Nokia 5210 won't switch on without charger

Nokia 5210 will not switch on unless the charger is plugged in, but once on
it seems to work fine. Battery appears to charge fully and runs the phone
OK. Have taken apart phone and cleaned all the contacts I could see with
meths, but no change.

This has happened since it went through he washing machine for the third
time (a careless son). Probably the cause. Any thoughts gratefully received
on what else I might try (on the phone not my son)?

BruceB

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"BruceB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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| Nokia 5210 will not switch on unless the charger is plugged in, but once
on
| it seems to work fine. Battery appears to charge fully and runs the phone
| OK. Have taken apart phone and cleaned all the contacts I could see with
| meths, but no change.
|
| This has happened since it went through he washing machine for the third
| time (a careless son). Probably the cause. Any thoughts gratefully
received
| on what else I might try (on the phone not my son)?
|
| BruceB
|
|

Battery konked? Using datacable, enable netmonitor and look at menu 23, last
row (there will be two numbers there, for Current mAh and target, if u press
* and hold for the description). If these values are below 350, consider
throwing the battery away. Below 200 even after a full 10 hrs charge, bin
it.

Could be power switch's contacts (for its main on off operation, not the
contacts attached to it and mainboard) corrupted, hence the need for a
"boost" from the charger to wake it up a but

"BruceB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Nokia 5210 will not switch on unless the charger is plugged in, but once
on
> it seems to work fine. Battery appears to charge fully and runs the phone
> OK. Have taken apart phone and cleaned all the contacts I could see with
> meths, but no change.
>
> This has happened since it went through he washing machine for the third
> time (a careless son). Probably the cause. Any thoughts gratefully
received
> on what else I might try (on the phone not my son)?
>
> BruceB
>
>
Solved it. More scrubbing the pcb with meths and fine toothbrush did it.
BruceB