DoctorHamburglar
New Member
Hey guys and gals,
A few months ago, I had an unfortunate drinking accident, and got my droid wet. It was not submerged, but it got wet between the slider and under the battery. When I found my phone like this, I immediately pulled the battery, and laid it on the window sill to dry out. After a few hours, I put the phone in rice (it worked for a friend) and left it alone for around 36 hours. When I plugged it in to charge, the screen lit up and everything seemed to be working, so I left it alone while I went along with my business. When I returned to check for next texts (around 30 minutes later), the screen was black. I turned the phone off, and turned it back on. The (M) symbol appeared on the screen, but then went back to black. Now when I turn the phone on, the LEDs lights up, the sounds work, and the touch screen even seems to work (it vibrates when I touch the slide lock, and when I press on the screen as if to move icons). Just wondering it there is anything I can do to repair this, or if the hardware is just fried (mother board, screen, etc...).
I searched around many forums looking for an answer, but I couldn't find the answers I was looking for. Apologies in advance if something similar was asked before. Any help would be much appreciated.
A few months ago, I had an unfortunate drinking accident, and got my droid wet. It was not submerged, but it got wet between the slider and under the battery. When I found my phone like this, I immediately pulled the battery, and laid it on the window sill to dry out. After a few hours, I put the phone in rice (it worked for a friend) and left it alone for around 36 hours. When I plugged it in to charge, the screen lit up and everything seemed to be working, so I left it alone while I went along with my business. When I returned to check for next texts (around 30 minutes later), the screen was black. I turned the phone off, and turned it back on. The (M) symbol appeared on the screen, but then went back to black. Now when I turn the phone on, the LEDs lights up, the sounds work, and the touch screen even seems to work (it vibrates when I touch the slide lock, and when I press on the screen as if to move icons). Just wondering it there is anything I can do to repair this, or if the hardware is just fried (mother board, screen, etc...).
I searched around many forums looking for an answer, but I couldn't find the answers I was looking for. Apologies in advance if something similar was asked before. Any help would be much appreciated.
Was just tinkering around it today, because I got bored, and the more I look at it, the more I want to find out what's wrong with it. I carefully took it apart today, trying to see if anything looked amiss in the circuitry, but I didn't notice anything (or maybe I just don't know enough about electronics to have seen a problem). I read about the alcohol method, but I wasn't sure if the damage had already been done, and I would have just be wasting my time. I might just go ahead and do it anyway. However, I'm thinking it has to be something wrong with the screen itself. I just checked the phone again, to be positive on what I was posting, and everything else is working. Is there any place online to get a replacement LCD, or would that be more expensive than just buying another one of these phones?