Thanks M.S Gonna check this all out in a day or two after LONG drying time. Should be able to use my own spare phone and its battery etc.Mad Scientist wrote:All phones nowadays are more sturdy and compact.
It is just a piece of either phenolic or glass epoxy circuit board with a multiple layer of 8 by 8.
All the components are COB with microprocessor with Digital RAM hence it it not easy to breakdown and a couple of SMD chips unlike it's predecessor using T cap or E cap with stand resistor and component.Very unreliable and fragile
There are only two part that makes it fragile and not work
The screen and the battery contact point for a single face phone. If yours is like the V3 then the flip part contact is a problem too.
Dry the battery first. Make sure it is dry
Take your battery phone and charge it with someone else phone similar to yours. If it can be charged then the battery is fine
Do the opposite with another person's battery with your phone.
from there you can confirm if it is ok or not
Please make sure you dry the phone first b4 you try this.
The contact point of the battery only need millivolt to get started. This area must be dry and the contact is good
It should work as you did not soak it in water. It is just got wet that is all
Hope this helps. good luck !!!
Yeah I've locked that into my tiny brain now. I failed year 9 science at school you know. The report said" Ozchick does not understand the basic principles of science". Yeah well, like I care cos I wasn't into chopping up dead frogs etc. And anway, I'm better at other things like languages and music and fun stuff!Strong Eagle wrote:I think you might have to say "buh-bye" to your phone. The key to saving a wet phone, or any wet device, is rapid response.
Always open up every cover you can. Immediately use things like a hair dryer to heat up internals so that moisture evaporates. Never turn it on until you have tried all drying possibilities.
Well, Ozchick... if you are ever into a couple of biology lessons, let me know My talents cross multiple spectrums.ozchick wrote:Yeah I've locked that into my tiny brain now. I failed year 9 science at school you know. The report said" Ozchick does not understand the basic principles of science". Yeah well, like I care cos I wasn't into chopping up dead frogs etc. And anway, I'm better at other things like languages and music and fun stuff!Strong Eagle wrote:I think you might have to say "buh-bye" to your phone. The key to saving a wet phone, or any wet device, is rapid response.
Always open up every cover you can. Immediately use things like a hair dryer to heat up internals so that moisture evaporates. Never turn it on until you have tried all drying possibilities.
BUT WAIT FOR THIS. I'd forgotten S.E. about the dead phone cos I was using the spare dinosaur Nokia. So after reading your reply, I went to 'exhume' dead phone from rice-grave and tried it with original components. Nothing happened. But after inserting spare battery from dinosaur phone she lit up like a Christmas tree! Whoo- hoo. It's like Lazarus after a heart transplant!
But of course I feel guilty with reliable old dinosaur phone sitting here with no sim-card and no battery. Ooh she's just an empty shell.
So now the next thing is to get a new battery. Are they more or less the same cost as a new phone anyway? Can one buy them anywhere other than a phone shop cos unless there's one at H.V. there's none near here. Are there generic batteries or must it be a Nokia? Grateful for advice on this aspect. A wee more learning and I'll be an expert on this phone issue I reckon.
ozchick wrote:Yeah I've locked that into my tiny brain now. I failed year 9 science at school you know. The report said" Ozchick does not understand the basic principles of science". Yeah well, like I care cos I wasn't into chopping up dead frogs etc. And anway, I'm better at other things like languages and music and fun stuff!Strong Eagle wrote:I think you might have to say "buh-bye" to your phone. The key to saving a wet phone, or any wet device, is rapid response.
Always open up every cover you can. Immediately use things like a hair dryer to heat up internals so that moisture evaporates. Never turn it on until you have tried all drying possibilities.
BUT WAIT FOR THIS. I'd forgotten S.E. about the dead phone cos I was using the spare dinosaur Nokia. So after reading your reply, I went to 'exhume' dead phone from rice-grave and tried it with original components. Nothing happened. But after inserting spare battery from dinosaur phone she lit up like a Christmas tree! Whoo- hoo. It's like Lazarus after a heart transplant!
But of course I feel guilty with reliable old dinosaur phone sitting here with no sim-card and no battery. Ooh she's just an empty shell.
So now the next thing is to get a new battery. Are they more or less the same cost as a new phone anyway? Can one buy them anywhere other than a phone shop cos unless there's one at H.V. there's none near here. Are there generic batteries or must it be a Nokia? Grateful for advice on this aspect. A wee more learning and I'll be an expert on this phone issue I reckon.
SO Ozchick the phone battery is the issue not the phone. So I am correct .ozchick wrote:Yeah I've locked that into my tiny brain now. I failed year 9 science at school you know. The report said" Ozchick does not understand the basic principles of science". Yeah well, like I care cos I wasn't into chopping up dead frogs etc. And anway, I'm better at other things like languages and music and fun stuff!Strong Eagle wrote:I think you might have to say "buh-bye" to your phone. The key to saving a wet phone, or any wet device, is rapid response.
Always open up every cover you can. Immediately use things like a hair dryer to heat up internals so that moisture evaporates. Never turn it on until you have tried all drying possibilities.
BUT WAIT FOR THIS. I'd forgotten S.E. about the dead phone cos I was using the spare dinosaur Nokia. So after reading your reply, I went to 'exhume' dead phone from rice-grave and tried it with original components. Nothing happened. But after inserting spare battery from dinosaur phone she lit up like a Christmas tree! Whoo- hoo. It's like Lazarus after a heart transplant!
But of course I feel guilty with reliable old dinosaur phone sitting here with no sim-card and no battery. Ooh she's just an empty shell.
So now the next thing is to get a new battery. Are they more or less the same cost as a new phone anyway? Can one buy them anywhere other than a phone shop cos unless there's one at H.V. there's none near here. Are there generic batteries or must it be a Nokia? Grateful for advice on this aspect. A wee more learning and I'll be an expert on this phone issue I reckon.
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