Submerged cell phone!

Is there any hope? It went into salt water. I rinsed it in fresh water pretty thoroughly and am now wondering if an additional rinse in denatured alcohol (mostly ethanol) would be helpful (as is recommended for a dunked outboard motor), or will the adhesives and plastic parts of the electronics be adversely affected? Any other ideas for restoration? Thanks.

Mary C2008-08-04T12:14:39Z

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Here's what I'd do. Open it up as much as you can and let it air dry out. Take the battery out, etc.

(But here's the thing. There is something in a cell phone that indicates if it has been submerged in water, -- it changes color -- so the cell phone folks do not have to honor the warranty.)

I've had 'em be just fine after a dunking...and not work at all after exposure to really high humidity. It's a crapshoot!

jewels2008-08-04T12:06:27Z

you probably shouldnt have put it in fresh water
that would have just made it more wet
its probably not going to work

Lauryn Torrance2008-08-04T12:02:01Z

its fine dude..