gear_1052000
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Registered: 3rd Jan 05
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hi all
my girlfriend droped her phone in the sink and didnt relise!!!
it was in the sink for about 5 mins is it completly knackered or can it be fixed it was working fine the next day now its not even turning on!!
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_Allan_
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Registered: 24th Mar 04
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Pics of gf?  
Now that's when it should have been asked before switching on.
Some people have said to rinse the phone in distilled water then possibly open up and leave to try off. Othes have simply left it days to dry off.
The damage is usually done when it's turned back on if it's completely soaked. Best to leave it a good 5 days or so in an airing cuboard before switching back on.
A new battery is sometimes also the way to go anyway.
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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They can sometimes come back to life after they're dried out. Just strip it down, as much case off as you can, battery off etc. and leave it in a fairly warm place, not too hot but warm enough to dry it.
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gear_1052000
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lol
she has a spare battery and still the same???
are they easy to open up as its still at her house!!!
so you reckon leave it for another couple of days??? to dry off
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Ian
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You need to dry it before you power it back up.
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gear_1052000
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she has already tries to turn it back on!!!!
i will tell her to take it apart and leave it to dry out and hope for the best !!
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K5-KYL
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i did this once. i was at my girlfriends house, got up in the morning and kicked a pint of water over it. started going all funny, and thot it was charging and shoot. i just did what ian said and take off as much casing as i could, and the radiator was warm so left it on that for a couple of hours. went back to it, stuck it all back together and it was fine 
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Matt H
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If the components react to the water inside then it's usually beyone repair. Needs new circuit boards etc
Plus you get what looks like mould growing on the charging contacts
I'd bang it in the airing cupboard & hope for the best!
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Charlene
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I dropped mine in soup, it was fucked 
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Welsh Dan
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quote:
Originally posted by Charlene
I dropped mine in soup, it was fucked
S(o)uper.
I put mine in the washing machine once. Came out smelling alpine fresh, but needless to say, didn't quite work ever again
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ssj_kakarot
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should work just stick it in an airing cupboard for a coulple of days.
funny but a lot of electrics work again after being drowned in water.
i once knocked a pint of water over my laptop, stuck it under a heater on a shelf for a day and it worked fine.
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gear_1052000
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well lets hope for the best!!!!
she stuck it on charge last nite and it was charging so lets hope for the est gonna turn it on 2nite lol!!!!
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Andrew
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quote:
Originally posted by Charlene
I dropped mine in soup, it was fucked
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James_DT
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quote:
Originally posted by gear_1052000
she has already tries to turn it back on!!!!
i will tell her to take it apart and leave it to dry out and hope for the best !!
It's probably already shorted, then.
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myke
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Registered: 7th Feb 01
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send it to Munchie and he'll untrasonically clean it for a reasonable fee.
He fixed my K700 that had been in tha Thames after a week in the airing cupboard din't mend it.
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gear_1052000
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it wrks like new lol thanks for all your help!!!!
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