Comments on: Frugal Fix: Revive your Cell Phone or Electronic Devices from Water Damage

By: paul

paul — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:58:11 +0000

That's a little beyond my expertise here Sophie. If the mechanicals are messed up on your camera a dis-assembly may be in order to clean the parts out. Myself I've had terrible luck on trying to repair my own camera you can see my post When DIY has no ROI. And the way cameras are these days it's not cost effective to have most of them repaired. You can always try the alcohol method as it could help remove some of the contaminants that may prevent your lens from extending. If it's not really working you dont' have much to lose as I've said before although if you are thinking of having it repaired you might want to hold off on the home remedies.

By: sophie

sophie — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:41:29 +0000

Hi….i dropped my camera AND my fone in the toilets! The fone i have taken the battery ou and i am trying to dry it on the radiator for the past 2 days but think its pretty dead…..its my camera i really wan2 work! it will come on then its just black and the lense wont extend all the way out! any tips ill be very grateful as i love my camera!

Thanks

By: Jazz

Jazz — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:57:39 +0000

ive tried the alcohol trick… i was scared to leave it in for five munutes so i ried about three. i have not turned my phone on quite yet, but there are still droplets in the screen area.. wat do i do? should i vacuum it?

By: Jazz

Jazz — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:46:49 +0000

so the alcohol works? i was filling up my sink and in went my phone, i immediately took it apart but then it kept glitching.. i just got this… wat should i do first?

By: JuliaDi

JuliaDi — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:41:08 +0000

I am trading a five year old cute little blonde haired blued eyed girl for a new cell phone if anyone is interested, this being the 2nd time it has happened with her help… trying the rice method along with the occasional low heat blow dryer since I am incredibly impatient when it comes to having stored MY LIFE in my Palm Centro…GREAT site to see recommendations on, I am keeping all fingers and toes crossed and then with great fear and trepidation, goining to try the alcohol method…the first shot i took helped, next I’ll try the phone!!

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:16:49 +0000

Not sure about beer, but my cell got dropped in cranberry juice and vodka. I took the battery out overnight and used a hair dryer, and it started working. A few weeks later the touch screen became totally unresponsive, though.

By: The Casual Observer

The Casual Observer — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:18:10 +0000

I now have personal experience with the rice fix. Phone works great.

By: winson

winson — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:41:20 +0000

It is a good idea, the first thing is to cut off the power supply to prevent further damage of the electronic device. Then the rest is only make it dry. Another way is to put it into a desiccator for a few minutes. As long as the desiccant inside works well to absorb all the moisture, some desiccator even have vacuum pump that really sucks out all the air and moisture at the same time.

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By: paul

paul — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 05:10:55 +0000

Emily this might benefit well by throwing it in a bag of rice at night when you are not using it. Odds are though if it’s working right now it will continue to work as it dries out. I’d be careful how hot you get it when drying it out as that could cause additional damage if it’s too warm, but a 60w bulb sounds reasonable.