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Hi all. I have an odd problem. My darling child thought my Touch Cruse needed more juice so she watered it. I sent it back to the shoppe 3 times and I think they replaced the mobo all 3 times without listening to whats wrong.
Now it works but will not see the sim card. And it had "intermittent" other problems, like shutting on and off and not turning off when asked.
Is there something I can soak it in to clean it off? I was thinking cleaning naphtha or Iso, even distilled H2O? Something that wont kill it but will help clean it.
Thanks
Kip

You can use 90% isopropyl alcohol. I had good luck cleaning a mobo from a nokia with that.

Also
Should I take it apart or can I just let it sit in iso for a while?

Welcome to the forum
The best to absorb humidity is to submerge device in rice and leave it for 8hr or more in a dry closed can.
Hope it helps,

Or to dry device : those silica packs you get when you buy shoes, some clothes, and other various things (can't think strait now) you know what I mean anyways right? They are meant for absorbing moisture.

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Thanks for the drying help, but...
This happened 3 or 4 months ago, it was juice and there is dried juice or sugar on it, not water, and I want to clean it, not dry it.
Any more help?

kip69 said:
Thanks for the drying help, but...
This happened 3 or 4 months ago, it was juice and there is dried juice or sugar on it, not water, and I want to clean it, not dry it.
Any more help?
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after you clean off the dried juice though, you really need to make sure it is dried good before using it or you could fry something. That is all

Help!! Water damage

Use water to clean my phone (yes im very stupid) and then i turned up the volume and the speaker is very tinny. what should i do?:crying::crying:

rockingrubberducky said:
Use water to clean my phone (yes im very stupid) and then i turned up the volume and the speaker is very tinny. what should i do?:crying::crying:
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try take it apart and put it in rice

rockingrubberducky said:
Use water to clean my phone (yes im very stupid) and then i turned up the volume and the speaker is very tinny. what should i do?:crying::crying:
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So your only problem is a broken main external speaker?
I'd take off back cover and battery and place in rice for a good day or so.
If that doesn't work. Don't panic.
The speaker is very cheap and very easy to replace.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=160890063224
Pm me if you need any further help or information on the speaker
(If more is damaged, check water marks to see if they are indicating water or not. If not. Have sent to Samsung under insurance.)
Hit that thanks if I pointed you in he right direction.
sent from that young galaxy on clean ROM!

the rice method works pretty good, also if you can get the silicon bags that come with electronics, those work well too to draw in moisture

another vote for rice. I saved a phone from being in three feet of water for 10 seconds with a bag or rice for 2 days.

put in rice for about 4ish hours. Fixed it!! Thanks guys:laugh:

I have used rice to dry a phone out in the past as well. It is an excellent means to solve the "got wet" problem, most of the time.

i dropped mine in some water, everything seems to be ok except it won't recognize my sd card now.... and suggestions??

rockingrubberducky said:
Use water to clean my phone (yes im very stupid) and then i turned up the volume and the speaker is very tinny. what should i do?:crying::crying:[/Q
was workin on the pool last summer and cell was in my pocket while adding water in the pool and slipped and fell in the water but anywho i beat u dry heat is wat i used like from my xbox for about 2hours
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[Q] Water damage

My phone was in my pocket while it was raining hard. I turned it on and it worked (but it was flickering). Anyway, I took out the battery, sim card, and sd card and set it in a bowl of rice. I was wondering how long should I wait before I try to turn it on? And is there any other methods I should try to clean the phone?
Thanks!

You shouldnt have turned it on until it was completely dry. Wait for it for about an 24h + use the hair dryer, it might speed up the process. Good luck.
Btw, I really want to know, how is rice going to help?
Sent from my MIUI powered LG Optimus L5.

ddjonko said:
You shouldnt have turned it on until it was completely dry. Wait for it for about an 24h + use the hair dryer, it might speed up the process. Good luck.
Btw, I really want to know, how is rice going to help?
Sent from my MIUI powered LG Optimus L5.
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I read that putting the phone in rice for a couple of hours helps dry it

wiswis said:
I read that putting the phone in rice for a couple of hours helps dry it
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It's dehydrated so anything in it's presence will have any available moisture drawn from there to the rice. It all has to be in an airtight container for it to work though otherwise it will pull it in from the air first.

