[CrackBerry Question]

When we were in Mexico vacation, the device was dropped into sea by my son when he was trying to take a picture for me. I jumped into the water and tried to rescue it but I failed. About 2 minutes later, it was rescued from the around 3 meters bottom by a safe guard. I removed the battery immediately and shook the device hardly to get the water out. Then I left the device without battery for 5 days. After I came back to Canada, I put the device on vent and hope it has been completely dried. Now I put back the battery. Will it recover???? Oh, yeah!!! Hooray!!! It recovers well!!! I am so happy that the pictures taken in the vacation are still here. Nice!!!

[Carl Estes]

Wow! Did your phone dodge a bullet........
Glad it worked out for you......

[BigBadWulf]

That is bloody amazing!

[jpvj]

Sea = salt water?

If so.. corrosion are in progress. Use it as long as it works but don't trust it as "mission critical".

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[zephyr613]

Maybe it was the "salt" in the saltwater, but kudos to you my friend, I have heard nothing but horror stories from people who got their devices a lot less wet than yours.

Suggestion: GO OUT RIGHT NOW AND PURCHASE A POWER BALL OR LOTTERY TICKET

[misterabrasive]

Sea = salt water?

If so.. corrosion are in progress. Use it as long as it works but don't trust it as "mission critical".

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This. It may work for a while but if you haven't backed it up lately, you better do it while you can.

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[tollfeeder]

WOW - 2 minutes underwater. It's officially a sharrrk now.

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[Kathy_h]

Good suggestion, take it. Thanks,

[Kathy_h]

Maybe it was the "salt" in the saltwater, but kudos to you my friend, I have heard nothing but horror stories from people who got their devices a lot less wet than yours.

Suggestion: GO OUT RIGHT NOW AND PURCHASE A POWER BALL OR LOTTERY TICKET

I guess a lot of persons who get their device wet usually check the device immediately even it is still wet. That's the begining of the bad story. I trust BB can recover from wet if you make sure it is completely dried then turn it on after dried. But not sure if sea/salt water is same. Seems not bad, my device (I left the first msg) works well without any problem now. I guess someday I could try to disassemble it and see how's inside.

[todparsons]

This phone needs to be sent back to BlackBerry for testing. It seems to have evolved beyond the others

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[jpvj]

This phone needs to be sent back to BlackBerry for testing. It seems to have evolved beyond the others

Posted with my z10 stl100-2 running 10.2.1.3442

No it doesn't.

The device is out of warranty and there is no official repair for salt water.



Op could disassemble it and wash the PCB in a proper chemical agent. Isopropyl alcohol is often used to clean after soldering so that *might* be fine but I'm not sure what's the best choice. The goal should be to stop corrosion.

IMHO I would suggest using the device until it fails and the buy a new device. The costs of a new device exceeds the trouble of trying to "repair" it.

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[todparsons]

Not very skilled at detecting sarcasm are we

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[jpvj]

I stand corrected. Sorry for not reading your post correctly.

It's quite funny ;-)

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