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Anything I can do about my water damaged C905? |
steoc4
Joined: Jul 09, 2004
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My 3 week old C905 is no longer working after being submerged in water - going to leave it to dry off a few days but I'm not holding much hope.
So I'm wondering if Sony have a process for repairing these phones? I'm aware my warranty has been broken so I don't mind paying a fee or whatever, I just figure for such an expensive phone it should be possible to replace whichever part is broken rather than having to buy a whole new one... |
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golemsmate
Joined: Nov 09, 2007
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From: United Kingdom
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Sony Ericsson repair department have a process of trying to fix a water damaged phone but it is not always 100% effective.
I know this sounds really cheeky but would they realise if you dried the phone off completely and then said my phone doesnt work?? i went to work and when i came back it was switched off and wouldnt turn on. You could send it for warranty repair and if they say is it water damaged you say my son/daughter/friend did it and didnt tell me!
Hopefully you get what i mean, for the price of the phone i hope they'd help you out a bit more |
yea g
Joined: Jul 02, 2008
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Not a chance, there is stickers inside the phone that change colour as soon as they touch liquid. Even if they completeley dry out they still keep that colour
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gregpot2000
Joined: Nov 23, 2008
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Hi as G said...ive been in exactly the same situation with my c905..dropped it down the toilet!
The first sticker is actually on the battery, if you look it will have a big bright red dot on it now, meaning the shop will dismiss you straight away...i tried going to the shop without knowing about this lol and looked pretty stupid.
I then took it to a repair shop, and they had it all week, they managed to get some life out of it, but they said the camera wouldn’t work properly and some of the buttons wouldn’t either, the thing is even if they fix it, it’s likely to go wrong in the future, it could be 2 weeks or 2 years, but it will eventually die as parts start to corrode from the water damage.
In the end i ended up selling it on ebay as a faulty phone...i got £155 for it, so managed to get some of my money back this way, i then brought a brand new phone WITH insurance....(only £3.50 a month!) and have now learnt a very expensive lesson!
Although if you are wanting to see where you get with your phone, take the battery out and DO NOT try and turn it on....it’s not the water that damages the phone alot of the time, it’s running electricity through the wet circuit that causes the permanent damage....again another lesson i learnt lol
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golemsmate
Joined: Nov 09, 2007
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i learn something new every day  but selling on ebay is another good idea some go for a high price |
aquared29
Joined: Dec 07, 2008
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Ur warranty void already, its better to bring it a technician to fix it. b sure u have remove the battery as soon after it was drift to water. f u did it quick it just a little damage. i hope.
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Scorchio
Joined: Apr 27, 2004
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From: Co. Meath, Ireland
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Nice simple fix for a BER or water damaged phone....
Leave it in the hot press for a week. I'm not trying to be funny..... there is nothing a technician can do and you're wasting his/her and your time by sending it to a centre. If your lucky, the PCB will dry out but you won't know until it's bone dry!
Good luck!
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sale987
Joined: May 27, 2008
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You need to opent and dry your phone with hair-dryer in the same moment, believe i save 3 phones on that way. But i guess now is too late. sorry for poor english! |
catriona
Joined: Jun 30, 2009
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Thats the same with my c905,i got thrown into a pool when it was still in my pocket..it still works but i can barely see whats on the screen..  Hope your fone works because i duno about you but mines was bought by my boyfriend an it cost him £400 an hes very angry about it..so im doing whatever it takes to get it fixed |
walgman
Joined: Nov 02, 2008
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It sounds like you tried to turn it on which is a natural reaction I suppose. The best thing to do is to turn it off as fast as possible, pull the battery out and leave it to fully dry somewhere. By fully I mean a week or more. Or as sale987 suggested open it up and dry it more quickly with a hair dryer.
In theory water wont do to much damage to most electronics if there is now current involved so if it is left to dry properly you stand a chance.
If you drop any electronic items in the sea. Turn them off and wash them fully in fresh water (pref distilled) then dry out or the salt water will corrode them.
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Slwup
Joined: May 01, 2008
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Like the others said I hope you didn't try to turn it on because this is mostly at that moment you're killing your phone (short circuit).
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Frubin
Joined: Sep 02, 2004
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I had a similar incident with my C510. Check my thread to get Waterlogged C510 some tips on trying to helping you C905 as mine managed to survive and is still working.
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catriona
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i unfortunatly Had my fone On,& Then did try to switch my fone On,Everythings workin now,i can still see the screen But not very well,i have to hold it a certain way to the Lite..  Does anyOne know how much it will cost to fix..couldnt afford the insurance at the time  |
frankthetank
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One word:
INSURANCE
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Posted: 2009-02-12 19:14
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