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Dropped phone in water

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  • niceguyrichy
    niceguyrichy Posts: 470 Forumite
    one of my mates put his shiny new V3i through a full wash and rinse/spin cycle in the washing machine, took it entirely to bits and dried it out. worked dandy fine :)
    there's always hope ;)
    "If you really want to hurt your parents and you don't have nerve enough to be homosexual, the least you can do is go into the arts."
  • mcduff16
    mcduff16 Posts: 498 Forumite
    Hi guys

    Thanks for the suggestion, i wrapped it in silica gel and have left it in the airing cupboard. Will let you know how successful it is ;)
  • tight-git
    tight-git Posts: 144 Forumite
    :j:jmy son's SE walkman type (think its 580 or whatever!?) went through a whole wash in his jeans pocket , took it out and switched it on - dead ,,,, :mad:

    then we removed sim and batt. dry it for a day , all working again !!! :D:j

    oh , we took care of the condensation by leaving it in the sun !
  • mcduff16
    mcduff16 Posts: 498 Forumite
    Turned it on today- no luck, it lights up but the screen is just showing lines. Oh well was worth a try!
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