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So it wasnt submerged just dropped when it was raining and being dumb i didnt know where i dropped it lol so i went out back found it it was still turned on and working but the battery was like 1pct left so it started powering off but it doesnt turn on anymore when i charge it the white screen pops up with a lightning bolt through a batter the red led stays on for about 10 seconds its a bb bold should i get a new battery?
Just to be safe, I'd recommend you remove the battery and anything else that you can remove and submerge it in rice, that should drive out the moisture.
Buying a new battery does sound like the logical thing to do.
I did the submerging i might ask a store to see if a new battery fixes it
AdrianK said:
Just to be safe, I'd recommend you remove the battery and anything else that you can remove and submerge it in rice, that should drive out the moisture.
Buying a new battery does sound like the logical thing to do.
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Good suggestion; will remember it for next time it happens to me.
Submerge in rice, Don't say you dropped it and left it otherwise they will look at the litmus paper and see it has changed color because of water damage. Claim that the rain turned your phone off, when you got home, you turned it back on thinking the battery was dead, and it no longer works.
Okay thanks ill tell them that
Guys, been hanging out here long time now. First incident with about 6 month old captivate. I dropped a glass of water on my captivate yesterday. I immediately removed and took out the battery and wiped it dry. Did not see much of seeped in water so did not do the rice method. Turned on Wi-fi this morning and it says "unable to start wifi". Same with bluetooth.
Call,sms, camera everything works fine. At work, so blew dry the phone and also have kept it next to a warm laptop exhaust. Should I dismantle the phone and try to dry the swb23 chip (wifi/bt) ?
Please help guys !
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thelastjedi said:
Guys, been hanging out here long time now. First incident with about 6 month old captivate. I dropped a glass of water on my captivate yesterday. I immediately removed and took out the battery and wiped it dry. Did not see much of seeped in water so did not do the rice method. Turned on Wi-fi this morning and it says "unable to start wifi". Same with bluetooth.
Call,sms, camera everything works fine. At work, so blew dry the phone and also have kept it next to a warm laptop exhaust. Should I dismantle the phone and try to dry the swb23 chip (wifi/bt) ?
Please help guys !
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You can't see the water that got inside. Would have been better to do the rice method before switching it back on but you should do it now nonetheless. Just be warned, you may have cooked the WiFi chip already.
Are the moisture indicators clear? If so, you should send it for warranty replacement. If not, then you can resort to opening it up, wiping the traces, etc.
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You can't see the water that got inside. Would have been better to do the rice method before switching it back on but you should do it now nonetheless. Just be warned, you may have cooked the WiFi chip already.
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Yeah, pretty much ^^
uggg...may be too late. If you get a significant amount of liquid on or in your phone the worst thing you can do is turn it on.
You should have:
1. immediately removed battery and placed on a paper towel.
2. immediately place phone in a bag of rice for a minimum 24 hours if not 48 before ever powering back on.
Still its worth a try....remove battery and leave in rice for 24 hours....try again....maybe it didn't fry anything when you powered it on...but you definitely need to finish getting the moisture out of the inside via the rice absorption.
I had my old tilt in a pocket submerged in a swimming pool for a good 15 minutes before realizing my blunder. When i realizing it i didn't try to turn it back on. Left it in rice for 48 hours and everything work fine (luckily the phone was powered of when i got in the pool so that probably helped avoid anything frying).
Haha, I once accidently dropped my old Samsung Epix in a bucket of water and it still booted up and worked but most of the features are dead but screen and all still works. It looked like it was wrecked. I got it replaced under my insurance which is a good thing.
Lol.....Captain Hindsight......i love South Park.......
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Lol.....Captain Hindsight......i love South Park.......
Sent from my pocket.
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funny
but being aware that you shouldn't turn on an electronic device when it is wet hardly requires hindsight though does it? =)
Thanks guys, I have put my phone in a bowl of rice hoping it will get cured.
If not, will ATT not service my phone under warranty ? I read somewhere that replacing the wifi/bt chip costs $70 with ATT. Has anyone done this here ?
Thanks all for your quick replies ! Much appreciated. I will keep everyone updated on how this issue pans out so it will help someone in the future
Tesist the urge to take out Nd test.....leave at least 24 hours without touching
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Are the moisture indicators clear? If so, you should send it for warranty replacement. If not, then you can resort to opening it up, wiping the traces, etc.