I fell into my pool a few December's ago. Besides being 35 degrees I worried about my new phone before myself. I partially opened my case and put it in the oven without the battery at 195 degrees for a half hour. I only had some water marks on the screen. And I used that phone(forget which one Samsung flip) for almost 2 years with no ill effect.
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S6 drunk [it drank a cocktail]

Yesterday, I had my s6 edge in my pocket, when someone at the disco poured a cocktail on me (i had the s6 upside down so the jack and microusb holes were filled with alcohol).
I noticed the fact after several minutes ..when the phone was already crazy (not working keys, screen rotate all time, and the messagge "the device is too hot")
Today the phone turns on, but after the boot logo, the screen remains black, and the led blinks in 2 colors blue and white.
Recovery and dl mode are working fine (also tried to flash a clean rom ..nothing).
So maybe someone knows with which issue the led blinking is related??

I'm not an expert but it might be game over haha.
Try going into recovery (TWRP would be best) and trying to see if you can mount all the partitions, if you can, I suggest trying to flash stock ROM with Nand Erase All option enabled.
Before all that though, but it in a bag of rice for a day or two.

Had a similar problem but my phone at a lot of snow... I have a clear back so I could see that there was some water underneath it. I turned it off immediately and put it on a car vent with the heat cranked up. Doesn't have to be hear it can be ambient temperature. After an hour or so I checked and water was all gone.
Rice or the silica packets in shoes and the like would be great on a ziplock bag in dry inderect heat.

thx for reply,
tried to put it in a rice ziplock bag for 24hs ..nothing
when trying to put on first see the bootlogo ..than black screen and blue/white led blinking. ..I think it's a sort of error message, but who knows what doest it means

RFrancis said:
Had a similar problem but my phone at a lot of snow... I have a clear back so I could see that there was some water underneath it. I turned it off immediately and put it on a car vent with the heat cranked up. Doesn't have to be hear it can be ambient temperature. After an hour or so I checked and water was all gone.
Rice or the silica packets in shoes and the like would be great on a ziplock bag in dry inderect heat.
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sorry but i dont understand the most important part :s

The blue and white led is what the device does when it powers on normally. I believe the alcohol burned out part of your motherboard. You will have to get a new device. Rice also does not work with alcohol
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Roman91 said:
sorry but i dont understand the most important part :s
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Can't put it any simpler...

RFrancis said:
Can't put it any simpler...
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He may be having issues with the misspelling of "heat".
From the Users Manual (S6 edge - AT&T model)
Status light: Displays red when charging or the
battery is low, blue when a notification has arrived
or you are voice recording, and green when fully
charged.
Doesn't say anything about white. May be as he said, that's normal at boot-up. I don't have access to my phone at work.
I agree it's probably the end of the device. I know from experience that a phone with liquid damage is considered Beyond Economical Repair by Samsung. You can't pay them to fix it.

Roman91 said:
sorry but i dont understand the most important part :s
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Theodric58 said:
He may be having issues with the misspelling of "heat".
From the Users Manual (S6 edge - AT&T model)
Status light: Displays red when charging or the
battery is low, blue when a notification has arrived
or you are voice recording, and green when fully
charged.
Doesn't say anything about white. May be as he said, that's normal at boot-up. I don't have access to my phone at work.
I agree it's probably the end of the device. I know from experience that a phone with liquid damage is considered Beyond Economical Repair by Samsung. You can't pay them to fix it.
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Where is heat misspelled ?

RFrancis said:
Where is heat misspelled ?
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RFrancis said:
Had a similar problem but my phone at a lot of snow... I have a clear back so I could see that there was some water underneath it. I turned it off immediately and put it on a car vent with the heat cranked up. Doesn't have to be HEAR it can be ambient temperature. After an hour or so I checked and water was all gone.
Rice or the silica packets in shoes and the like would be great on a ziplock bag in dry inderect heat.
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Could be either of the bottom two as well.

Theodric58 said:
Could be either of the bottom two as well.
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I have selective blindness and a ****ty phone keyboard, thanks .

