Motorola RAZR V3

My phone has stopped working although the battery is fully charged. Under
the battery compartment there is a red circle with splashes of red around.
Is this repairable or do I need a new phone?

Terry D.

Terry D wrote:
> My phone has stopped working although the battery is fully charged.
> Under the battery compartment there is a red circle with splashes of red
> around. Is this repairable or do I need a new phone?
>
> Terry D.

Did you, by any chance, get it wet? Very wet??

"Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:seWdncnlJezuabzVnZ2dnUVZ_qTinZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Terry D wrote:
>> My phone has stopped working although the battery is fully charged.
>> Under the battery compartment there is a red circle with splashes of red
>> around. Is this repairable or do I need a new phone?
>>
>> Terry D.
>
> Did you, by any chance, get it wet? Very wet??

Never wet except for a slight splash of lager.

Terry D.

terry.dutson@nospam.ntlworld/com (Terry D) wrote in
news:3ImUj.275$rM5.183@newsfe3-win.ntli.net:

>
> "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:seWdncnlJezuabzVnZ2dnUVZ_qTinZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> Terry D wrote:
>>> My phone has stopped working although the battery is fully
>>> charged. Under the battery compartment there is a red circle with
>>> splashes of red around. Is this repairable or do I need a new
>>> phone?
>>>
>>> Terry D.
>>
>> Did you, by any chance, get it wet? Very wet??
>
> Never wet except for a slight splash of lager.

He asked the question because what you've described is the state of
the water-damage detector after it's gotten wet.

--
Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN | bert@iphouse.com

Terry D wrote:
>
> "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:seWdncnlJezuabzVnZ2dnUVZ_qTinZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> Terry D wrote:
>>> My phone has stopped working although the battery is fully charged.
>>> Under the battery compartment there is a red circle with splashes of
>>> red around. Is this repairable or do I need a new phone?
>>>
>>> Terry D.
>>
>> Did you, by any chance, get it wet? Very wet??
>
> Never wet except for a slight splash of lager.
>
> Terry D.

Can you provide a little detail as to the manner in which it "stopped
working"? For example, does it do anything at all when you turn it on?
Light up, ring, vibrate. . . ? If you dial your cell phone from another
phone, does it ring or vibrate?

When you say under the battery compartment, do you mean *inside* the
compartment? Or on the back of the phone below the battery compartment?

If your phone is still under warranty, take it to your nearest VZW store
and ask them to fix or replace it. If it's not under warranty, your
best bet may be to buy a new phone.

"Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:z4-dnXv60syYYLzVnZ2dnUVZ_h-vnZ2d@comcast.com...
> Terry D wrote:
>>
>> "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:seWdncnlJezuabzVnZ2dnUVZ_qTinZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>>> Terry D wrote:
>>>> My phone has stopped working although the battery is fully charged.
>>>> Under the battery compartment there is a red circle with splashes of
>>>> red around. Is this repairable or do I need a new phone?
>>>>
>>>> Terry D.
>>>
>>> Did you, by any chance, get it wet? Very wet??
>>
>> Never wet except for a slight splash of lager.
>>
>> Terry D.
>
> Can you provide a little detail as to the manner in which it "stopped
> working"? For example, does it do anything at all when you turn it on?
> Light up, ring, vibrate. . . ? If you dial your cell phone from another
> phone, does it ring or vibrate?
>
> When you say under the battery compartment, do you mean *inside* the
> compartment? Or on the back of the phone below the battery compartment?
>
> If your phone is still under warranty, take it to your nearest VZW store
> and ask them to fix or replace it. If it's not under warranty, your best
> bet may be to buy a new phone.

The battery was low (one bar on the display) so I put it on charge for a
couple of hours. It then wouldn't switch on. The battery is 3.77V on my
digital multimeter. Under the battery, there is a 6mm circular display
under the CE number. This circle is red with some small splashes on the
baseplate. The phone will not activate and does not respond when dialled
from another phone. The phone is definitely out of warranty so I guess the
answer is to buy a new phone which will accept my SIM card and outstanding
credits. I am on PAYG with Orange. Any recommendations? I don't want too
much - just a phone with a camera. Another Motorola RAZR V3 would be fine
(I have a spare battery).

Terry D.

