R380 Case Removal

I have just managed to spill a pint of bitter all over my phone! It
wasnt on and I immediately removed the battery and tipped off most of
it - havent attempted to turn it on as yet ;-(

It seems to me to be a good idea to take the case off to let it dry
out, and maybe brush it a little with a solvent of some description -
good plan or bad plan?

I have found references to the casing being clipped together rather
than screwed, but it seems pretty solid and I dont want to damage it
by being heavy handed. Is there an obvious place to start when
removing these cases?

Ho hum. Thanks in advance.

Richard.

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"Richard Parkin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I have just managed to spill a pint of bitter all over my phone! It
> wasnt on and I immediately removed the battery and tipped off most of
> it - havent attempted to turn it on as yet ;-(
>
> It seems to me to be a good idea to take the case off to let it dry
> out, and maybe brush it a little with a solvent of some description -
> good plan or bad plan?
>
> I have found references to the casing being clipped together rather
> than screwed, but it seems pretty solid and I dont want to damage it
> by being heavy handed. Is there an obvious place to start when
> removing these cases?

Simple dismantle instructions are available at the UselessInfo site in my
sig. Once it's apart, personally I'd get it cleaned in an ultrasonic bath.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Colton" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups: alt.cellular.ericsson
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 12:08 AM
Subject: Re: R380 Case Removal

> "Richard Parkin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I have just managed to spill a pint of bitter all over my phone! It
> > wasnt on and I immediately removed the battery and tipped off most of
> > it - havent attempted to turn it on as yet ;-(
> >
> > It seems to me to be a good idea to take the case off to let it dry
> > out, and maybe brush it a little with a solvent of some description -
> > good plan or bad plan?
> >
> > I have found references to the casing being clipped together rather
> > than screwed, but it seems pretty solid and I dont want to damage it
> > by being heavy handed. Is there an obvious place to start when
> > removing these cases?
>
> Simple dismantle instructions are available at the UselessInfo site in my
> sig. Once it's apart, personally I'd get it cleaned in an ultrasonic
bath.

Ah - not so useless then! Thanks very much ;-)

I am intrigued by the idea of an ultrasonic bath; will be looking into that!

Regards & thanks;

Richard Parkin ;o)