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How do I check for the moisture indicator ? Any easy steps ?
It is the white (or not so white anymore) square in the battery compartment.
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funny
but being aware that you shouldn't turn on an electronic device when it is wet hardly requires hindsight though does it? =)
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I just felt like being ornery. I think i read a "you should have....." and it just got me laughing thinking of that episode. No disrespect intended towards anyone.
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I just felt like being ornery. I think i read a "you should have....." and it just got me laughing thinking of that episode. No disrespect intended towards anyone.
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i know i thought it as funny haven't seen that episode in a long time...almost as good as towlie
i am just always surprised to see the posts where someone gets there phone wet (washed in laundry, dropped in toilet, spilled significant amount of liquid on it) and the first thing they did was tried to turn it back on almost immediately.
btw if your looking at the moisture indicators for warranty purposes its quite possible you have to completely open the shell. Usually they have one visible without taking the phone apart but its not uncommon to have a secondary marker inside the phone where it would be harder for someone to tamper with. Can anyone confirm where all the cappys markers are?
Been a while since I had mine apart but I don't recall seeing one inside.
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Been a while since I had mine apart but I don't recall seeing one inside.
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wasn't sure....my Tilt2 had one in the battery compartment and one on the motherboard that could only be seen by opening the casing
Everytime I place my phone down, the whole phone turns off. I probably placed it down with a bit of carelessness, so it might be a little harder than I think it is. And I do have a case on it.
But I don't think it should be that sensitive to the point where it turns off completely when I'm just placing it on my desk. It has a case on it too.
Oh just today, my phone dropped from about 2 feet, with the case on it, on carpet, and my phone also shut off.
Is my phone defective? Help and thanks in advance! :\
I am not 100% positive on this, but it may that the connectors that go to the battery a bit loose causing to momentarily not give power to the phone.
I would check and see if this may be the issue, hopefully not though.
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Everytime I place my phone down, the whole phone turns off. I probably placed it down with a bit of carelessness, so it might be a little harder than I think it is. And I do have a case on it.
But I don't think it should be that sensitive to the point where it turns off completely when I'm just placing it on my desk. It has a case on it too.
Oh just today, my phone dropped from about 2 feet, with the case on it, on carpet, and my phone also shut off.
Is my phone defective? Help and thanks in advance! :\
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I had this problem with my Nokia 5655i and I solved it by... putting a little paper on the battery and the case so it gets tighter ... try to do that bro and report back.
My sensation is constantly turning itself off. I am now on my 3rd Sensation due to the first two having the same problem. 3rd one is the same.
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My sensation is constantly turning itself off. I am now on my 3rd Sensation due to the first two having the same problem. 3rd one is the same.
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So is it even worth trying to get a warranty exchange? It's really annoying but if other sensation's have the same problem I can try to deal with it.
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I had this problem with my Nokia 5655i and I solved it by... putting a little paper on the battery and the case so it gets tighter ... try to do that bro and report back.
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Seem's like it fixed the problem. THANKS!!!
well my phone got wet on the back with a case, then i took off the case it and the back which was all wet, the battery was wet to and so was under it, i took out the battery and dried every thing and it worked, everything did, the speakers and buttons. so later today the phone just shut off and wouldnt turn on. so i thought it died and i tried charging and just the light would flicker on the top left of the phone. so i put it in rice for about 5 hours and i put battery back on and now when i press the the power button. the screen just turns on like u can see light, just a black screen. then it goes away.
the battery has some green stuff on one of the gold things that conencts your batteries.
So i oredered another battery off of ebay, do you think that would fix it?
Thank you so much for reading this, just post your opinion on what happend.
Sounds like the water fried something. Same thing happened when my 3yr old nephew wanted to ”wash” his DS. The first thing you should have done was remove the battery and store it in rice for 24 to 48hrs. Drying the phone from the outside doesn't remove the water that was sucked on the inside
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Sounds like the water fried something. Same thing happened when my 3yr old nephew wanted to ”wash” his DS. The first thing you should have done was remove the battery and store it in rice for 24 to 48hrs. Drying the phone from the outside doesn't remove the water that was sucked on the inside
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yeah i would have done something right away but the phone worked right after.
have you tried to dry it with a dryer? sounds stupid but works!
