My wife was yaking on her 8330 while getting a manicure. Guess what ended up in the nail soaking bowl? Yup!
I happened to be with her and the manicurist handed me her phone. The screen looked like a fish-less aquarium.
I immediately removed the battery (not bothering to power down the phone) and shook out what water I could.
I did not disassemble it. I wanted to try the following first.
Once we got back to the hacienda. I took an empty eight ounce disposable tumbler and put about 1/4 cup of white rice on the bottom. I then pressed the bottom of the phone into the rice in the tumbler (sans back and battery of course) and covered the rest of the phone with rice to the rim of the glass. I think it was about a cup and a half of dry uncooked rice.
I let it sit there for three days and then removed the phone, shook out the loose rice, and put the battery back in. It booted up and everything worked fine.
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The rice is hygroscopic; it readily absorbs water.
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The rice is hygroscopic; it readily absorbs water. I will admit to holding my breath when I powered it back up. I was half-way expecting a short and some sparks.
My wife was yaking on her 8330 while getting a manicure. Guess what ended up in the nail soaking bowl? Yup!
I happened to be with her and the manicurist handed me her phone. The screen looked like a fish-less aquarium.
I immediately removed the battery (not bothering to power down the phone) and shook out what water I could.
I did not disassemble it. I wanted to try the following first.
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Once we got back to the hacienda. I took an empty eight ounce disposable tumbler and put about 1/4 cup of white rice on the bottom. I then put the phone in the tumbler (sans back and battery) and covered it with rice to the brim. I think it was about a cup and a half of dry uncooked rice.
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Once we got back to the hacienda. I took an empty eight ounce disposable tumbler and put about 1/4 cup of white rice on the bottom. I then pressed the bottom of the phone into the rice in the tumbler (sans back and battery of course) and covered the rest of the phone with rice to the rim of the glass. I think it was about a cup and a half of dry uncooked rice.
I let it sit there for three days and then removed the phone, shook out the loose rice, and put the battery back in. It booted up and everything worked fine.
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The rice is hydroscopic; it readily absorbs water.
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The rice is hygroscopic; it readily absorbs water.
My wife was yaking on her 8330 while getting a manicure. Guess what ended up in the nail soaking bowl? Yup!
I happened to be with her and the manicurist handed me her phone. The screen looked like a fish-less aquarium.
I immediately removed the battery (not bothering to power down the phone) and shook out what water I could.
I did not disassemble it. I wanted to try the following first.
Once we got back to the hacienda. I took an empty eight ounce disposable tumbler and put about 1/4 cup of white rice on the bottom. I then put the phone in the tumbler (sans back and battery) and covered it with rice to the brim. I think it was about a cup and a half of dry uncooked rice.
I let it sit there for three days and then removed the phone, shook out the loose rice, and put the battery back in. It booted up and everything worked fine.
The rice is hydroscopic; it readily absorbs water.