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Sprint LG Phone
I was charging my phone up tonight and I accidently knocked it off from my TV stand into a glass of coke on the floor. I immediatly grabbed it and wiped all the coke off and took out the battery and all that. it lights up but there are no words or sounds. I got this phone about 4 months ago and its a Spring LG. Is my phone completly fried and I need to get a new one or can i fix this?
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Well, I'm pretty sure that you will have to get a new phone. I had a Samsung ach-650 Verizon phone before. I had it in my soccer bag and my water bottle leaked and it filled with water. I dried it out but it didn't work again. My sister dropped hers in orange juice and it didn't work but one of my friends dropped hers in cereal and it worked. You never know just wait it out for a week or 2 longer and wait and see. Hope everything works out!
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I'm sorry, but the outlook isn't good for your phone. Coke is just about the worst thing that you can mix with electronics.
You might be able to save it by getting some filtered or distilled water (distilled would be better), moistening a clean cloth, squeezing out most of the water, and wiping your phone down completely. Take out the battery, clean it, and wipe the phone inside, too - gently. Then let it all dry (overnight at least) before re-inserting the battery and turning it on. If it still doesn't work, I'm afraid you'll probably need to have it professionally serviced or replaced. You should check to see if you have a service agreement or phone insurance, because that might save you some of the cost. But they'll probably still charge you SOMETHING, because soaking your phone is a pretty standard reason for them to charge you a replacement fee.
Much as I hate to disagree with another columnist, baking your battery would be EXTREMELY dangerous. It could even cause an explosion or fire.
I've heard about "baking" soaked cell phones before, but that was at 150 ° - and those cell phones had been accidentally WASHED, not dunked in Coke. The sugar in Coke will not "dry away". And 350° is likely to melt your battery at the very least.
Consumer electronics and high temperatures don't mix. If you really get desperate, use a hair dryer on your phone for no more than five minutes at a time - but DON'T get it too hot.
Good luck!
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Well from my experience of dropping liquids on electrical appliances, you need to let it dry for quite a while. I cant say anything about mobiles (I am an expert on ruining keyboards personally), but I dont think you should have turned it on so soon. That could have caused enough damage to destroy it if the initial plunge didnt.
Either way, if I were you I would let it rest for a few days and try again. One of my friends spilled coke inside an open computer cabinet once. First time we turned it on we got all sorts of strange stuff happening, then we let it rest for a few days and the computer worked perfectly.
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