RFrancis said:
I have selective blindness and a ****ty phone keyboard, thanks .
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Hehe, me too. I try to do as much of this on my computer for that very reason.

RFrancis said:
Had a similar problem but my phone at a lot of snow... I have a clear back so I could see that there was some water underneath it. I turned it off immediately and put it on a car vent with the heat cranked up. Doesn't have to be hear it can be ambient temperature. After an hour or so I checked and water was all gone.
Rice or the silica packets in shoes and the like would be great on a ziplock bag in dry inderect heat.
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How did you get a clear back? can I see a picture?
Thanks

Theodric58 said:
Could be either of the bottom two as well.
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maskerwsk said:
How did you get a clear back? can I see a picture?
Thanks
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There you go

RFrancis said:
There you go
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Ahh man that looks Rad!!
I'm so tempted to do mine now!
what did you use to re-attach the back cover after?

maskerwsk said:
Ahh man that looks Rad!!
I'm so tempted to do mine now!
what did you use to re-attach the back cover after?
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3m skinny tape on the perimeter

S6 Won't Charge After Dropit On The Water !!

Hi! XDA Team!
I Drope My S6 On The Water (Sea) Accidentally and work perfetct but after 1 day he Won't Charge :crying: its keep disconnecting from charger and when hi charge to 20% i Turn it on , and the surprise is .... 0% and the s6 turn off.
Plz ! Help!

Zack Brown said:
Hi! XDA Team!
I Drope My S6 On The Water (Sea) Accidentally and work perfetct but after 1 day he Won't Charge :crying: its keep disconnecting from charger and when hi charge to 20% i Turn it on , and the surprise is .... 0% and the s6 turn off.
Plz ! Help!
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Will probably need a main board replacement, water damage issues can creep in over time. You should have immediately turned the phone off when it got wet and let it dry for 24 hours before turning it back on. You may try leaving the phone in a bowl of rice or very dry place for a few days, not guaranteed to do anything though unfortunately

sofir786 said:
Will probably need a main board replacement, water damage issues can creep in over time. You should have immediately turned the phone off when it got wet and let it dry for 24 hours before turning it back on. You may try leaving the phone in a bowl of rice or very dry place for a few days, not guaranteed to do anything though unfortunately
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Thank you
But the phone is still working but its keep disconnecting , i can't change the main board cause i have data on it!!

I bought one very similar issue i ended up disassambling and having to clean and lubricate the contact points. It has been working great for over a month now. The contacts had some corrosion. Now i have in a waterproof case with some demoisture paper also

TheMadScientist420 said:
I bought one very similar issue i ended up disassambling and having to clean and lubricate the contact points. It has been working great for over a month now. The contacts had some corrosion. Now i have in a waterproof case with some demoisture paper also
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Great!
So! You have disassambling by your self ?! Contact Me Plz :
[email protected]

Zack Brown said:
Great!
So! You have disassambling by your self ?! Contact Me Plz :
[email protected]
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Make sure u tell people it worked

The Phone Is Worked
I remove The back Glass and Screws , Cleaning The Battery Flex and The S6 G920 Working Perfect
Thank You all
Soory 4 my bad EN

Zack Brown said:
The Phone Is Worked
I remove The back Glass and Screws , Cleaning The Battery Flex and The S6 G920 Working Perfect
Thank You all
Soory 4 my bad EN
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How did you remove the back glass? By using heat gun?

silent_freak said:
How did you remove the back glass? By using heat gun?
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Yes! I Use The Heat Gun For opening My S6 and also use this Tools that help me a lot :
Link on Ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-In1-Repa...et-for-Mobile-Phone-iPhone-6-5s-/281869038536

silent_freak said:
How did you remove the back glass? By using heat gun?
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Yea use a heat gun. I pussyfooted with a hair dryer got scared to get it to hot i busted my back but im in a case n e ways. And now if need be i have easier accsess to battery if i decide to swap it.
And so people know what i did is i noticed some corosion on several fl3x cables. I used a qtip with wd-40 and dabbed them clean then 70% or more alcohol to dry. Mines goin on over a month now no issues. I had the dreaded not charging temp to high or low.
Why i was in there i used a method we use on the lgs and applied some arctic silver thermal paste to many of the chips to help disapate the heat better