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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.
3 Answers
- Mary CLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
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!
- 1 decade ago
you probably shouldnt have put it in fresh water
that would have just made it more wet
its probably not going to work
