08-02-09 08:40 AM
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  1. thethought321's Avatar
    thethought321
    I recently had my blackberry 8330 wet and so I left it last night in uncooked rice. I thought the phone would be dry by now so I put the battery back in, the red LED would turn on for around 15 seconds and then turn off sometimes to a faint green LED, while at the same time the flash stayed on all the time even after the red LED light turns off. Only after i take the battery out does it turn off< it would also flicker every so often.
    So my question is will this phone still survive after a few days in uncooked rice? Or is it basically dead?
    08-01-09 11:06 AM
  2. jeffh's Avatar
    jeffh
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    All you can do is try. It sounds like it isn't fully dried out yet. Put it back in the rice and let it dry longer, with the battery out, and see what happens. You've nothing to lose.
    08-01-09 11:22 AM
  3. edbolton92's Avatar
    edbolton92
    When my pearl got wet. (fell asleep on it ) I sprayed some wd40 in it and it came back to life

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    08-01-09 12:02 PM
  4. blue_and_bold's Avatar
    blue_and_bold
    Originally Posted by edbolton92
    When my pearl got wet. (fell asleep on it ) I sprayed some wd40 in it and it came back to life

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    Yeah explain how this brought it back to life.
    08-01-09 12:06 PM
  5. Dubbin1's Avatar
    Dubbin1
    Originally Posted by edbolton92
    When my pearl got wet. (fell asleep on it )
    Wet the bed?
    08-01-09 12:06 PM
  7. twitch06's Avatar
    twitch06
    If you got it wet, its over... Make an insurance claim or buy a new one

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    08-02-09 12:19 AM
  8. mjb2535's Avatar
    mjb2535
    I would make an insurance claim
    08-02-09 01:14 AM
  9. OmegaF150's Avatar
    OmegaF150
    Lol!!! Wet the bed, I was thinlking the same thing. It sounds like its dead to me.

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    08-02-09 01:20 AM
  10. OmegaF150's Avatar
    OmegaF150
    Oh and why would you spray WD-40 on it? Its oil based which doesn't mix with water anyway. Plus it doesn't dry itself.

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    08-02-09 01:23 AM
  11. Motorcycle Mama's Avatar
    Motorcycle Mama
    WD-40 displaces water (hence the WD - water displacer) in the name. That's what it was designed for originally.

    Some people have had good success with it in situations like this and others have not.
    08-02-09 08:04 AM
  12. OmegaF150's Avatar
    OmegaF150
    Hmmm I never knew that. I just always used it to break bolts loose and such.

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    08-02-09 08:40 AM
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