Question about my hero (Water dmg?)

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So yesterday at work I was on the pooper and somehow managed to drop my phone right between my legs... not sure how.

Anyway, I pulled it out of the water almost instantly... damage is already done. Took the battery out and put the phone under a fan. I get home and I submerged it under rice.

This morning I turn it on - everything works. I'm so excited... Nexus One bootscreen.... bam, my rooted baby. Uh oh.. wtf... yeah, the touchscreen doesn't work. . I keep getting android process is not responding blah blah

My question is, is it worth it to try to maybe reflash to another rom to see if I can get the touchscreen working? Or should I Just buy a new one off ebay?

so sad...so gross...

Theres probably corrosion on the connector for the touchscreen to the "main board" (only board) if not in other places.
Disassembly is not that difficult (have to be slightly "handy") and you might be able to clean crud off the connections/legs of ic's.

Ideally for this job you would want a microscope (magnification of some sort), dental picks, alcohol, qtips, compressed air, and deoxit (and of course the torx driver)

Disassembly instructions:
http://androidforums.com/sprint-htc-...embly-diy.html

If not too much water has gotten in you should be able to clean it. There is a chance you have corroded off traces on the board, or shorted some components...then youre kinda screwed (unless you know how to fix such things which im guessing you dont or you wouldnt be writing here).

But then you end up with a phone that you put near your mouth that you have no doubt "did a number on" which for me would be a little too gross to handle.

to answer your question...

flash a rom.. only takes a few minutes. Why not? you can not make it any worse!!!!! gross!!!!


and.. try to take it apart and see if you can clean it up some more...follow the posters above's advise.

nope its done for. i give it a week. your running electric current through it while there is still h2o on the contacts. that will speed up corrosion by 300% or something. you should have left it off for 1- 2 weeks for EVERYTHING to dry up. now its just a matter of time. enjoy it.

Originally Posted by Avalaunchmods

nope its done for. i give it a week. your running electric current through it while there is still h2o on the contacts. that will speed up corrosion by 300% or something. you should have left it off for 1- 2 weeks for EVERYTHING to dry up. now its just a matter of time. enjoy it.

You're assuming it has been on.

I haven't even turned it on yet with the exception of 3 tests. I completely disassembled the phone today thanks to a youtube video. I cleaned every black circuit I could find... I pretty much cleaned everything. Yes, I found 3 pretty badly "burned" circuits... cleaned them all off. Turned the phone on as a test, and bam - everything worked, touch screen and all ... without flashing a rom.

Now the phone is sitting in about 4 pieces sitting under a fan.. and will stay there for a few days. The front piece + screen, the circuit board, the rear panel and the battery cover.

Thanks for your input, if it wouldn't have been for you I would immediately be using it. You could try to cheer up a bit, though.

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P.S - the phone didn't even have a trace of condensation on it. I'm not sure what else could be wet, but I will surely let it fully dry.

Buy a new one off ebay!! Man... everybody ain't able!! Wish I was ballin like you. lol

Originally Posted by MrDanger

Buy a new one off ebay!! Man... everybody ain't able!! Wish I was ballin like you. lol

Trust me when I tell you I'm not ballin'. I'm your average 30k joe who wishes he went to school.. I'm young enough to go, but can't afford it. The state gives me little to nothing.. and loaning through freddie/mac isn't worth it because your origination fees are more than your tuition for your first year in school.

I just have to have a phone - I live on my own, I don't have parents within 200 miles of me.. I have my boys, and my fiance - that's about it. Hell, I'm STILL paying for that ring.

Battery

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Just for your information the battery has the same water sensor that the phone, happens. It could fool a Sprint rep if you preform wisely.

Re: Question about my hero (Water dmg?)

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Nice job!
You really want to make sure you (VERY CAREFULLY) scrape off any rust or corrosion then apply something to stop the corrosion from occurring again (deoxit). Dental pick is best, exacto maybe (both used with a very light touch if youre not used to doing this). Dont slice any traces or wiring !! Dont get too aggressive, just get the big stuff off.

ALSO! Clean out your USB post and headphone jacks if they were submerged...same thing-rust (and poop)

Cheer it up a bit? Arent you happy you fixed your phone yourself? You're welcome!

Originally Posted by agentofboom

Nice job!
You really want to make sure you (VERY CAREFULLY) scrape off any rust or corrosion then apply something to stop the corrosion from occurring again (deoxit). Dental pick is best, exacto maybe (both used with a very light touch if youre not used to doing this). Dont slice any traces or wiring !! Dont get too aggressive, just get the big stuff off.

ALSO! Clean out your USB post and headphone jacks if they were submerged...same thing-rust (and poop)

Cheer it up a bit? Arent you happy you fixed your phone yourself? You're welcome!

I definitely am happy! Thanks to you guys I did fix my phone - saved my $230. Thanks to the guy with the disassembly thread, too!

The person I was tellnig to cheer up was the guy who said it was fried - t minus 1 week or something.