Phone in washing machine

Peteee

Well, it was bound to happen at some point. My Sony Ericsson Z520i went through the wash. It was turned on at the time.

I haven't tried turnng it on since it came out, and its sitting dismantled in the hot press.

How long should I wait before turning it on?

And what are its chances? From what I've seen on Google its pot luck really.

Also the sim card seems to be a bit wet, how long can I leave that before I try it in another phone?

Thanks in advance

Sam Vimes

wait about a week. make sure its completely dry and don't put it on the hot press, just next to it. the circuit boards could warp from drying too quickly. leave the sim a week too but that should be fine. if not you can get a new one for free with the same number

Peteee

It's next to the hot press. Will leave it a week. Thanks

kaimera

Well, it was a tad bit of a poncy phone

Leave it a week, then buy yourself a mans phone ffs.

Ghost Train

think i read somewhere that it's a good idea to wash the circuit with destilled water before drying, have you tried the sim in another phone to see if its okay. had a friend who did the smae thing, but the screen got smashed so he didn't try fix it

netwhizkid

About 24 to 36 hours under about three 25 to 60 watt bulbs (office lamps ideally) was recommended by the Gadget Show on Bravo and they tested it and it worked. Apparently the ambient heat generated by the bulbs drys out the phone without doing damage. A friend of my sister said it worked after her phone went through an industrial dishwasher of the type found in restaurants, hotels etc.

Stokolan

eolhc wrote:

think i read somewhere that it's a good idea to wash the circuit with destilled water before drying,

I heard this also. I think its has something to do with insuring there are no particles left in it so it wont short anything. From what i remember its the impurities in water that makes it conductive (could be totally wrong on that tho)