Wild_Doogy
2010-06-26, 21:34
I was at a camp this week and brought my N900 along. I was really impressed with the battery life, and was having a great time.
One evening there was a water event planned, and as I dont like getting wet, I decided to stay away from that area, and talk to the other dry people. This plan worked fine until a "friend" decided that I wasn't wet, and that I needed to join the "fun" :confused:
After she sloshed a cup full of water all over the back of my neck, I took my N900 out of my top pocket, reprimanded her, and cared for my phone.
The screen was wet, but that didn't seem to be a problem as the screen needs to take a lot of muck safely. The keyboard was dry, and the only other bit of visible water was a single drop near the usb port. I wiped all the water off and began reprimanding my "friend" for endangering my precious phone. :mad:
After about 5 minutes i started smelling something strange. my geek nose correctly identified it as burning electronics, but I didn't think of my phone, and instead started looking over one of the vending machines near me.
About 2 minutes later I heard the panicked "Battery very low, shutting down NOW" sound. :eek: I knew I had ~75% battery and realized that my top pocket was VERY hot. Pulling out the phone I found the origin of the strange smell. I took the back cover off and yanked the battery out, and began to look at the damage. The camera module was at the center of the blaze and the lens seemed to be off center from the outer rig, and slightly mottled, as melted plastic generally looks like. :p
I let it dry for 2 days before I even dared to turn it on.
It booted fine, and I almost had to do a Tagon Happy Dance for joy. Upon checking everything I found that almost everything was working fine, and I had almost 50% left in the battery. (that means it used about 25% in 5 minutes.)
The time had reset, probably from having no battery, and most importantly, the camera was shot.
http://www.glowfoto.com/viewimage.php?img=26-155136L&rand=7587&t=jpg&m=06&y=2010&srv=img4
As you can see from this wonderful picture of a bare lightbulb, there seems to be some slight interference in the camera. :o
So to sum up my wall of text:
-I got splashed with water, and the water running down my shirt doused my N900.
-The only part of the phone looking wet was the screen, so I didn't pay enough attention to it.
-Something in or around the camera module overheated to around 400° melting the focusing element, and smoking up the lens.
My questions are:
Warranty???
Is the camera module replaceable?
Any idea cow much a replacement part would cost?
How about sending it out for repairs?
Wild_Doogy
One evening there was a water event planned, and as I dont like getting wet, I decided to stay away from that area, and talk to the other dry people. This plan worked fine until a "friend" decided that I wasn't wet, and that I needed to join the "fun" :confused:
After she sloshed a cup full of water all over the back of my neck, I took my N900 out of my top pocket, reprimanded her, and cared for my phone.
The screen was wet, but that didn't seem to be a problem as the screen needs to take a lot of muck safely. The keyboard was dry, and the only other bit of visible water was a single drop near the usb port. I wiped all the water off and began reprimanding my "friend" for endangering my precious phone. :mad:
After about 5 minutes i started smelling something strange. my geek nose correctly identified it as burning electronics, but I didn't think of my phone, and instead started looking over one of the vending machines near me.
About 2 minutes later I heard the panicked "Battery very low, shutting down NOW" sound. :eek: I knew I had ~75% battery and realized that my top pocket was VERY hot. Pulling out the phone I found the origin of the strange smell. I took the back cover off and yanked the battery out, and began to look at the damage. The camera module was at the center of the blaze and the lens seemed to be off center from the outer rig, and slightly mottled, as melted plastic generally looks like. :p
I let it dry for 2 days before I even dared to turn it on.
It booted fine, and I almost had to do a Tagon Happy Dance for joy. Upon checking everything I found that almost everything was working fine, and I had almost 50% left in the battery. (that means it used about 25% in 5 minutes.)
The time had reset, probably from having no battery, and most importantly, the camera was shot.
http://www.glowfoto.com/viewimage.php?img=26-155136L&rand=7587&t=jpg&m=06&y=2010&srv=img4
As you can see from this wonderful picture of a bare lightbulb, there seems to be some slight interference in the camera. :o
So to sum up my wall of text:
-I got splashed with water, and the water running down my shirt doused my N900.
-The only part of the phone looking wet was the screen, so I didn't pay enough attention to it.
-Something in or around the camera module overheated to around 400° melting the focusing element, and smoking up the lens.
My questions are:
Warranty???
Is the camera module replaceable?
Any idea cow much a replacement part would cost?
How about sending it out for repairs?
Wild_Doogy