank. Shook toilet like hell….out comes my Razr……plop….still in the leather case that WAS clipped to my belt. Glad to find phone….SIM card needed. Had heard dry rice trick………took cover off and battery out…….placed phone in rice and in oven on really low heat. Left in rice for 6 hours or so….tried it..NO LUCK. Crap. Oh well…..set phone on night stand and forgot about it for 2 days. Dreaming of buying I-phone. Noticed cell phone on night stand, installed battery and SIM card…….hit the ON [off] button…….it vibrated and CAME ON!!! Yahoo. Flew from NY to Arkansas and it worked until I got in Arkansas. I think Clinton screwed up the atomosphere here. Tried to recharge battery. Wouldn’t charge in phone. Took battery out and tried charging it in another Razr…..charged OK….put in my Razr and it works again. I think when it fully dries out it will charge too. I am an optimist, tho. The motto of this story: Don’t drop your phone in a flushing toilet unless you have really fast reaction time or are ready for a new phone…….BUT if you do……..dry it out and keep trying. Persistence paid off for me.

]]> By: Tim http://www.walyou.com/blog/2008/01/14/rescue-your-wet-cellphone/comment-page-1/#comment-11820 Tim Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:06:13 +0000 http://www.walyou.com/blog/2008/01/14/rescue-your-wet-cellphone/#comment-11820 i just washed my phone in the laundry washer, and its been in rice for about 12 hours, everytime i go to check on it, something new start working. i just washed my phone in the laundry washer, and its been in rice for about 12 hours, everytime i go to check on it, something new start working.

]]> By: karel zeman http://www.walyou.com/blog/2008/01/14/rescue-your-wet-cellphone/comment-page-1/#comment-11620 karel zeman Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:46:29 +0000 http://www.walyou.com/blog/2008/01/14/rescue-your-wet-cellphone/#comment-11620 Alcohol is hygroscopic (attracts water), it will dissolve all the water in the phone, which will then pour out of the phone with the alcohol. Any remaining alcohol will evaporate. Alcohol will not harm your phone but may mess up glue (from stickers and the like). Use 95% alcohol, not the regular 70% rubbing type. Do it outside!. If you use alcohol, do not follow the rest of the advice here, instead leave your phone outside for a day or two to dry. Alcohol is hygroscopic (attracts water), it will dissolve all the water in the phone, which will then pour out of the phone with the alcohol. Any remaining alcohol will evaporate. Alcohol will not harm your phone but may mess up glue (from stickers and the like). Use 95% alcohol, not the regular 70% rubbing type. Do it outside!. If you use alcohol, do not follow the rest of the advice here, instead leave your phone outside for a day or two to dry.

]]> By: zendoo http://www.walyou.com/blog/2008/01/14/rescue-your-wet-cellphone/comment-page-1/#comment-4469 zendoo Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:26:39 +0000 http://www.walyou.com/blog/2008/01/14/rescue-your-wet-cellphone/#comment-4469 There is no way to repair a phone that has been water damaged. You may be able to dry it out and it will work for a short time, but it will eventually (quickly) shut down. However, you can easily upgrade or replace your current cell phone without having to renew your contract. Buy used cell phones from www.zendoo.com There is no way to repair a phone that has been water damaged. You may be able to dry it out and it will work for a short time, but it will eventually (quickly) shut down.
However, you can easily upgrade or replace your current cell phone without having to renew your contract. Buy used cell phones from http://www.zendoo.com

]]> By: Lynn http://www.walyou.com/blog/2008/01/14/rescue-your-wet-cellphone/comment-page-1/#comment-3273 Lynn Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:03:08 +0000 http://www.walyou.com/blog/2008/01/14/rescue-your-wet-cellphone/#comment-3273 Try a food dehydrator. we are 4 for 4 with both MP3 players as well as cell phones. it's a nice low heat and works great. Try a food dehydrator. we are 4 for 4 with both MP3 players as well as cell phones. it’s a nice low heat and works great.

]]> By: Eran Abramson http://www.walyou.com/blog/2008/01/14/rescue-your-wet-cellphone/comment-page-1/#comment-1819 Eran Abramson Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:50:09 +0000 http://www.walyou.com/blog/2008/01/14/rescue-your-wet-cellphone/#comment-1819 <p>Thank you all for the feedback and additional tips. </p> <p>Hope to see you again :)</p> Thank you all for the feedback and additional tips.

Hope to see you again :)

]]> By: Steev http://www.walyou.com/blog/2008/01/14/rescue-your-wet-cellphone/comment-page-1/#comment-1812 Steev Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:16:37 +0000 http://www.walyou.com/blog/2008/01/14/rescue-your-wet-cellphone/#comment-1812 Immediate action ONE - Remove the battery Corrosion (driven by the battery will eat circuits in seconds All other tricks to dry out FAST after that are valid - I've picked up the idea of flooding with alcohol (meths) and then let dry in very warm place for at least 48 hrs Immediate action ONE – Remove the battery
Corrosion (driven by the battery will eat circuits in seconds

All other tricks to dry out FAST after that are valid -
I’ve picked up the idea of flooding with alcohol (meths) and then let dry in very warm place for at least 48 hrs

]]> By: Iris http://www.walyou.com/blog/2008/01/14/rescue-your-wet-cellphone/comment-page-1/#comment-1811 Iris Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:50:51 +0000 http://www.walyou.com/blog/2008/01/14/rescue-your-wet-cellphone/#comment-1811 My phone went through a cycle in the washing machine. Afterwards, I took it apart and blasted everything with a hair dryer for about 20 minutes. It took about a day for the screen to come back, but now it works as well as the day I got it. My phone went through a cycle in the washing machine. Afterwards, I took it apart and blasted everything with a hair dryer for about 20 minutes. It took about a day for the screen to come back, but now it works as well as the day I got it.

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