K750I Wine Damage

arctophile · 26-12-2006, 17:10

A couple of weeks ago, a glass of wine was knocked over. Unfortunately my K750I was next to it. I did not think much of it because it was not immersed fully, so I cleaned the back cover up and thought nothing of it. About 30 minutes later, you could barely see anything on the screen. So I turned it off, opened the back cover. There was wine in the cover. So therefore I left it apart and it has been drying out in the airing cupboard since. Is it doomed for a wine grave?

[]tter\/\/ard · 26-12-2006, 17:13

Put it back together and try it?

northamuk · 26-12-2006, 18:02

My mother spilled a cup of soup all over an old Phillips phone, it died! I put it on a radiator to dry out, when dry it worked perfectly for years!

arctophile · 26-12-2006, 18:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by iDRAGbehind

Put it back together and try it?

I have thought of that, but I don't know if it would have dried out by now. I also want to know of the chances it working again.

hobbes79 · 26-12-2006, 19:07

Depends how long it sat there with the battery in and liquid on the circuit board... shorts out the thing.

For future reference, what you should do next time liquid is spilt on your phone:

1. Take the battery out immediately.
2. Stand it upright. Means the liquid is flowing out the bottom and doesn't sit on the circuit board, corroding it.
3. Leave it for a couple of days.
4. Put the battery back in, switch it on, and pray

I worked in reliability for Nokia, and this trick was recommended to me by the warranty centre.

lcb5126 · 28-12-2006, 00:19

Hi there

With the sony Ericsson K750i can you Browse files on other mobile phones and if so you please tell me how i do this i was told it can be done but i dot no how to do it.

and can it be done on the sony ericsson T610 or not Please help me

arctophile · 30-12-2006, 19:02

I finally took the courage and put my phone back together. As first it wouldn't flicker into life when charging, so I took the cover off and cleaned it. It has started charging, but I don't hold out much hope.

iDan · 30-12-2006, 19:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by arctophile

I finally took the courage and put my phone back together. As first it wouldn't flicker into life when charging, so I took the cover off and cleaned it. It has started charging, but I don't hold out much hope.

Usually when a phone gets wet, a short circuit is created, that drains the battery.

You might be in luck...

Dean Lambert · 30-12-2006, 20:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by arctophile

I finally took the courage and put my phone back together. As first it wouldn't flicker into life when charging, so I took the cover off and cleaned it. It has started charging, but I don't hold out much hope.

If it has started charging and the screen shows that it's charging then it will work.

26-12-2006, 17:10	#1
arctophile Forum Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 553	K750I Wine Damage A couple of weeks ago, a glass of wine was knocked over. Unfortunately my K750I was next to it. I did not think much of it because it was not immersed fully, so I cleaned the back cover up and thought nothing of it. About 30 minutes later, you could barely see anything on the screen. So I turned it off, opened the back cover. There was wine in the cover. So therefore I left it apart and it has been drying out in the airing cupboard since. Is it doomed for a wine grave?

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26-12-2006, 18:02	#3
northamuk Banned User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,421	My mother spilled a cup of soup all over an old Phillips phone, it died! I put it on a radiator to dry out, when dry it worked perfectly for years!

26-12-2006, 18:20	#4
arctophile Forum Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 553	Quote: Originally Posted by iDRAGbehind Put it back together and try it? I have thought of that, but I don't know if it would have dried out by now. I also want to know of the chances it working again.

26-12-2006, 19:07	#5
hobbes79 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: UK Posts: 337	Depends how long it sat there with the battery in and liquid on the circuit board... shorts out the thing. For future reference, what you should do next time liquid is spilt on your phone: 1. Take the battery out immediately. 2. Stand it upright. Means the liquid is flowing out the bottom and doesn't sit on the circuit board, corroding it. 3. Leave it for a couple of days. 4. Put the battery back in, switch it on, and pray I worked in reliability for Nokia, and this trick was recommended to me by the warranty centre.

28-12-2006, 00:19	#6
lcb5126 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 34	Hi there With the sony Ericsson K750i can you Browse files on other mobile phones and if so you please tell me how i do this i was told it can be done but i dot no how to do it. and can it be done on the sony ericsson T610 or not Please help me

30-12-2006, 19:02	#7
arctophile Forum Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 553	I finally took the courage and put my phone back together. As first it wouldn't flicker into life when charging, so I took the cover off and cleaned it. It has started charging, but I don't hold out much hope.

30-12-2006, 19:56	#8
iDan Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,812	Quote: Originally Posted by arctophile I finally took the courage and put my phone back together. As first it wouldn't flicker into life when charging, so I took the cover off and cleaned it. It has started charging, but I don't hold out much hope. Usually when a phone gets wet, a short circuit is created, that drains the battery. You might be in luck...

30-12-2006, 20:44	#9
Dean Lambert Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sheffield Posts: 973	Quote: Originally Posted by arctophile I finally took the courage and put my phone back together. As first it wouldn't flicker into life when charging, so I took the cover off and cleaned it. It has started charging, but I don't hold out much hope. If it has started charging and the screen shows that it's charging then it will work.

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