How to De-drown Your Wet Cell Phone
Intro: How to De-drown Your Wet Cell Phone
This is an instructable (my first) telling you how to de-drown your wet cell phone. I know almost everyone has lost a phone to moisture at one time or another. Be it dropped in a drink or toilet, left in a pants pocket and washed, etc. Here is your way around buying a new phone.
STEP 1: Basically the Only Step
The first step is of course to PULL OUT THE BATTERY!! If you don't the accelerated corrosion will eat away not only at your battery, but it could damage your phone or even your SIM card making these instructions useless.
After you've done that:
Take your wet cell phone, and seal it in a bag containing two cups of long-grain, white rice.
In approx. 24-48 hours, your cell phone should have dried out completely.
However, you should check it periodically to see if it starts working earlier, but I still recommend you leave it the full time to insure that all of the moisture is removed.
After you've done that:
Take your wet cell phone, and seal it in a bag containing two cups of long-grain, white rice.
In approx. 24-48 hours, your cell phone should have dried out completely.
However, you should check it periodically to see if it starts working earlier, but I still recommend you leave it the full time to insure that all of the moisture is removed.
STEP 2: Final Instructions
That's pretty much it...
Keep in mind this works about 90% of the time, so don't comment rudely about your failure, I'm sorry...but get over it and buy a new phone.
Also, keep in mind this is my first instructable so be gentle.
Please rate and comment.
Keep in mind this works about 90% of the time, so don't comment rudely about your failure, I'm sorry...but get over it and buy a new phone.
Also, keep in mind this is my first instructable so be gentle.
Please rate and comment.
9 Comments
admin 15 years ago
Meggeler 12 years ago
Rukbat 13 years ago
Instead, as you say, immediately remove the battery. Then drown the phone again - in rubbing alcohol. Alcohol is hygroscopic (it absorbs water), but it will also wash off any minerals, soap, salt, etc. Make sure the phone is thoroughly "wet" with the alcohol - inside. (Don't take the phone apart unless you've had some experience.) The alcohol will completely dry in about 10 minutes, once you remove the phone from the bath. (At that point, if you're on really good terms with your cellphone dealer, and the dealer knows how to disassemble phones, bring it in and see if they'll open it and "wash" it with alcohol swabs, to make sure it's totally clean inside.)
Earthling! 13 years ago
One thing if it was salt water or maybe laundry soap (I don't know if soap is conductive or not), is to rinse the device in fresh water first to prevent the conductive salt and such from sticking in it and causing mischief.
rednecking 14 years ago
rednecking 14 years ago
Derin 14 years ago
stasterisk 14 years ago
j_wo 14 years ago