VB Experts, Step Inside....Drying out an I-Phone: How Long?

[Bill]

The G/F used her I-phone as a music player to go running, and moisture has gotten under the screen, inside the phone. I put the phone in a zip lock baggie full of rice to draw out the moisture, but my question for the experts is, "how long does it need to dry out?" Will overnight be sufficient? Should I just check it this evening, and if the moisture is wicked out and not visible under the screen, we are good to go?

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[Craig]

I dunked my Blackberry a couple of years ago, fully immersed. I took it apart and blew it out with air before I stuck it in a bowl of rice. I left it in there a week.

[Thunder22]

Until the moisture is gone.

[C5SilverBullet]

Did that with my wife's iPhone, never worked again.

[Bill]

It's been 20 minutes, she turned it on (against my advice) and the moisture was gone. I told her to just leave it on, and covered with rice for the day. The moisture wasn't terribly bad, but you could see a little bit under the screen prior to the 20 minute dip in the rice.

[Cybercowboy]

Definitely leave it in overnight. The bad news is that sweat is salty and it could corrode the circuit boards. You want all the moisture out of there ASAP.

[Gina]

Put it in rice, it will attract an Asian who will fix it.:leaving:

[Jeff '79]

Put it in rice, it will attract an Asian who will fix it.:leaving:

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[Kerrmudgeon]

I would take the back off it, and battery out, chip out, and use a blow dryer on it for a few minutes. Clean the battery/chip contacts with rubbing alcohol on a q-tip to get rid of the salt. Then put it close to a lamp (not too close) to get it warm enough to evaporate any leftover moisture.
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Rice is too slow, and speed is important to reduce corrosion. :yesnod:

[Sea Six]

Put it in rice, it will attract an Asian who will fix it.:leaving:

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[Chris Fowler]

Put it in rice, it will attract an Asian who will fix it.:leaving:
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[vtelvr]

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This.

I would take the back off it, and battery out, chip out, and use a blow dryer on it for a few minutes. Clean the battery/chip contacts with rubbing alcohol on a q-tip to get rid of the salt. Then put it close to a lamp (not too close) to get it warm enough to evaporate any leftover moisture.
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Rice is too slow, and speed is important to reduce corrosion. :yesnod:

Negative sir. The heat from a hair dryer will melt the solder that the use on the boards. Bad news.

[m and t's77]

I've had this phone for two years and it has taken quite the beating and still looks and performs like new.Will get the latest version when the prices go down some.

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[DukeAllen]

Be honest. She dropped it in the toilet, didn't she?

[Aerovette]

I would take the back off it, and battery out, chip out, and use a blow dryer on it for a few minutes. Clean the battery/chip contacts with rubbing alcohol on a q-tip to get rid of the salt. Then put it close to a lamp (not too close) to get it warm enough to evaporate any leftover moisture.
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Rice is too slow, and speed is important to reduce corrosion. :yesnod:

I'm not an isheep but I thought the batteries were not removable and the phones can't even be opened.

[island14]

Whatcha gonna do with that rice when you're done with it? :island14:

[island14]

I had this happen a few times to keyboards when spilling water or coffee on them, also had a phone that was submersed.

I took the backs off, and set them in the sun to dry fast, after just a few hours they worked again.

Without taking the backs off... the water seems to be trapped and harder to get rid of.

[OddBall]

Be honest. She dropped it in the toilet, didn't she?

:iagree: Or Bill did.

[onedef92]

Remove the battery ASAP, bury phone in container/bowl of uncooked rice (yup, actually had a blond ask me that) then put bowl in a bathroom (or other small room) with a dehumidifier unit and close door.

If you have a garage that is not air conditioned, you can also leave it in there overnight during months of high heat/humidity.

This is what I did when I accidentally dropped my phone in water a year ago and it's worked fine ever since.