| 23-07-2009 09:49 AM |
| mohsinXP |
E71 down in water
yeah some thing simmilar happen to me. on last saturday it was raining havily and i dont know why i put my E71 under my seat of the Car.. suddenly water level raised on the road and i got stuck in it.. after a few minnuts i found my E71 floating in the water ... :-(.. i quickly remove it from the water and remove the batery and SIM and Memory Card.. and today after 4 days i tried to turn it on .. but it did not turned on.. i think its damaged .. and i dont know wat to do..
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| 11-06-2009 06:51 PM |
| fxstsb |
phone went for a swim
similar situation happened to me. If the phone was off you may have a chance. Take the phone apart as much as you can. Soak the phone in Distilled water. Replace the water a few times. Take th phone out and shake it. Put it in a warm dry place for a few days. Try it. Maybe.
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| 15-04-2009 02:41 AM |
| Kiniki |
I dropped mine in a disgusting public toilet two days ago, was submerged for about 5 seconds before i freaked out and ripped the battery out haha. didn't even try to turn it on and just let it dry, left it in the sun for an hour this morning. then i tried turning it on, it worked! the screen and everything! i am so so amazed. i reckon it'll be fine, you just gotta let it dry out and put it in rice/silica gel sachets to absorb all the moisture out of the inner mechanisms and you'll be sweet 
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| 01-04-2009 07:48 AM |
| Unregistered |
hows your e71 now?
i dropped mine down the toilet :-(
It still turned on OK, but the voice activation and camera automatically turns on.. it's so annoying as every now and then, the interactive voice says 'no match found'.
i blew dried it n it got pretty hot n smelt funny like as if the circuit blew.
I've taken the battery and sim out now and it's just sitting there, i hope it works OK..
Feeling totally bummed out.
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| 13-02-2009 06:48 AM |
| Vikas Raj |
hot water bath for my e71
yesterday i accidentally subjected my e71 to a hot water bath !! - i was zapped - immeadetely took it out, opened it up and instinctively just did all the right things ---- after five hr infront of a blower - i put back the battery - and thank god - it works !!!
i thought i would just see on the net - what could / should have been done - n i m surprised to find a whole club of such people !!!
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| 19-01-2009 01:57 PM |
| Rafe |
My phone is working fine, though its a bit dented and the camera seems to have suffered a bit.
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| 19-01-2009 01:28 PM |
| E71 |
Same thing has just happened to me!
Ahhhhhhhhhh..... nightmare ...... I too have just dropped my BRAND NEW e71 down the loo......
Original guy that posted this thread..... is your phone now working??? I fished it out right away, but my screen is a mess- even after it sitting on the radiator, and my camera flash is just constantly swiched on :( ...... Im gutted ... only got the phone 3 days ago and dont have insurance......
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| 24-11-2008 05:11 PM |
| Micky! |
How did you get on Rafe? Did you manage to get your E71 back to life?
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| 17-11-2008 06:15 AM |
| CBH |
Splish-splash
One catch with the E71 is that it is so slim you can forget it is in your pocket, as I did when I took my son into the swimming pool. Two laps later I had the horrifying realisation of where my week-old E71 was. Did the full drill of pulling all the parts out and let it dry in the sun, but no luck. Now I just use it as a spare parts carcass for my wife's E71 ... best of luck for yours.
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| 16-11-2008 05:26 PM |
| Unregistered |
Happy ending
I had the misfortune of having the same thing happen to my Nokia N82.
I made the mistake of trying to start my phone immediately after, because I was in such a panic. The display flickered and then went completely blank. After that, I used a hair dryer and attempted to dry it as best as I could, but to no avail.
I then took it in to my friendly neighbourhood phone service guy. (whom I trust more than any official service center btw - Nokia service centers in India inspire ZERO confidence!)
He was the guy who pointed out the moisture monitor sticker (litmus paper) under the battery that does turn a bright red when exposed to water, and also told me that Nokia will refuse to service any phone once the litmus paper has turned red.
Amazingly, he got my phone working and I was able to sell it off the very next day (to someone who had thankfully not heard of bright red moisture monitor stickers!) - Noel
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| 15-11-2008 12:45 PM |
| Unregistered |
I was advised to wash the electronic device with distilled water to minimise corrosion and remove impurities, then allow the device to throughly dry such as in an airing cupboard for a minimum of a week.
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| 14-11-2008 06:33 AM |
| Unregistered |
I work in flood and fire clean up. The biggest killers of electronics are shorting out when a device that is on comes in contact with water and corrosion caused by what is left on the circuitry after the water has dried (ie minerals). We always dismantle the item, wash with deionised water and dry completely in ovens ( with controlled temp and humidity dependant on the specific item).
Sometimes you can get lucky using other methods, but if you have troubles months later then it is usually due to corrosion from minerals or cleaning chemicals left behind.
As a rule we don't worry about trying to recover phones unless there is something that people really need from them.
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| 13-11-2008 04:32 PM |
| Unregistered |
What I did
I've fixed a number of water damaged Nokia phones so far, all of them mostly 100%.
What I did was disassemble the phone. Normally all you need is a small Torx screwdriver or screwdriver bit, which is not that hard to find at a hardware store.
I normally disassemble the phone up to the point where I have just the PC board with all loose components removed (camera, switches, vibrator, display, etc). I then use 90% rubbing alcohol and a toothbrush to thoroughly clean the board, using lots of rubbing alcohol. The alcohol will displace the water and also evaporate quickly. This may also remove some mineral deposits that may have built up. I also carefully clean the contacts on the display, without submersing it.
This way I have fixed a 6310i, E61 and 6680. Of those, the 6680 was by far the most difficult, as it has a lot of pieces to remove, being a flip phone. Googling for service manuals helped a lot. The candy bar phones are very easy to disassemble. All of the phones were fully submerged (swimming pool, etc). I got to them months afterward and they're all still working fine more than a year after fixing.
Bottom line is - if it's already broken, there's not much to lose to try this .
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| 13-11-2008 03:41 PM |
| Unregistered |
I am sorry to hear that. When is the funeral for your E71?
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| 13-11-2008 03:12 PM |
| mikezs |
It's more than likely that the battery will be kaput, but the phone will survive. If it doesn't work, try replacing the battery first!
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