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kfletch
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Post When you phone gets wet

I don't know if anyone has heard of the Kim Commando Show, she is syndicated over the Radio. Anyways, she's a techie and gives advice on different situations relating to different devices and new stuff coming out. Anyways, she advices when a phone get wets to NOT turn on the phone right away (obviously), take the battery out and put the phone in a bag of rice. The rice will pull out the moisture. The phone has to be in the rice for 24 hours. It works 95% of the time. The trick is to not turn on the phone until you are sure the phone is completly dry inside and out. As you all know, electricity and water will just fry your phone. A new battery is suggested.

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Thumbs up water damage SGS2 also..

Got my Galaxy s2 in my pocket when it was raining , i hade about 10% of battery.
Took it up and it was dead, so when i came home i put the charger in it but nothing happend.

I have put it into a bag of rise now and will se if it starts tomorrow. I also have bought a new battery.

if that not works ive also bought a new Charger oem cabel from ebay.

to bad for me did the warrenty went out for about 3 weeks ago.

I hope it will turn on again when i read that people that have droped directly into water and have them fixed by rise or other ways.

If this not works, is there any other ways?

thankfull for any help!
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