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Can inside of tablet be dried after it is wet
Jeff Hamer your question is a bit cryptic but I assume you are saying you got a water damaged tablet. Yes, you can and even must open it to clean it properly. First, you must help us to help you. What is the exact model of your tablet? This is important so we can properly answer your question. Next you want to stop continuing to try to charge, sync or otherwise use your tablet. This potentially can make a bad situation worse. The very first step I would take is to disassemble your tablet. Let us know your exact model so we can help you with that. Take a careful and close look at all components and connectors. Truly assess the damage. Look for major corrosion, evaluate the pins in the connectors etc,. Take a look at all connectors as well as cable ends. After that I would suggest that you clean your tablet a couple of times in sterile water, not drinking water. Use a soft brush and clean it very, very thoroughly with the sterile water. You must remove all the EMI shields from your motherboard. Once you got the gross contamination cleaned, use 90%+ isopropyl alcohol and clean your parts some more. For a proper cleaning, use this guide. It was written for a Apple iPhone 3G but all the points are still pertinent to your tablet as well. I can not stress the importance of a good cleaning enough, so do it over and over while replacing the alcohol after each cleaning. Do not use compressed air for the cleaning since that can drive liquid as well as corrosion particles into areas that will cause trouble later on. Do not use drinking water, if you need to use water, use sterile water. Also, you do not need to leave it to dry for a day. Isopropyl alcohol in the higher concentration will evaporate quickly and dissipate the water. The importance here is the cleaning. The best way to clean it would be to get it professionally cleaned. Do not forget to replace the battery. This is a must and not an option. It will fail if you do not take care of it now. After that reassemble your tablet and now you can do a proper troubleshooting about what things work or don’t work. Keep in mind that water damage is the hardest to troubleshoot and to repair.
