Oh noooo.......

**TurboKittie** · 14th January 12, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by thescot

This may be God's way of punishing you for wearing pleather.

Just sayin'.

I think he forgives me considering how cheaply I picked it up for.

**azwildcat96** · 14th January 12, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by thescot

This may be God's way of punishing you for wearing pleather.

Just sayin'.

**chrisupyonder** · 14th January 12, 09:57 PM

I used to get many pocket calculators in for repair which had been dropped/soaked in various types of liquid. If the water contained any soap or detergent then just drying may not be enough as it may leave a conductive film on the circuit board. The chips and screen will be ok as they are sealed. The only sure way is to completely strip the unit down and rinse every piece in clear cold water. Then leave to dry on a wire mesh/grill wires so the air can get to all the parts. Leave for 2 days at room temperature. Not an easy job and not 100% guarantee that it will work.
I do this still on my TV etc remote controls if some keys or the whole unit stops working and actually wash the parts in water with a drop of washing up liquid then rinse and dry.

I do not advise any type of forced drying or the use of rice as it is dusty and organic and may leave a film on the circuits on which mold may grow weeks later.

Chris.

**Meggers** · 16th January 12, 07:36 PM

Originally Posted by thescot

This may be God's way of punishing you for wearing pleather.

Just sayin'.

LOL!...

buh dum chhhh

**Dale Seago** · 16th January 12, 07:41 PM

It'll probably be fine. Hopefully you didn't have an immediate critical need for it, at least, unlike my ex-wife once when. . .

Okay, well, she ended up going into my line of work and was also employed by the same executive/dignitary protection firm for a while. And in the midst of an operation she dropped her cellphone into the water.

At least she didn't flush. And she did still have her radio, but that limited her strictly to short-range communication with the others in her team.

**TurboKittie** · 16th January 12, 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by Dale Seago

It'll probably be fine. Hopefully you didn't have an immediate critical need for it, at least, unlike my ex-wife once when. . .

Okay, well, she ended up going into my line of work and was also employed by the same executive/dignitary protection firm for a while. And in the midst of an operation she dropped her cellphone into the water.

At least she didn't flush. And she did still have her radio, but that limited her strictly to short-range communication with the others in her team.

Ouch....

I managed to dig up an old cellphone and switched service back to that for now, so I am no longer incommunicado until I figure out whether or not my newer, shinier phone can be saved.

**madmacs** · 16th January 12, 08:19 PM

Give microcenter at brentwood and 40 a call...

**TurboKittie** · 16th January 12, 06:22 PM

Well, I peeked at the pone today. Still water in the screen.

So, I dug up the old clamshell phone I used a couple years ago, and changed my plan to that one for now. If the wet one does revive, great. If not, I have something I can live with...and I am now reachable while I wait.