I was outside in a massive hailstorm earlier with my iphone, it got
wet and now the backlight won't work. I guess it's damp so I have
stuck it in a plastic bag with a load of sachets of silica gel to try
to get the moisture out, any other sugggestions ? Apart from, Get an
Android, microwave it, stick it in the oven etc.

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#1 <(E-Mail Removed)> typed
>I was outside in a massive hailstorm earlier with my iphone, it got
>wet and now the backlight won't work. I guess it's damp so I have
>stuck it in a plastic bag with a load of sachets of silica gel to try
>to get the moisture out, any other sugggestions ? Apart from, Get an
>Android, microwave it, stick it in the oven etc.

Take it back to where you bought it and get a refund. It is clearly
unfit for purpose.

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On Jun 10, 11:15*pm, Wicked Uncle Nigel <w...@wicked-uncle-
nigel.me.uk> wrote:
> Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Speedgazebo *MOTP
> #1 <nicka...@gmail.com> typed
>
> >I was outside in a massive hailstorm earlier with my iphone, it got
> >wet and now the backlight won't work. I guess it's damp so I have
> >stuck it in a plastic bag with a load of sachets of silica gel to try
> >to get the moisture out, any other sugggestions ? Apart from, Get an
> >Android, microwave it, stick it in the oven etc.
>
> Take it back to where you bought it and get a refund. It is clearly
> unfit for purpose.

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Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:

> Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Speedgazebo
> MOTP #1 <(E-Mail Removed)> typed
> > I was outside in a massive hailstorm earlier with my iphone, it got
> > wet and now the backlight won't work. I guess it's damp so I have
> > stuck it in a plastic bag with a load of sachets of silica gel to
> > try to get the moisture out, any other sugggestions ? Apart from,
> > Get an Android, microwave it, stick it in the oven etc.
>
> Take it back to where you bought it and get a refund. It is clearly
> unfit for purpose.

+1

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On Jun 11, 6:50*am, Pip <gingerbl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In article <isubsk$lr...@speranza.aioe.org>, Jordan says...
>
>
>
> > > I was outside in a massive hailstorm earlier with my iphone, it got
> > > wet and now the backlight won't work. I guess it's damp so I have
> > > stuck it in a plastic bag with a load of sachets of silica gel to try
> > > to get the moisture out, any other sugggestions ? Apart from, Get an
> > > Android, microwave it, stick it in the oven etc.
> > It might be too late. I dropped mine (not an iphone) in some coffee,
> > took it out and turned it off. I didn't get a chance to have a close
> > look until an hour later, but the charging circuit was kaput, although
> > the phone did work with a new battery.
> > Later, I learnt the best thing with a wet phone is to remove the battery
> > immediately. Then you have a chance the liquid won't spread around and
> > cause shorts.
>
> ITYF that a bit difficult with a iphone, however.
>

+1
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On Sat, 11 Jun 2011 06:50:15 +0100, Pip wibbled:
>> > I was outside in a massive hailstorm earlier with my iphone, it got
>> > wet and now the backlight won't work. I guess it's damp so I have
>> > stuck it in a plastic bag with a load of sachets of silica gel to try
>> > to get the moisture out, any other sugggestions ? Apart from, Get an
>> > Android, microwave it, stick it in the oven etc.
>
>> It might be too late. I dropped mine (not an iphone) in some coffee,
>> took it out and turned it off. I didn't get a chance to have a close
>> look until an hour later, but the charging circuit was kaput, although
>> the phone did work with a new battery.
>> Later, I learnt the best thing with a wet phone is to remove the battery
>> immediately. Then you have a chance the liquid won't spread around and
>> cause shorts.
>
> ITYF that a bit difficult with a iphone, however.

Even if it were possible to remove the battery, that wouldn't help much.
Even small water droplets can cause significant damage to PCB's and
impair correct functioning of the units.

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Cab wrote:

>
> Even if it were possible to remove the battery, that wouldn't help much.
> Even small water droplets can cause significant damage to PCB's and
> impair correct functioning of the units.

Well, we had our daughter put a dect phone in the washer once, it went
through at 60 degrees.

Took the battery out, put it on the rdiator for a day or two. Worked fine!

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On Sat, 11 Jun 2011 09:48:33 +0100, Cab wrote:

> Even if it were possible to remove the battery, that wouldn't help much.
> Even small water droplets can cause significant damage to PCB's and
> impair correct functioning of the units.

Well, I'm not so sure. Most PCBs have solder resist and much of the
circuitry is embedded within internal layers of GRP anyway, so the only
bits that would get affected are the component contacts; these aren't
going to corrode instantly with no power. Removing the battery quickly
would significantly reduce the effects of galvanic corrosion, which could
very rapidly damage the circuit board. There'd still be some due to this
various dissimilar metals used.

I guess that something like coffee might leave high-resistance shorts
that could affect high-impedance bits of circuit, though.

Long exposure to damp is another matter, of course. I can recall a car
radio I once had whose exposed PCB tracks had literally rotted away.

PipL alter ego wrote:

>
> I guess that something like coffee might leave high-resistance shorts
> that could affect high-impedance bits of circuit, though.
>
> Long exposure to damp is another matter, of course. I can recall a car
> radio I once had whose exposed PCB tracks had literally rotted away.

Coca Cola is the one that really ****s stuff up I'm told...

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On Jun 10, 11:09*pm, "Speedgazebo MOTP #1" <nicka...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> I was outside in a massive hailstorm earlier with my iphone, it got
> wet and now the backlight won't work. I guess it's damp so I have
> stuck it in a plastic bag with a load of sachets of silica gel to try
> to get the moisture out, any other sugggestions ? Apart from, Get an
> Android, microwave it, stick it in the oven etc.

I've left it overnight and now it works but there's no back light.
I've spent ages taking it to bits and ****ing around with it and it
still won't come on. I think it's shagged.

There is, however a deal through Carphone Whorehouse with 3 for an
iPhone 4,£69 up front, £35 pcm 2000 mins, unlimited data and more txts
than I can use.

Despite being 3, it sounds good to me.

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