Wet Phone - when to try to turn back on??

**msorense** · 06-10-2012, 08:24 AM

I apologize as I know this is the millionth wet phone ask on the site....

My phone was in my backpack yesterday when my water bottle came un-capped.....it immediately stopped working. I read the posts and have had it in a ziplock bag full of rice since yesterday afternoon.

I tried to turn it on this morning and while the intro screnes (Motorola brand and droid brand) came on fine....when it was time to bring up the home page, all I got was a backlite black screen. I decided to quickly try to charge the battery....and again got the backlite black screen. So I unplugged and put it back in the rice bag.

How long before I give up the dream and have to buy a new phone. Is there any hope at this point?
Thanks!

**Irvgotti** · 06-10-2012, 08:34 AM

Did you take the battery out while it was in rice? I dropped my thunderbolt into a bowl of cereal. Immediately put it in rice for a few hrs.. it worked great after.

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**msorense** · 06-10-2012, 08:54 AM

Yea - I took the battery out.....still no luck

**Irvgotti** · 06-10-2012, 09:35 AM

Dang man. That's rough . Just keep it in rice. I've heard if you charge 2soon, you could damage your phone.

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**PvilleComp** · 06-11-2012, 08:02 PM

I had on come back to life like a week later. I'd keep it in rice for at least a few days.

**SlackBlade** · 06-11-2012, 08:10 PM

Had both of my son's take their batteries out and leave them in rice for 3 days and they both come back.

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**Trowis** · 06-11-2012, 10:36 PM

I dropped my transform in a toilet, immediately popped the battery and kept it under the blow dryer at work(no rice available). Left it off, riced it when I got home, worked fine the next day.

**Uglyfido** · 06-11-2012, 11:34 PM

I stand by the 3 day minimum in rice. On average, I have found that the minimum amount of time to dry and have a mostly functional phone is 3 days, and that a week is better. Of course, this all very un-scientific observation and YMMV.