nintendo ds dropped in the bath

susiesue_2

help!!

my daughter dropped her ds in the bath last night,bless her!:mad:
it now won't turn on, the powerlight shows on/off but the screen is blank.
is it dead for ever, or will it come back to life? had it drying out on the radiator overnight.

please help

heatherw_01

As the water will have gotten everywhere, I highly doubt it will work again I am afraid.

Someone might be able to give you some things to try. I would keep it drying out for now.

nintendosensei

You should try drying it out, but perhaps water compromised the screen. Look and see if there are any repair shops around, and ask them if they can diagnose the problems, and give you a quote.

merlinormartin

The first and most important thing to do when any electrical item becomes wet is ... not to switch it on .. because it can blow the circuit... take the ds to apart .. and dry any visable water then put into a warm place it airing cupboard ..for about 1 week .. then try it then if it still doesnt work ... u could try phoning nintendo ..and tellin them that ur child was playing with it and its stopped working .. u have no idea why ... most of the big companies .. ie sony .. virgin .. send a curior with a new/refeb item and take your item away without looking at it ..... GOOD LUCK

davey4444

merlinormartin wrote:

The first and most important thing to do when any electrical item becomes wet is ... not to switch it on .. because it can blow the circuit... take the ds to apart .. and dry any visable water then put into a warm place it airing cupboard ..for about 1 week .. then try it then if it still doesnt work ... u could try phoning nintendo ..and tellin them that ur child was playing with it and its stopped working .. u have no idea why ... most of the big companies .. ie sony .. virgin .. send a curior with a new/refeb item and take your item away without looking at it ..... GOOD LUCK

Good luck! Hopefully Nintendo haven't followed the lead of mobile phone companies who now try to protect themselves against this 'scam'.

http://www.gadgetopia.com/post/5588

susiesue_2

thanks guys for your help.
i think it is a lost cause. DD tried turning it on and off before i found out what she had done. i think its had it. may well try and phone nintedo but dont think it will do any good. oh well a valuble lesson has been learned by DD. she will have to wait until her birthday for another.

merlinormartin

Good luck! Hopefully Nintendo haven't followed the lead of mobile phone companies who now try to protect themselves against this 'scam'.

I know for a fact even with the "red mark" on the phone battery .. a certain phone company .. begining with "V" .. still took away the phone and left a "as new" phone ..... while on this subject .. how many people have items that break down within the warrenty period and dont bother to report it .. i have many friends who have ipods.. phones .. dvd players .. that have broken or have become faulty and they just buy a new one rather than have the "hassle" of returning it.

A:I

to take the ds apart, to dry, you need a gamebit.

Oh no, wait.... you need some weired screw driver. sorry, the gamebit is for the 'cube.

elDeeJay

if it is dead, do you want to sell the charger for it? LOL. Could be a couple of quid toward the replacement at least (assuming it fits a DS Lite).

LMK

lilmiss

susiesue wrote:

thanks guys for your help.
i think it is a lost cause. DD tried turning it on and off before i found out what she had done. i think its had it. may well try and phone nintedo but dont think it will do any good. oh well a valuble lesson has been learned by DD. she will have to wait until her birthday for another.

Wow, if i had dropped anything in the bath like that, i'd NEVER have got another :sad:
Your daughter is lucky

Coveredinbees!!!!

why would you let her take it in the bath anyway???