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Sounds like water fried something internally. I don't think a new battery will do you much good, but its worth a shot.
Yeah the water will have short circuited something. Best to pull the battery straight away and not put it back in again until you are sure that the phone is completely dried.
There's limited damage water can do, if there's no power.
In answer to your question, I don't think that a new battery will help but if you've ordered it then there's no harm in trying The green stuff will be were the battery connector has sort of rusted.
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Yeah the water will have short circuited something. Best to pull the battery straight away and not put it back in again until you are sure that the phone is completely dried.
There's limited damage water can do, if there's no power.
In answer to your question, I don't think that a new battery will help but if you've ordered it then there's no harm in trying The green stuff will be were the battery connector has sort of rusted.
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ok, thank you but one more question, im 100% sure the battery got wet, so will that mean its broken or the water really wont do much
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i have the same
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i have the same
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so what did you do?\
so i went swimming with my phone for about 2 minutes yesterday before realising i had it on me. let it dry in the sun then rice bag over night. now this morning i let it charge and it booted up fine. but it started restarting. and at some point got stuck in a bootloop. i can get to the "power + volume down button" but i can not get into my recovery, any ideas?
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so i went swimming with my phone for about 2 minutes yesterday before realising i had it on me. let it dry in the sun then rice bag over night. now this morning i let it charge and it booted up fine. but it started restarting. and at some point got stuck in a bootloop. i can get to the "power + volume down button" but i can not get into my recovery, any ideas?
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You shouldn't even try to power it on...now pray. And go as fast as you can to the closest repair center and tell them what happened. Phone has to be opened and cleaned/dryed properly. You can't do that by yourself, or it is difficult to do it even with the tutorials on how to break it apart. All components should be cleaned with isopropyl alcohol and blown dry. Turn it off immediately and go with it to a service center...really
Every second while the phone is charging/powered, increase the chances to end up with a hardware brick. And the repair costs will be higher than buying a new one
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You shouldn't even try to power it on...now pray. And go as fast as you can to the closest repair center and tell them what happened. Phone has to be opened and cleaned/dryed properly. You can't do that by yourself, or it is difficult to do it even with the tutorials on how to break it apart. All components should be cleaned with isopropyl alcohol and blown dry. Turn it off immediately and go with it to a service center...really
Every second while the phone is charging/powered, increase the chances to end up with a hardware brick. And the repair costs will be higher than buying a new one
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ah wow a reply from a fellow romanian, salut! also theres no point in repairing this phone, the pixels are getting burned, the battery lifes getting shorter, but i would not want to have to buy a new one. that being said, the phone did work for a bit, i wanted to understand why it started not working?
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ah wow a reply from a fellow romanian, salut! also theres no point in repairing this phone, the pixels are getting burned, the battery lifes getting shorter, but i would not want to have to buy a new one. that being said, the phone did work for a bit, i wanted to understand why it started not working?
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Because water is doing damage in time not instantly. The water, especially from pools or even worse sea/ocean, contain minerals, salts and chemicals that remain on the circuits after water has evaporated. They have a corrosive action on contacts and electronic components and posess a high risk of short-circuit that's not immediately observed, making a device totally unusable. The biggest initial risk is to fry a component due to a short-circuit, that's why is recommended to power off and take out the battery from such devices but that's not all. Unfortunately taking out the battery from the One S is not possible as with other phones so parts of the phone/board still remain powered even if you turn it off. Now as time passes by, water and it's components are doing a slow damage unless phone it's not properly cleaned inside. That's why I told you about isopropyl alcohol. Trust me, if your phone still works is a miracle and you still don't know if parts of it are not ireversibile damaged. Any time using it further like this will increase the chances to have it permanently bricked.
