Wet E100

[Guest Hendo44642]

Hey Guys,

On holiday I managed to drop my HTC Tanager/E100...... into the swimming pool (its a long story, don't ask).

Anyway i tried to dry it out by taking it apart. When put back together it will not boot up on its own, though i was low on battery at the time. Yet when i charge it the red LED comes on and the screen goes white but i cannot get any further than this.

Seems like a long shot but does anyone have any advice other than throw it in the bin and get a C550.

Any advice much appreciated

Thanks in advance

Andrew

[Guest fluffcat1]

Hey Guys,

On holiday I managed to drop my HTC Tanager/E100...... into the swimming pool (its a long story, don't ask).

Anyway i tried to dry it out by taking it apart. When put back together it will not boot up on its own, though i was low on battery at the time. Yet when i charge it the red LED comes on and the screen goes white but i cannot get any further than this.

Seems like a long shot but does anyone have any advice other than throw it in the bin and get a C550.

Any advice much appreciated

Thanks in advance

Andrew

Probably a short somewhere on the board from corrosion - I'd diss-assemble, get a stiff toothbrush dipped in IPA and give it a scrub, then rinse in a seperate solution of IPA, leave to dry and re-assemble. If there's major corrosion evident you may need a fibreglass pen to remove it cleanly - if so re-laquer the board as well to prevent atmospeheric corrosion in future ( amazing how sweaty a phone gets in your back pocket :oops:

Richard