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2011-08-10
, 11:08
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Sweet phone, huh?
Anyways, I'm not too sure how to handle the sugar, but you're sure to have trouble with it. I'm afraid you're likely going to have to open the phone and clean whatever the coke has come into contact with. The isopropanol tip is a good one,
I've used this stuff to a clean a computer I had tried to immerse into mineral oil (never going there again), and while I couldn't get all the bloody lube off the damn motherboard and PCI boards, it got better, at least.
Anyways, I'm not too sure how to handle the sugar, but you're sure to have trouble with it. I'm afraid you're likely going to have to open the phone and clean whatever the coke has come into contact with. The isopropanol tip is a good one,
I've used this stuff to a clean a computer I had tried to immerse into mineral oil (never going there again), and while I couldn't get all the bloody lube off the damn motherboard and PCI boards, it got better, at least.
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2011-08-10
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@ Dublin
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With regards to the Isopropyl alcohol suggestion, take care not to get any on rubber seals etc as it can corrode and may leave a film of removed rubber on the board. as long as you don't pour it all over you'll be fine for a 1 time use.
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2011-08-10
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What about distilled water to rinse out the sugar? (just a question, not a advice!)
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2011-08-10
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From what I can remember from the days when I was trying to passively cool a computer by immersing it into stuff, distilled water won't stay electricity non-conductive for long...
I think the explanation is that as soon as the water gets into contact with dirty of some sort, it'll incorporate such minerals into it, thus becoming conductive, and therefore frying your hardware... Or something like that. Either way, it'll conduct electricity after a while.
So distilled water is as big a NO as you can get, especially in non-hermetically sealed enviroments.
I think the explanation is that as soon as the water gets into contact with dirty of some sort, it'll incorporate such minerals into it, thus becoming conductive, and therefore frying your hardware... Or something like that. Either way, it'll conduct electricity after a while.
So distilled water is as big a NO as you can get, especially in non-hermetically sealed enviroments.
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2011-08-10
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So, it's only cola? How boring... the thread title suggested something more fun.
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2011-08-10
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Originally Posted by kaos_king
Please don't do this!
This, or place in an oven on a low temp (but obviously more than room temp).
Instead, let evapouration take its course within the normal operating temperature range of the device
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2011-08-11
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cheers guys i will try some of your suggestions and fingers crossed
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2011-08-11
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Originally Posted by number41
Distilled water will be fine for cleaning with the device switched off and can wash away any dirt and residues without causing damage. Just make sure it is completely dry before reapplying power just in case it has absorbed minerals making it conductive.
From what I can remember from the days when I was trying to passively cool a computer by immersing it into stuff, distilled water won't stay electricity non-conductive for long...
I think the explanation is that as soon as the water gets into contact with dirty of some sort, it'll incorporate such minerals into it, thus becoming conductive, and therefore frying your hardware... Or something like that. Either way, it'll conduct electricity after a while.
So distilled water is as big a NO as you can get, especially in non-hermetically sealed enviroments.
You do really want to dismantle it as much as possible while cleaning, ideally down to the circuit boards so you can clean it properly and it will dry a lot quicker like this.
I did the usual of taking the battery out straight away, then (3 or 4 hours later when i got home) put it in a bowl of rice for 2 days.
It turned back on and looked to be working... except all network stuff didn't. Sim-card wasn't getting a signal, and wifi wouldn't work.
So i got another on insurance and kept that one for the g/f to use as a video player on plane to holidays.
Oh, and my slider is really bad, i guess it has the sugary cider dried inside the sliders.