Mobile phone in the wash...

[palinurus]

Put it back in the washing machine on a "Rinse" cycle?

I expect you have a suitable machine at work! I have access to a pretty wide range of production equipment but not an in-line or batch aqueous/ semi-aqueous cleaner. Maybe I could chuck it in the ionograph and recirculate the solution for a while.

 

[slowmotion]

I expect you have a suitable machine at work! I have access to a pretty wide range of production equipment but not an in-line or batch aqueous/ semi-aqueous cleaner. Maybe I could chuck it in the ionograph and recirculate the solution for a while.

For small batches, the pcbs get put in a £60 ultrasonic bath with Safewash 2000, rinsed with a Hozelock garden spray gun, then dumped in a big bucket of de-ionised water. The "drying oven" is a very large cardboard box with a 3kW fan heater pointing at it. For added precision, I dangle a Maplin digital thermometer in the box and have a peek at it every once in a while, positioning the heater accordingly. As you can see, we are at the very cutting edge of technology.

Larger batches go to an outside sub-contractor. We went round their facility ten days ago.....and yes, they do have the most expensive dish washer for cleaning boards.

 

[morrisman]

When I was lad (1970) and serving part of my Radio Technician Apprenticeship at Rhoose Airport we used to get Pye Bantam portable radios used by Atlantic College for their sea training. We would get them for repair after they had been dunked in the sea. The repair system was to take out the batteries, wash them under running water for 30 mins to remove any remaining sea water, place in oven at min temperature for 2 hours, reinsert battery and pray. About 50% worked straight away and the rest were repairable but it was in the era of discrete transistors etc.

 

[palinurus]

For small batches, the pcbs get put in a £60 ultrasonic bath with Safewash 2000, rinsed with a Hozelock garden spray gun, then dumped in a big bucket of de-ionised water. The "drying oven" is a very large cardboard box with a 3kW fan heater pointing at it. For added precision, I dangle a Maplin digital thermometer in the box and have a peek at it every once in a while, positioning the heater accordingly. As you can see, we are at the very cutting edge of technology.

Larger batches go to an outside sub-contractor. We went round their facility ten days ago.....and yes, they do have the most expensive dish washer for cleaning boards.

This needs it's own thread! I like this very much. I've had to improvise similar things myself.

 

[slowmotion]

It's the "seat of the pants" stuff that makes work interesting.

 

[alicat]

So, how did you get on User1314?

Did the phone survive the spin cycle?

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Old technology I know - but watches were made waterproof for decades. When will mobile phone manufacturers go back to see the future? Or are they happy to continue keep selling phones as a result of water damage

 

[ColinJ]

Old technology I know - but watches were made waterproof for decades. When will mobile phone manufacturers go back to see the future? Or are they happy to continue keep selling phones as a result of water damage

Sony Xperia Z?



PS I wish somebody would remind the reviewer that we pronounce it 'zed' not 'zee'!

 

[boybiker]

Does the leaving it in uncooked rice story I occasionally hear on the internet actually work? A la Silica suggestion above ^^^

No but it does attract assians who will know how to fix it

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Sony Xperia Z?



PS I wish somebody would remind the reviewer that we pronounce it 'zed' not 'zee'!

Ah - the first of many perhaps?

 

[ColinJ]

Ah - the first of many perhaps?

Well, it does seem like an obvious feature to include, doesn't it!

They use some clever 'nano-technology' coating to do the main water-proofing but they also have rubber covers over the ports to stop water getting in.

Next thing, they should invent the shatterproof phone ... My nephew lost his iPhone earlier in the year, and now he has cracked the glass of its replacement!. He said that he had it in the pocket of his jeans and it 'just cracked' when he took it out. He swears that he didn't drop it.

 

[albion]

Or are they happy to continue keep selling phones as a result of water damage

Obviously yes.

I'm well past the age of 'looking cool' and now look back at at it all as being a drunken bum.
The fact that I have never broken a smartphone is likely an age related thing.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Obviously yes.

I'm well past the age of 'looking cool' and now look back at at it all as being a drunken bum.
The fact that I have never broken a smartphone is likely an age related thing.

You can remember it then

 

[Panter]

My Desire HD survived a full wash cycle, and then a tumble dry...
Well, sort of, the phone worked just fine afterwards, but the screen had cracked

 

[mark st1]

Next thing, they should invent the shatterproof phone

http://www.jcbphone.co.uk/handset-range

Not sure how good they are the fitter in the workshop at work has the first one and dropped it a few times and it remains undamaged. Android touchscreen aswel but its very bulky as phones go nowadays.