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Hi, I have accidently drop the phone into the toilet, but I took out the phone within 5 seconds. I have open up the back case of the phone and clean it with tissue and to let it dry, is this method applicable to resolve it? How should I let it work? Thanks
蔡小珍 treat this like you would treat any other water damaged device. The very first thing you want to do is to not try to restart/sync the phone. This may further damage your phone. The next thing to do is to clean it. Disassemble your phone using this video should help with that. You must remove all the EMI shields of the logic board. If you do not remove those you are not cleaning 3/4 of the board. Clean everything with +90% (no less than 90%) isopropyl alcohol. Follow this guide, and even so it was written for a 3G all the points are still pertinent to your phone. Pay particular attention to the SMD components, check for charred missing or broken missing. You can then dry the board in an oven or equivalent at 220deg F (not higher;-) for a few hours. Best way to clean it would of course be through an ultrasonic cleaner. Consider professional help with that When it is properly cleaned, replace the battery. All these steps are to avoid delayed failure caused by corrosion. Once all this is done, reassemble your phone and reevaluate.
The method is a good one, but corrosion on the motherboard will be easier to remove doing this: Honestly, liquid damage can be a hit miss situation. The cheapest but an efficient way would be to grab Isopropyl alcohol (preferably 99%), and a tooth brush. Apply a small amount to the tooth brush a go around the areas affected, then let it evaporate for 10 minutes. Repeat this step at least 3 times. Before assembling, let it dry for around 20 minutes, and make sure any corrosion is gone.
