Blackberry Curve 9380 fell into the water.

[Darxez]

Well, I had a little swim (less then 30 seconds) with my Blackberry, I did remove the battery immediatly and we putted him a side to let him dry.

Now the story is, my flash on the back is always on, and I got the red light infront.

Would my BB still be working after I'll let him fix ? It seems that they're no big issues. It happened (it's not 17:43 GMT+1) like 5 hours ago.

[Ratko Gavrilovic]

Pull the battery out and put it back in after 30 seconds.
If after that the lights are still on, do a hard reset.
Problem solved.

[Darxez]

Not working.

[Ratko Gavrilovic]

Not working.

After a hard reset it still lights?
Hmm.
Try emptying the battery, then charge it so it turns on again.

[Darxez]

After a hard reset it still lights?
Hmm.
Try emptying the battery, then charge it so it turns on again.

I'm scared to actually make any BIG damaged on my BB, I pulled the battery out multiple times. It seems I'll be needed to let him dry, tomorrow I'm going to a local shop, so he can have a look what is wrong.

[Ratko Gavrilovic]

I'm scared to actually make any BIG damaged on my BB, I pulled the battery out multiple times. It seems I'll be needed to let him dry, tomorrow I'm going to a local shop, so he can have a look what is wrong.

Nothing wrong with a battery pull.
They even advice to do it on forums and such.

[Darxez]

Did it.

[Devin]

What water did it go into? Salt water or chlorine water?
Solution, yes it sounds bad, rinse it thoroughly under the tap if it went into salt water as that will corrode the electronics, keep the battery out, place the phone in a bowl of rice, yes rice.
The rice will draw out any moisture that is left in/on the phone. Leave it in a bowl of rice for around 24 hours.

[Darxez]

Chlorine, and it is right now already quite dry, I'll give a try to put it in the rice though.

I'm already going to bring him away to let him be cleaned from the inside, will be a expensive bill..

[Ted]

Water damage is water damage once it is in there that is it. Eventually bits will start to knacker inside of it. Chlorine I believe will not help the matter further.

[Darxez]

Water damage is water damage once it is in there that is it. Eventually bits will start to knacker inside of it. Chlorine I believe will not help the matter further.

My phone will be fucked after all ?

[Ted]

Eventually yes. This is why people and shops refuse water damaged phones they may work fine at that moment but over time it will begin to die prematurely.

[Gandalf]

For future reference: apart from parts like condensators that hold current, the best way to avoid damage it to let it dry without any electric signals.
That means pull out the battery, remove as much of the outer casing as you can without damaging, and put it in a bowl of rice. Keep it in a warm and dry place, and wait at least 24 hours before trying anything.
As long as no electric current is running that would cause a short-circuit, major damage can be avoided this way.
A computer monitor that stood under a leaky roof worked for 5 years after drying...

[Darxez]

My computer has water damage (this one). It's nearly 5 years old, (the damage happend in the first week), the only problem that I had yet was that the RAM wasn't working properly anymore, those are replaced.

I'll see what the dealer will say tomorrow, my warranty is still on it due I had him only for 2 months, maybe less.

If he says: Just don't, I'll get a new one next month if my paycheck gets there.

[duffman]

Don't turn it on.
Remove the pieces you can of the phone, put in inside of an amount of rice. Let it stay for 1-4 days. I'm pretty sure it will work.


Happened with my phone and pen drive and still working.