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Because water is doing damage in time not instantly. The water, especially from pools or even worse sea/ocean, contain minerals, salts and chemicals that remain on the circuits after water has evaporated. They have a corrosive action on contacts and electronic components and posess a high risk of short-circuit that's not immediately observed, making a device totally unusable. The biggest initial risk is to fry a component due to a short-circuit, that's why is recommended to power off and take out the battery from such devices but that's not all. Unfortunately taking out the battery from the One S is not possible as with other phones so parts of the phone/board still remain powered even if you turn it off. Now as time passes by, water and it's components are doing a slow damage unless phone it's not properly cleaned inside. That's why I told you about isopropyl alcohol. Trust me, if your phone still works is a miracle and you still don't know if parts of it are not ireversibile damaged. Any time using it further like this will increase the chances to have it permanently bricked.
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aha i see what you mean. i got a bit impatient, turned it off, and drowned it in isopropyl for about 15 mins. now im waiting for it to dry out again as i can see the isopropyl inside my camera. also another thing, ever sinc ethe bootloop, if i plug it in and its turned off, it will automatically turn on after like 10 seconds or so.
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aha i see what you mean. i got a bit impatient, turned it off, and drowned it in isopropyl for about 15 mins. now im waiting for it to dry out again as i can see the isopropyl inside my camera. also another thing, ever sinc ethe bootloop, if i plug it in and its turned off, it will automatically turn on after like 10 seconds or so.
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Oh no. I told you to go with it at a service center not to submerge it yourself in alcohol. That's not how it should be cleaned. It should be opened and components wiped with alcohol not drowned in it. And surely not when the battery is still connected.
Reboot to bootloader (if you still can) and you have there option to power off. It won't start up again. Leave it like this till you go to a service center, DON'T try to do something yourself again
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Oh no. I told you to go with it at a service center not to submerge it yourself in alcohol. That's not how it should be cleaned. It should be opened and components wiped with alcohol not drowned in it. And surely not when the battery is still connected.
Reboot to bootloader (if you still can) and you have there option to power off. It won't start up again. Leave it like this till you go to a service center, DON'T try to do something yourself again
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yeah but the phone isnt even worth double what i would pay for at a service center, especially since the screen has alot of burned pixels, especially on the top, thats why im trying to do it myself
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yeah but the phone isnt even worth double what i would pay for at a service center, especially since the screen has alot of burned pixels, especially on the top, thats why im trying to do it myself
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Ok. Then search on youtube or here on XDA, was posted a video how to disassemble the One S. After you take it apart, disconnect the battery and wipe it with cotton balls and alcohol. Especially the contacts and circuit. Dont rub it hard, just clean it gentle... And don't drawn it again in alcohol. Let it dry completely after that. It might be that camera has been permanently damaged if you seen liquid IN it. Also the screen is very sensible if water or any other liquid gets between it's layers. And you should be very careful with every contact...and light up a candle for it will you, maybe it'll help
Such operation at a service center should cost you less than 100 RON, you should make some calls and ask
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Ok. Then search on youtube or here on XDA, was posted a video how to disassemble the One S. After you take it apart, disconnect the battery and wipe it with cotton balls and alcohol. Especially the contacts and circuit. Dont rub it hard, just clean it gentle... And don't drawn it again in alcohol. Let it dry completely after that. It might be that camera has been permanently damaged if you seen liquid IN it. Also the screen is very sensible if water or any other liquid gets between it's layers. And you should be very careful with every contact...and light up a candle for it will you, maybe it'll help
Such operation at a service center should cost you less than 100 RON, you should make some calls and ask
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yeah ive seen it, and will definetly try it if i dont see it working after this dry off, only think im worried abut is not having the star headed screw driver for some of the screws, but i guess you can try to use other types of screwdrivers. also i am in canada but yeah it would be about 50$ which is 100 ron. thank you for all the advice and have a good night!
You're welcome, mybe you'll get lucky and it'll work in the end
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You're welcome, mybe you'll get lucky and it'll work in the end
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man, if i tell you, youre not gonna believe me, but after drowning it in iso and letting it dry in the sun, it works just fine now and the commands that i gave it from the boot menu , which were to erase data and factory reset did not work, i thought they did, but i guess it makes sense because as soon as i pressed them the bootloop would start again. also the initial time when i tried my phone this morning it seemed like it was charging a bit too fat (the percentage), which it doesnt seem to be doing now, and im glad, cause i think that means that whatever problem its had is gone, or so i hope lol.
Multam mult pentru ajutor again man !