Hope for the iPhone

[hrj]

The drowned iPhone has been sitting in a baggie with an anhydrous calcium chloride dessicant packet since Sunday morning. I'd been a bit worried that the times I'd tried the "on" button there had been no response. But this evening I figured I'd given it enough drying-out time and tried jacking it in to a power source. I get a "dead battery charging" display. (Which would explain the lack of turning on.) Hey -- I GET A DISPLAY!!! So it's sitting and charging at the moment and we'll see what happens after that. But there is hope. The patient has been taken off the respirator and is breathing on its own so far. Consciousness is still in the future, but there is hope.

ETA: WHOOOHOOO! Five minutes of charging was sufficient to regain consciousness. I have an iPhone again!!!

For future information, the dessicant I used came from Home Depot, found in the painting supplies aisle. It's intended for damp storage areas or rooms prone to mildew. The specific brand I used is DampRid. It comes in a variety of forms. The one I used is small contained packets (intended for storage containers). They come in sealed packets, so if you think you might ever have occasion to need to dry out a small electronic device, you might find it worth while to pick up a package and tuck it away for future use.

Comments

[kareina.livejournal.com]

That is good news, and I hope that I never need this information...

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad that you've successfully resucitated the iPhone. When you first said you'd dropped it in the toilet, I'd forgotten it was an iPhone rather than something much cheaper.

You know, there could be a market for a book on First Aid for Electronic gadgets. Your last few posts could be the chapter on How To Revive a Drowned Gadget. :)

[kahnegabs.livejournal.com]

Yay for your good luck and cleverness.

[green-knight.livejournal.com]

Here's hoping that it will continue to work!

(tips filed away in case I'll ever need to know.)