phone drowned :( advice please

ok so my k700i mysteriously got really wet (wife was washing her car at the time) and died, but as its under a year old i was going to try and return it as faulty, does anyone know if they have water indicators in them or any other general advice to make my claim go successfully

 

Had a friend in a simliar situation, her phone dropped in the toilet haha.

Most phones have a white indicator on the battery that will turn pink/red when in contact with water. Bleach will clean that up and restore it to white. I would have a look at the phone itself and see what's up with it. On that back part (where the battery goes) there is sometimes one of those white/red indicators, just bleach that one as well. I would take off every cover and part you can and just give it a visual look over. We bleached that friend's phone and everything went through a ok.

Also - have you tried just letting it sit out in the sun to dry out? I took a dirty pc (long story) to the car wash and blasted the crap outta it, and let it dry for 3 days and it's 100% fine

 

yeh, take it apart as much as possible and let it dry out. It should work after that.

 

search google. There was a story on digg a while back that you can pop that battery out and put the phone in the oven at about 125 degrees for 5 hours and it should work again. I did it on my phone when I dropped in in a pool earlier this summer at a theme park and it worked again... but then my sister got hers wet when she was getting ice out of an ice machine and it didnt work for that.. something inside had to have shorted out becuase it will turn on but the backlight no longer works and it cant get past a funky loading screen. If you drop it in something that has more than just plain water i would make sure to pop the battery and rinse the phone with clean water so that the salt or soap doesnt destroy the circuits and contacts.

edit:

some phones like the razr have a holographic sticker on the battery and phone that turns purple if it is in contact with water.

 

in the oven for 20 mins on low heat. Remove the battery first (and sim) and open it up as much as possible. Then just leave it somewhere toasty waaam for a week or so.

If u didn't try and turn it on after it got wet you should find it will work again.

edit! U got there first...

 

checked phone for signs of redness and sure enough when i removed the battery there is a red bit at the bottom of the phone, apparantlly there is another indicator inside so ill have to get a torx driver to take it appart and look.
thanks for all the advice

http://digg.com/tech_news/A_red_dot_on_a_cellphone_indicates_water_damage_and_a_voided_warranty.

 

I washed mine. Bounced around in the washing machine for 45 minutes. Let it dry, works perfect (got a little scratched though).

 

Prehaet oven to 400 degrees. Rub the phone
with drops of lemon juice and sprinkle lightly with
salt and pepper. Heat butter in a casserole dish
until foaming. Quickly roll the phone in the
butter, lay a round of waxed paper to fit the
casserole on top of them and place in a hot oven.
After 6 minutes, press tops of the phone with your
finger; if it is still soft and squashy, return to
oven for a mnute or two more. It is done when it
feels lightly springy and resilent; do not overcook.
Remove casserole from oven, put phone in a hot
serving dish; cover and keep warm while making hte
sauce which will take 2 to 3 minutes. To make sauce:
Turn a burner to high and pour the stock or bouillon
and the wine into the casserole with the hot butter.
Stiring the liquid constantly, boil down rapidly over
high heat until lightly thickened. Season carefully
with salt, pepper, and drops of lemon juice. Pour the
sauce over the phone, sprinkle with parsley and
serve immediately

 

do you have a micro-wave version of that?

 

Put it in the recovery position.

 

My present job at the moment is to "Officially" repair Sony Ericsson phones, If the little red sticker at the bottom of the phone is Red (and not white), and the phone does not power up at all, chances are it will not be repairable.

You could open it up (avoids warranty) then look at system connector, and open up the cans that protect the ICs and use some alcohol and a small brush to clean the liquid ingress, but chances are it will still not work.

It is what we refer to as BER and will be chargeable to get your BER phone back if you sent it in.

Sorry mate.

Ozric