Terry D wrote:
> "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:z4-dnXv60syYYLzVnZ2dnUVZ_h-vnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> Terry D wrote:
>>>
>>> "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:seWdncnlJezuabzVnZ2dnUVZ_qTinZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>>>> Terry D wrote:
>>>>> My phone has stopped working although the battery is fully
>>>>> charged. Under the battery compartment there is a red circle with
>>>>> splashes of red around. Is this repairable or do I need a new
>>>>> phone? Terry D.
>>>>
>>>> Did you, by any chance, get it wet? Very wet??
>>>
>>> Never wet except for a slight splash of lager.
>>>
>>> Terry D.
>>
>> Can you provide a little detail as to the manner in which it "stopped
>> working"? For example, does it do anything at all when you turn it
>> on? Light up, ring, vibrate. . . ? If you dial your cell phone from
>> another phone, does it ring or vibrate?
>>
>> When you say under the battery compartment, do you mean *inside* the
>> compartment? Or on the back of the phone below the battery
>> compartment? If your phone is still under warranty, take it to your
>> nearest VZW
>> store and ask them to fix or replace it. If it's not under
>> warranty, your best bet may be to buy a new phone.
>
> The battery was low (one bar on the display) so I put it on charge
> for a couple of hours. It then wouldn't switch on. The battery is
> 3.77V on my digital multimeter. Under the battery, there is a 6mm
> circular display under the CE number. This circle is red with some
> small splashes on the baseplate. The phone will not activate and
> does not respond when dialled from another phone. The phone is
> definitely out of warranty so I guess the answer is to buy a new
> phone which will accept my SIM card and outstanding credits. I am on
> PAYG with Orange. Any recommendations? I don't want too much - just
> a phone with a camera. Another Motorola RAZR V3 would be fine (I
> have a spare battery).
> Terry D.

ebay

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>
>
> On Wed, 07 May 2008 21:11:29 GMT, "Terry D"
> <terry.dutson@nospam.ntlworld/com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>news:z4-dnXv60syYYLzVnZ2dnUVZ_h-vnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>> Terry D wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:seWdncnlJezuabzVnZ2dnUVZ_qTinZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>>>>> Terry D wrote:
>>>>>> My phone has stopped working although the battery is fully charged.
>>>>>> Under the battery compartment there is a red circle with splashes of
>>>>>> red around. Is this repairable or do I need a new phone?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Terry D.
>>>>>
>>>>> Did you, by any chance, get it wet? Very wet??
>>>>
>>>> Never wet except for a slight splash of lager.
>>>>
>>>> Terry D.
>>>
>>> Can you provide a little detail as to the manner in which it "stopped
>>> working"? For example, does it do anything at all when you turn it on?
>>> Light up, ring, vibrate. . . ? If you dial your cell phone from another
>>> phone, does it ring or vibrate?
>>>
>>> When you say under the battery compartment, do you mean *inside* the
>>> compartment? Or on the back of the phone below the battery compartment?
>>>
>>> If your phone is still under warranty, take it to your nearest VZW store
>>> and ask them to fix or replace it. If it's not under warranty, your
>>> best
>>> bet may be to buy a new phone.
>>
>>The battery was low (one bar on the display) so I put it on charge for a
>>couple of hours. It then wouldn't switch on. The battery is 3.77V on my
>>digital multimeter. Under the battery, there is a 6mm circular display
>>under the CE number. This circle is red with some small splashes on the
>>baseplate. The phone will not activate and does not respond when dialled
>>from another phone. The phone is definitely out of warranty so I guess
>>the
>>answer is to buy a new phone which will accept my SIM card and outstanding
>>credits. I am on PAYG with Orange. Any recommendations? I don't want
>>too
>>much - just a phone with a camera. Another Motorola RAZR V3 would be
>>fine
>>(I have a spare battery).
>>
>>Terry D.
> I've got one for sale on CL:
>
> http://fortlauderdale.craigslist.org/ele/671191031.html
>
> Contact me there if any questions.

After several hours with the battery & SIM card removed, the phone is now
working again. The red circle under the battery is a moisture indicator and
presumably deactivates the phone to avoid any damage. Maybe it will
eventually change colour again. I still can't understand how this happened,
as the phone has never been wet, apart from a few drops of lager!

Terry D.

Terry D wrote:
snip>
> After several hours with the battery & SIM card removed, the phone is
> now working again. The red circle under the battery is a moisture
> indicator and presumably deactivates the phone to avoid any damage.
> Maybe it will eventually change colour again. I still can't
> understand how this happened, as the phone has never been wet, apart
> from a few drops of lager!
> Terry D.

The red spot will remain red and any remaining warranty will likely not
be honored. However it is not a sensor that shuts off the phone and is
unrelated to why your phone is working again. It is simply a moisture
indicator. There are others inside the phone too.